Which of the following would normally be found in
application run manuals?
A. Details of source documents
B. Error codes and their recovery actions
C. Program flowcharts and file definitions
D. Change records for the application source code
Answer / guest
Answer: B
Application run manuals should include actions to be taken
by an operator when an error occurs. Source documents and
source code are irrelevant to the operator. Although data
flow diagrams may be useful, detailed program diagrams and
file definitions are not.
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