Author Question: Which of the following is most likely a source/sink for a manufacturing system? A) A report B) ... (Read 68 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Which of the following is most likely a source/sink for a manufacturing system?

A) A report
B) A file
C) Payment record
D) A bank deposit
E) A bank

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement regarding sources/sinks?

A) Data must originate inside a system from one or more sources.
B) The system must produce information to only one sink.
C) Sources/sinks are always outside the information system.
D) If any processing takes place inside the source/sink, we are very interested in it.
E) Sinks and sources are used interchangeably.

ilianabrrr · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

E
Explanation: E) A bank is a component outside the system and would likely be considered a sink in a data flow diagram.
CL

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: C) Being outside of the system also helps define the boundaries of the system.
CL