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What is the primary purpose of component-and-connector views?
What is the primary purpose of component-and-connector views?
- To show the relationship between software elements and external environments
- To show the assignment of software elements to development teams
- To reason about the system's runtime properties such as performance and security (correct)
- To show the modules that use other modules
What do allocation structures show?
What do allocation structures show?
- The modules that use other modules
- The relationship between software elements and external environments (correct)
- The parallelism within the system
- The ease with which a system can be extended or contracted
Which of these questions can be answered by allocation views?
Which of these questions can be answered by allocation views?
- What is the concurrency structure of the system?
- How can the system be made free of deadlock and performance bottlenecks?
- What is the assignment of each software element to development teams? (correct)
- What is the module structure of the system?
Why are software structures important?
Why are software structures important?
Which structure is strongly tied to the ease with which a system can be extended or contracted?
Which structure is strongly tied to the ease with which a system can be extended or contracted?
Which structure is strongly tied to the ease with which a system can be made free of deadlock and performance bottlenecks?
Which structure is strongly tied to the ease with which a system can be made free of deadlock and performance bottlenecks?
What is the term used for structures that partition systems into implementation units?
What is the term used for structures that partition systems into implementation units?
Which type of structures focus on the interaction of elements at runtime?
Which type of structures focus on the interaction of elements at runtime?
What is always considered as a runtime entity in the context of architectural structures?
What is always considered as a runtime entity in the context of architectural structures?
In large projects, what are elements like modules subdivided into?
In large projects, what are elements like modules subdivided into?
What forms another kind of structure often used to describe a system besides implementation units?
What forms another kind of structure often used to describe a system besides implementation units?
What do service structures compile from in architectural contexts?
What do service structures compile from in architectural contexts?
Which of the following statements about architecture is true?
Which of the following statements about architecture is true?
What is NOT part of an architectural abstraction?
What is NOT part of an architectural abstraction?
Why is architectural abstraction essential?
Why is architectural abstraction essential?
Which statement about the existence of an architecture is true?
Which statement about the existence of an architecture is true?
What is included in the architecture of a system?
What is included in the architecture of a system?
Which statement about documentation is true?
Which statement about documentation is true?
When should the architecture be designed to lend itself to incremental implementation?
When should the architecture be designed to lend itself to incremental implementation?
What is recommended for creating a skeletal system initially?
What is recommended for creating a skeletal system initially?
What principles should be followed when assigning functional responsibilities to modules?
What principles should be followed when assigning functional responsibilities to modules?
What should modules that are likely to change encapsulate?
What should modules that are likely to change encapsulate?
How should quality attributes be achieved, according to the text?
How should quality attributes be achieved, according to the text?
What is recommended regarding the use of commercial products or tools in the architecture?
What is recommended regarding the use of commercial products or tools in the architecture?
What is the definition of software architecture according to the text?
What is the definition of software architecture according to the text?
What does the text say about architectural decisions?
What does the text say about architectural decisions?
What is the text's perspective on structures in software systems?
What is the text's perspective on structures in software systems?
What is true about the software architecture of a system?
What is true about the software architecture of a system?
What is the main purpose of software architecture according to the text?
What is the main purpose of software architecture according to the text?
What does the text say about the relation between software architecture and design decisions?
What does the text say about the relation between software architecture and design decisions?
