24. Summary

This mini-web has taken you through some of the analysis tools available for understanding and documenting a system.

The tools are

  • Entity Relationship diagrams
  • State Transition Diagrams
  • Data Flow Diagrams
  • Flow charts

Each one has their strengths and weaknesses so a good analyst will mix and match them when faced with developing or understanding a system

 


challenge see if you can find out one extra fact on this topic that we haven't already told you

Click on this link: System analysis tools