Software Architecture Quiz

Which of these UML diagrams might be useful for the logical view of a system? Select the 2 correct answers.

• Class diagram

• State diagram

• Deployment diagram

• Sequence diagram

Read the following statements. Which of them are true?

• Both statements are true

• Neither statement is true

• Only the first statement is true

• Only the second statement is true

You need to show how your software elements are mapped to hardware nodes and execution environments. Which view do you need?

• Development view

• Scenario

• Physical view

• Process view

What is the name for a physical result of the development process, such as an executable file?

• package

• artifact

• leaf

• node

Which of these sets of keywords might be used on the lines in package diagrams?

• 1. merge, access, import

• 2. request, import, merge

• 3. deploy, merge, include

• 4. interface, export, load

Which of these is NOT shown on an activity diagram?

• interfaces

• activities

• decisions

• concurrency

What does the component of 'component diagram' refer to?

• the basic parts of the software, which it could not run without

• an independent, encapsulated unit in the system

• a general name for a 'part' of the software system. It could be a method, variable, class, object, or grouping of any of these

• an external part of the software system, like a library that must be imported

The "+1" in Kruchten's 4+1 View Model refers to a scenario. What is a scenario?

• a representation of the system-wide state

• an unexpected use case of the software

• a representation of a normal use case

• one of the tools that are used to implement the software

If you have a program language that is largely procedural, which architecture style are you likely to use?

• Event-Based

• Pipe and Filter

• Process Control

• Main Program and Subroutine

What are some disadvantages of Data-Centric Architecture? Select the 2 correct answers.

• Data integrity can be compromised by having it widely accessible

• Considerable overhead for data transfer between data accessors

• The system becomes heavily reliant on the central data

• The existing data schema is difficult to change