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Concept Diagram
Concept Diagram
Concept Diagram
DIAGRAM?
By: Group 6
Context Diagram
Is a high-level view of a system
A visual representation of the relationship between data and
business processes.
Has 3 main components which include:
• External entities
• System processes
• Data flows
• Will be able to determine the scope, boundaries, and system
requirements.
DFD levels and layers: From context diagrams to pseudocode
2-level DFD goes one step deeper into parts of 1-level DFD. It can be used to
plan or record the specific/necessary detail about the system’s functioning.
Symbols used in Context Diagram
External Entity- an element in the system diagram that inputs data
into the information system and retrieves processed data.
Flow Line- this element depicts the flow of the data within the
system. It is supported by text to show what type of data is being
sent.
Example No. 1
Library Management
System
Advantage of Context Diagram Disadvantage of Context Diagram
No technical knowledge is required to
It makes the programmers little confusing
understand the diagram.
concerning the system.
Shows the scope and boundaries of a system at
a glance including the other systems that
The biggest drawback of the DFD is that it
interface with it.
simply takes a long time to create, so long that
Easy to draw, amend and to expand by adding
the analyst may not receive support from
different levels of DFDs.
management to complete it.
Can benefit a wide audience such as
stakeholders, business analyst, developers, and
Physical considerations are left out(
etc.
It is used as the part of system documentation
file.
It supports the logic behind the data flow within
the system.
References:
https://gitmind.com/context-diagram.html
https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/data-flow-diagram
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/levels-in-data-flow-diagrams
https://youtu.be/fWNrc6GNK14