midterm

Question 1

What is a process, and what does it involve?
1) A process is a single action performed at any time.
2) A process is a static state that cannot be changed.
3) A process is a series of steps taken to accomplish a task.
4) A process is a collection of related ideas

Answer 1

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Question 2

What characteristics define a task or goal in terms of its size and structure?
1) A task should have a beginning and an end.
2) A task can be completed in multiple phases without a clear endpoint.
3) A task is usually defined by the ongoing process rather than its completion.
4) A task typically evolves over time, making a definitive beginning or end unnecessary.

Answer 2

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Question 3

What are we trying to identify when we define processes from start to finish?
1) When defining processes, we focus more on the final outcome
2) We are trying to identify the steps and decisions that guide us from that beginning to the end.
3) We emphasize the importance of actions rather than steps
4) When defining processes, we focus more on the beginning

Answer 3

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Question 4

What happens to the input in a process once it goes through the defined steps?
1) The process will discard any input and operate independently of external factors.
2)The process only has to analyze the input without any defined steps or resulting output.
3) The process will then take the input given and run it through the defined steps built into the system to produce some type of output.
4)The process will take the input and store it without executing any defined steps.

Answer 4

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Question 5

How are the outputs of a process related to the inputs of other processes?

Answer 5

A lot of times, the results of a process get used as inputs for other processes.

Question 6

What does it mean for a task to have structure and order when following predefined rules?

Answer 6

There’s a specific way to do a task based on the rules.

Question 7

providing formalized operations

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providing clear steps for tasks. This helps people know exactly how to do their work.

Question 8

People

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People in leadership set the strategic vision and direction for the business.

Question 9

Processes

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Processes are the operations that carry out the business objectives.

Question 10

Technology

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Technologies are used to improve processes and boost people’s productivity.

Question 11

technology can help sort out

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what’s expected and what’s unexpected in a process.

Question 12

You can automate

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expected inputs, processes, and outputs

Question 13

during automation if something unexpected happens, the system will

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flag it

Question 14

data modeling is a formal way of

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representing the data that is used and created

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data modeling includes data

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entered by the users and the output provided by the system

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the data model highlights the

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people, places, and things involved in how data is captured and related to eachother

Question 17

logical data model shows how data

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flows without explaining how its stored, created, or changed

Question 18

the logical data model shows what

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attributes and their data types are needed for each entity

Question 19

a physical data model shows how data will be

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stored, retrieved, and displayed on the storage platform

Question 20

the logical data model describes

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the arrangement of data elements

Question 21

the physical data model shows how the data elements are

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related and explains how the logical data model is specifically used in the database