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    A data flow diagram (DFD) maps the flow of data in a process or system using standard symbols. It shows data inputs and outputs, storage points, and routes between destinations. DFDs can range from simple hand-drawn diagrams to complex multi-level diagrams that show how data is handled in detail. They are used to analyze existing systems or model new ones. DFDs effectively communicate processes visually to both technical and non-technical audiences. While still used for data flow software, DFDs are less applicable to interactive or database systems.

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    A data flow diagram (DFD) maps the flow of data in a process or system using standard symbols. It shows data inputs and outputs, storage points, and routes between destinations. DFDs can range from simple hand-drawn diagrams to complex multi-level diagrams that show how data is handled in detail. They are used to analyze existing systems or model new ones. DFDs effectively communicate processes visually to both technical and non-technical audiences. While still used for data flow software, DFDs are less applicable to interactive or database systems.

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    A data flow diagram (DFD) maps the flow of data in a process or system using standard symbols. It shows data inputs and outputs, storage points, and routes between destinations. DFDs can range from simple hand-drawn diagrams to complex multi-level diagrams that show how data is handled in detail. They are used to analyze existing systems or model new ones. DFDs effectively communicate processes visually to both technical and non-technical audiences. While still used for data flow software, DFDs are less applicable to interactive or database systems.

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    DATA FLOW DIAGRAM

    What is a data flow diagram?

    A data flow diagram (DFD) maps out the flow of


    information for any process or system. It uses
    defined symbols like rectangles, circles and
    arrows, plus short text labels, to show data inputs,
    outputs, storage points and the routes between each
    destination. 
    What is a data flow diagram?

    Data flowcharts can range from simple,


    even hand-drawn process overviews, to in-
    depth, multi-level DFDs that dig
    progressively deeper into how the data is
    handled. They can be used to analyze an
    existing system or model a new one.
    What is a data flow diagram?

    Like all the best diagrams and charts,


    a DFD can often visually “say” things
    that would be hard to explain in
    words, and they work for both
    technical and nontechnical audiences,
    from developer to CEO.
    What is a data flow diagram?

    That’s why DFDs remain so popular after


    all these years. While they work well for
    data flow software and systems, they are
    less applicable nowadays to visualizing
    interactive, real-time or database-oriented
    software or systems.
    Symbols Used in Data
    Flow Diagram
    What are Symbols Used and its meaning in the DFD?

    1.
    External Entity

    An outside system that sends or receives data,


    communicating with the system being diagrammed.
    They are the sources and destinations of information
    entering or leaving the system.
    What are Symbols Used and its meaning in the DFD?

    2.
    Process

    Any process that changes the data, producing an


    output. It might perform computations, or sort data
    based on logic, or direct the data flow based on
    business rules. A short label is used to describe the
    process, such as “Submit payment.”
    What are Symbols Used and its meaning in the DFD?

    3.
    Data Store

    Files or repositories that hold information for later


    use, such as a database table or a membership form.
    Each data store receives a simple label, such as
    “Orders.”
    What are Symbols Used and its meaning in the DFD?

    4.
    Data Flow

    The route that data takes between the external


    entities, processes and data stores. It portrays the
    interface between the other components and is
    shown with arrows, typically labeled with a short
    data name, like “Billing details.”
    Rules in Data Flow
    Diagram
    What are the Rules in DFD?

    Each process should have at least


    one input and an output.
    Each data store should have at
    least one data flow in and one
    data flow out.
    Data stored in a system must go
    through a process.
    All processes in a DFD go to
    another process or a data store.

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