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Data-flow diagram

A data-flow diagram is a way of representing a flow of data through a process or a system (usually an information system). The DFD also provides information about the outputs and inputs of each entity and the process itself. A data-flow diagram has no control flow — there are no decision rules and no loops. Specific operations based on the data can be…

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Data-flow diagram

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples13
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Data-flow diagram

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related to history · 11
Data-flow diagram → Chris Gane, Data-flow, DFD, DFDs, Edward Yourdon, It, Larry Constantine, The, The DFD, Tom DeMarco, Trish Sarson
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Data-flow diagram → tool that is part of structured analysis, way of representing a flow of data through a process or a system

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Data-flow diagramis away of representing a flow of data through a process or a system0.90text
Data-flow diagramis atool that is part of structured analysis0.90text
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyThe DFD0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyDFD0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyIt0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyLarry Constantine0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyEdward Yourdon0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyTom DeMarco0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyChris Gane0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyTrish Sarson0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyThe0.60section
Data-flow diagramrelated to historyData-flow0.60section

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