BPMN & Flowcharts UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
events - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: org's transactions, important occurances
that affect the flow of activities in a business process
circles, regular: start, double-lined: intermediate, bold: end - CORRECT ANSWER - how
are BPMN events depicted?
activites - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: represents specific steps in a business
process
rounded rectangle with short verb phrase inside - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN
activites depicted?
sequence flow - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: show the normal sequence of
activities in a business process
solid arrows with arrow pointing in direct of process flow - CORRECT ANSWER -
BPMN & flowcharts: how are sequence flows depicted
gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: shows process branching and merging as a
result of decisions
diamonds - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN gateways depicted?
annotations - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN & flowcharts: model elements that allow the
modeler to add additional descriptive info to the model
with text inside a bracket - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN annotations depicted?
, exclusive gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: gateway where ONLY ONE path can
be taken
pools - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: used to identify participants, actors, or persons
that perform activites and interact with other participants in a process
swimlanes/lanes - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: identifies
subdivisions/depts/individuals of organizations
rows - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN lanes depicted?
message flows - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: exchanges between two pools in the
same process
dashed arrows - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN message & sequence flows
depicted?
sequence flow - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: exchanges between two lanes in the pool
flowcharts - CORRECT ANSWER - visualizations of a process activity
sequence flows (NOT message flows) - CORRECT ANSWER - token concept: tokens
flow across ______ flows
focus on one process, clearly identify events that start/stop process, token concept, label
activities clearly/simply, model frequently with accuracy and feedback - CORRECT
ANSWER - BPMN best practices (6)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
events - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: org's transactions, important occurances
that affect the flow of activities in a business process
circles, regular: start, double-lined: intermediate, bold: end - CORRECT ANSWER - how
are BPMN events depicted?
activites - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: represents specific steps in a business
process
rounded rectangle with short verb phrase inside - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN
activites depicted?
sequence flow - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN symbols: show the normal sequence of
activities in a business process
solid arrows with arrow pointing in direct of process flow - CORRECT ANSWER -
BPMN & flowcharts: how are sequence flows depicted
gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: shows process branching and merging as a
result of decisions
diamonds - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN gateways depicted?
annotations - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN & flowcharts: model elements that allow the
modeler to add additional descriptive info to the model
with text inside a bracket - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN annotations depicted?
, exclusive gateway - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: gateway where ONLY ONE path can
be taken
pools - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: used to identify participants, actors, or persons
that perform activites and interact with other participants in a process
swimlanes/lanes - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: identifies
subdivisions/depts/individuals of organizations
rows - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN lanes depicted?
message flows - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: exchanges between two pools in the
same process
dashed arrows - CORRECT ANSWER - how are BPMN message & sequence flows
depicted?
sequence flow - CORRECT ANSWER - BPMN: exchanges between two lanes in the pool
flowcharts - CORRECT ANSWER - visualizations of a process activity
sequence flows (NOT message flows) - CORRECT ANSWER - token concept: tokens
flow across ______ flows
focus on one process, clearly identify events that start/stop process, token concept, label
activities clearly/simply, model frequently with accuracy and feedback - CORRECT
ANSWER - BPMN best practices (6)
