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MAJOR TOPICS
Partitioning
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ADVANTAGES OF THE DATA FLOW
APPROACH
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BASIC SYMBOLS
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FIGURE 7.1 THE FOUR BASIC SYMBOLS USED IN
DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS, THEIR MEANINGS, AND
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EXTERNAL ENTITIES
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DATA FLOW
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PROCESS
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DATA STORE
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FIGURE 7.3 CONTEXT DIAGRAM
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DRAWING DIAGRAM 0
(CONTINUED)
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FIGURE 7.3 NOTE THE GREATER
DETAIL IN DIAGRAM 0
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CREATING CHILD DIAGRAMS
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CREATING CHILD DIAGRAMS
(CONTINUED)
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FIGURE 7.4 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARENT
DIAGRAM (ABOVE) AND THE CHILD DIAGRAM
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CHECKING THE DIAGRAMS FOR
ERRORS
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CHECKING THE DIAGRAMS FOR ERRORS
(CONTINUED)
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CHECKING THE DIAGRAMS FOR ERRORS
(CONTINUED)
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CHECKING THE DIAGRAMS FOR ERRORS
(CONTINUED)
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FIGURE 7.5 TYPICAL ERRORS THAT CAN
OCCUR IN A DATA FLOW DIAGRAM (PAYROLL
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LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL DATA
FLOW DIAGRAMS
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FIGURE 7.8 THE PROGRESSION OF
MODELS FROM LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL
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DEVELOPING PHYSICAL DATA
FLOW DIAGRAMS
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PARTITIONING DATA FLOW
DIAGRAMS
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PARTITIONING DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS
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REASONS FOR PARTITIONING
Efficiency
Consistency
Security
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SUMMARY
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SUMMARY (CONTINUED)
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