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Actors and Data Stores

Actors:

                       Actors are objects represented in the functional model that produce or consume data. An actor may store some data for further processing steps.

Data Stores:

                 Data stores are store house of data represented in the functional model. A data store could only store or consume data, but could not produce data.

Below is an example detailing DFD for computing volume and surface area of a cylinder - Enjoy!!

Object identified - Cylinder

Processes identified - Compute volume, compute surface area

Data flows identified -

                                                Input : radius, height

                                   Output: volume, surface area

The DFD is as shown below -