Diagrams
This symbol is used to represent a data store on a data flow diagram
Open ended rectangle
A guarded loop is also known as this
A pre-test loop
A sequential file should always end with this
Sentinel Value
This is used to break a software project into sub tasks and assign them to personell
Gantt chart
The tallest living animal
Giraffe
The name for these rectangles used on a context diagram that provide the source of inputs into a piece of software
External Entities
In algorithms involving text files, OPEN for INPUT is a command known as this
Priming Read
Indexing AND Dot notation is used for this data type
Array of Records
This contains the most metadata of all system documentation types
Data Dictionary
The smallest animal in the world
Shrew
A filled in circle with an arrow attached represents this on a structure chart
Flag variable
A binary search can only be completed when this has occured
Sorting of the array elements
This data type should be used for numbers when no mathematical or numerical calculations are required
String
The order of execution within a program is represented on a structure chart this way
Top to bottom, left to right
The oldest animal in the world
Tortoise
Diamonds on both algorithm and system flowcharts represent this
Decision
This type of search does not divide an array into a sorted and unsorted section but relies on comparisons throughout the entire array
Bubble Sort
An array of arrays
2 dimensional array
One important rule of developing a data flow diagram is that no external entity should ever directly access a data store without this in between
A process
Heaviest animal in the world
Blue Whale
This diagram shows the various screens of a software solution and the navigation between them
Storyboard
A counted loop is not readily represented in a flowchart. Instead, this is created and added to the existing definition of a while loop
A counter or i value
An appropriate data type for a currency
float
A single circle is used to represent the entire software in this type of diagram
Context Diagram
The worst animal in the world
Snake