Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) — Question 167

You are the business analyst for your organization. You are working with several IT professionals to determine all of the connected systems in your organization.
You are creating a mapping of the servers, workstations, printers, and other connected devices and their purposes for an analysis of how information is input, processed, stored, and output from each system.
What business analysis process are you completing?

Answer options

• A. Networking topology mapping
• B. Data dictionary and glossary creation
• C. Data flow diagram
• D. Prototype

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, as a Data Flow Diagram is specifically designed to illustrate how data moves between systems, including input, processing, and output. Option A, Networking topology mapping, focuses on the physical or logical layout of a network rather than the flow of data. Option B, Data dictionary and glossary creation, entails defining data elements but does not map their flow. Option D, Prototype, refers to a preliminary model of a product and does not represent data movement.