What is a software design method?

A systematic approach for producing a design.

What is a platform-independent model (PIM)?

A precise model of the software architecture before a commitment is made to a specific platform.

What is a platform-specific model (PSM)?

A precise model of the software architecture mapped to a specific platform.

How is a class depicted on a class diagram? Options: A box with one compartment, A box with one or two compartments, A box with one, two, or three compartments, An oval

A box with one, two, or three compartments

How is an association depicted on a class diagram?

A solid line joining two class boxes.

What are the two kinds of UML interaction diagrams?

Sequence diagram and communication diagram

What does a deployment diagram depict?

The physical configuration of the system in terms of physical nodes and physical connections between the nodes.

What is a software life cycle?

A phased approach to developing software.

What is the waterfall life cycle model?

A process model in which each phase is completed before the next phase is started.

Which of the following is a limitation of the waterfall life cycle model? Options: Software is developed in phases, Each phase is completed before the next phase is started, Software development is cyclic, Software requirements are not properly tested until a working system is available

Software requirements are not properly tested until a working system is available

What is "white box" testing?

Testing with knowledge of the system internals

What is "black box" testing?

Testing without knowledge of the software internals

Which of the following are object-oriented concepts? Modules and interfaces, Modules and information hiding, Classes, information hiding, and inheritance, Concurrency and information hiding

Classes, information hiding, and inheritance

Which of the following is a characteristic of an object? A function or subroutine, A module, Groups data and procedures that operate on the data, Groups a function and an algorithm

Groups data and procedures that operate on the data

A collection of objects with the same characteristics.

What is an operation (also known as method) of a class?

Specification and the implementation of a function or procedure provided by a class

What is the signature of an operation?

The operation's name, parameters, and return value

What is the interface of a class?

The specification of operations provided by the class.

What is information hiding in software design?

Hiding a design decision that is considered likely to change

What is data abstraction?

Encapsulating data so that its structure is hidden

A mechanism for sharing and reusing code between classes.

What is carried out during requirements modeling?

Functional requirements of the system are described in terms of actors and use cases.

What is carried out during analysis modeling? Options: Developing use case models, Developing data flow and entity-relationship diagrams, Developing static and dynamic models, Developing software architectures

Developing static and dynamic models

What is carried out during design modeling? Options: Developing use case models, Developing data flow and entity-relationship diagrams, Developing static and dynamic models, Developing software architectures

Developing software architectures

What is carried out during incremental software construction?

Detailed design, coding, and unit testing of the classes in a subset of the system

What is carried out during incremental software integration?

Integration testing of the classes in each software increment.

A sequence of interactions between the user and the objects in the system.

What is an actor in a use case?

An external entity that interacts with the system.

What is a primary actor?

The actor that starts the use case

What is a secondary actor?

An actor that participates in the use case.

What is an alternative sequence in a use case?

A sequence that is different from the main sequence.

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What is software modeling?

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Designing software applications before coding

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What is the Unified Modeling Language?

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A standardized graphical language and notation for describing object-oriented models

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What is a software architecture?

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The overall structure of a software system

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What is a software design notation?

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A graphical or textual description of the software

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What is a software design concept?

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A fundamental idea that can be applied to designing a system.

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What is a software design strategy?

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An overall plan and direction for developing a design.

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What are software structuring criteria?

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Guidelines used to help in structuring a software system into its components.

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