3.

1 Prepare flowcharting segments for each of the following operations:

Assorted Flowcharting Segments:

a. processing transactions stored on magnetic tape to update a master file stored on

magnetic tape

Trans-
actions

Old New
File
Master Master
Update
File File

b. processing transactions stored on magnetic tape to update a database stored

on a magnetic disk

Trans- File Data

actions Update base

c. converting source documents to magnetic tape using a computer-based

optical character reader (OCR)

OCR Source Conversion of

Documents Source
Documents to
Data
Tape by OCR

d. processing OCR documents online to update a database on magnetic disk

OCR Source
Documents Update Data
Data base base

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e. reading data from a magnetic disk into the computer to be printed on a report

Data Report Report

File Generation

f. using a computer or terminal to key data from source documents to a file stored
on a magnetic disk

Terminal

Data File

Source
Documents
Key Data

g. manually sorting and filing invoices numerically

Invoices Sort Invoices

Numerically

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h. using a terminal to enter source document data and send it to a remote location
where an online processing system records it in a database stored on magnetic
disk

Online
Terminal Data
Processing
base
System

Source
Data

i. a scheduled automatic backup of an internal hard drive to an external hard

drive

Internal Scheduled External

Hard Automatic Hard
Drive Backup Drive

j. using a terminal to query customer sales data maintained on a magnetic disk

Display

Query
Customer Database
Sales Data

Enter Query

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k. enter employee hours recorded on time cards in the payroll transaction file
maintained on disk and update wage data maintained on the payroll master file

Payroll
Transaction
File

Terminal

Record time card data on the

Time Card payroll transaction file and
Enter Time update wage data maintained
Card Data on the payroll master file

Payroll
Master File

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l. use a terminal to access a price list maintained on disk to complete a purchase

order. An electronic copy of the purchase order is sent to the vendor and a
backup copy is printed and filed by vendor name

Purchase Order To Vendor

(electronic)

Access Price List, create

electronic purchase order Price
& print a paper backup Data
copy

Purchase Order
(paper)

m. update an airline reservation on a Web-based airline reservation system from a

home computer

Request, complete, Revise reservation

and submit an data on web-based Reservation
online reservation airline reservation File
change form system

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