Association for Information Systems (AIS) Flashcards

Chapter 3 AIS Flashcards

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This encompasses the narratives, flowcharts, diagrams, and other written materials that explain how a system works. The information covers the who, what, when, where, why and how of data entry, processing, storage, information output, and system controls.
Documentation
A written step-by-step explanation of system components and interactions.
Narrative description
A graphical description of data sources, flows, processes, storage, and destinations.
Data flow diagram (DFD)
Entries that send or receive data that the system uses or produces.
Data source
Entries that send or receive data that the system uses or produces.
Data destination
This is the movement of data among processes, stores, sources and destinations.
Data flow
These represent the transformation of data.
Process
This is a repository of data.
Data store
The highest-level DFD is referred to as this because it provides the reader with a summary-level view of a system.
Context diagram
Is an analytical technique used to describe some aspect of an information system in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
Flowchart
This illustrates the flow of documents and information among areas of responsibility within an organization.
Document flowchart
Document flowcharts that describe and evaluate internal controls are often referred to as these.
Internal control flowchart
These depict the relationships among system input, processing, and output.
System flowchart
This illustrates the sequence of logical operations performed by a company executing a program.
Program flowchart
A DFD is a representation of which of the following?
a) relationship among modules, data, and programs of an AIS
b) flow of data in an organization
c) decision rules in a computer program
d) computer hardware configuration
B) flow of data in an organization