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BPMN & Flowcharts Questions and Correct
Answers
events Ans: 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 Ans:
how are BPMN events depicted?
activites Ans: BPMN symbols: represents specific steps in a
business process
rounded rectangle with short verb phrase inside Ans: how are
BPMN activites depicted?
sequence flow Ans: BPMN symbols: show the normal sequence of
activities in a business process
solid arrows with arrow pointing in direct of process flow Ans:
BPMN & flowcharts: how are sequence flows depicted
gateway Ans: BPMN: shows process branching and merging as a
result of decisions
diamonds Ans: how are BPMN gateways depicted?
annotations Ans: BPMN & flowcharts: model elements that allow
the modeler to add additional descriptive info to the model
with text inside a bracket Ans: how are BPMN annotations
depicted?
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exclusive gateway Ans: BPMN: gateway where ONLY ONE path can
be taken
pools Ans: BPMN: used to identify participants, actors, or persons
that perform activites and interact with other participants in a
process
swimlanes/lanes Ans: BPMN: identifies
subdivisions/depts/individuals of organizations
rows Ans: how are BPMN lanes depicted?
message flows Ans: BPMN: exchanges between two pools in the
same process
dashed arrows Ans: how are BPMN message & sequence flows
depicted?
sequence flow Ans: BPMN: exchanges between two lanes in the
pool
flowcharts Ans: visualizations of a process activity
sequence flows (NOT message flows) Ans: 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 Ans: BPMN best practices
(6)
looping task, activity rectangle with repeating circle Ans: BPMN:
task repeats until condition is satisfied, and depiction
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BPMN & Flowcharts Questions and Correct
Answers
events Ans: 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 Ans:
how are BPMN events depicted?
activites Ans: BPMN symbols: represents specific steps in a
business process
rounded rectangle with short verb phrase inside Ans: how are
BPMN activites depicted?
sequence flow Ans: BPMN symbols: show the normal sequence of
activities in a business process
solid arrows with arrow pointing in direct of process flow Ans:
BPMN & flowcharts: how are sequence flows depicted
gateway Ans: BPMN: shows process branching and merging as a
result of decisions
diamonds Ans: how are BPMN gateways depicted?
annotations Ans: BPMN & flowcharts: model elements that allow
the modeler to add additional descriptive info to the model
with text inside a bracket Ans: how are BPMN annotations
depicted?
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exclusive gateway Ans: BPMN: gateway where ONLY ONE path can
be taken
pools Ans: BPMN: used to identify participants, actors, or persons
that perform activites and interact with other participants in a
process
swimlanes/lanes Ans: BPMN: identifies
subdivisions/depts/individuals of organizations
rows Ans: how are BPMN lanes depicted?
message flows Ans: BPMN: exchanges between two pools in the
same process
dashed arrows Ans: how are BPMN message & sequence flows
depicted?
sequence flow Ans: BPMN: exchanges between two lanes in the
pool
flowcharts Ans: visualizations of a process activity
sequence flows (NOT message flows) Ans: 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 Ans: BPMN best practices
(6)
looping task, activity rectangle with repeating circle Ans: BPMN:
task repeats until condition is satisfied, and depiction
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