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What is a primary reason for engaging in software design?
What is a primary reason for engaging in software design?
- To eliminate evolution of systems
- To mitigate risks (correct)
- To increase software cost
- To simplify the development team structure
What does the IEEE definition of software design encompass?
What does the IEEE definition of software design encompass?
- Only the architecture of any given system
- Only the components and interfaces of a system
- The aesthetic layout of the user interface
- Defining the architecture, components, interfaces, and characteristics of a system (correct)
Which aspect is NOT listed as a key risk in software engineering?
Which aspect is NOT listed as a key risk in software engineering?
- Consistent feature updates (correct)
- Teamwork
- Understanding problems
- Ensuring qualities
What does software design help to cope with?
What does software design help to cope with?
What characterizes software engineering's systematic approach?
What characterizes software engineering's systematic approach?
Which best describes the process of design in software development?
Which best describes the process of design in software development?
What is NOT an outcome of effective software design?
What is NOT an outcome of effective software design?
Which phrase best captures the essence of software engineering as stated?
Which phrase best captures the essence of software engineering as stated?
What is the main purpose of design in software development?
What is the main purpose of design in software development?
What is a use case in the context of software requirements?
What is a use case in the context of software requirements?
According to Lehman's laws, what happens to a software system over time?
According to Lehman's laws, what happens to a software system over time?
What is the primary goal of modeling in design?
What is the primary goal of modeling in design?
What is a non-functional requirement for the Online Bookstore application?
What is a non-functional requirement for the Online Bookstore application?
Which view in architectural design addresses runtime behavior?
Which view in architectural design addresses runtime behavior?
What does the concept of 'Clean Architecture' emphasize?
What does the concept of 'Clean Architecture' emphasize?
Which step in the browsing use case occurs when a customer specifies search criteria?
Which step in the browsing use case occurs when a customer specifies search criteria?
What is a potential outcome if no books are found matching the specified criteria?
What is a potential outcome if no books are found matching the specified criteria?
What is a downside of the Big Design Up Front (BDUF) approach?
What is a downside of the Big Design Up Front (BDUF) approach?
Which diagram is associated with showing the physical and virtual structure of a system?
Which diagram is associated with showing the physical and virtual structure of a system?
What does the software design process include according to the content?
What does the software design process include according to the content?
On which platform is the Online Bookstore intended to be implemented?
On which platform is the Online Bookstore intended to be implemented?
What is one of the focuses of the Module View in architectural design?
What is one of the focuses of the Module View in architectural design?
Which aspect does the Deployment View prioritize?
Which aspect does the Deployment View prioritize?
What type of architecture emphasizes generic business rules?
What type of architecture emphasizes generic business rules?
What does a context diagram illustrate about a system?
What does a context diagram illustrate about a system?
What might the 'classroom management system' represent in a context diagram?
What might the 'classroom management system' represent in a context diagram?
In the context diagram, what does the 'black-box' approach signify?
In the context diagram, what does the 'black-box' approach signify?
What does the term 'diversification' imply in the context of problem postulation?
What does the term 'diversification' imply in the context of problem postulation?
Which component of a context diagram represents the user interaction?
Which component of a context diagram represents the user interaction?
What does the term 'compositional' refer to in design strategies?
What does the term 'compositional' refer to in design strategies?
In a context diagram, which flow represents the system sending information back to the users?
In a context diagram, which flow represents the system sending information back to the users?
Which design strategy focuses on breaking down a system into simpler parts?
Which design strategy focuses on breaking down a system into simpler parts?
Study Notes
Introduction
- Software Engineering is a systematic process of developing and maintaining software systems.
- The goal is to solve customer problems within constraints, such as cost and time.
- Design is the process of transforming a problem into a solution.
Design Importance
- Design helps mitigate risks, such as understanding problems, managing large systems, ensuring quality, facilitating teamwork, and supporting system evolution.
- It provides tools for building the right software, coping with complexity, and ensuring future development.
Design in Practice
- Design is represented using various methods:
- Code
- Text
- Modelling languages
- Models abstractly represent design decisions.
- This helps to capture ideas, decomplexify issues, share information, validate designs, track progress, and improve communication.
Design Process Stages
- Postulation involves generating and evaluating multiple alternative solutions.
- Representation involves capturing design decisions in a structured way, like using diagrams or specifications.
- Elaboration involves refining the design based on feedback and further analysis.
Types of Design Strategies
- Decompositional breaks down problems into smaller, manageable parts.
- Compositional combines existing solutions into a larger system.
- Template-based utilizes pre-defined patterns or templates to guide the design process.
Architectural Design
- Addressses the fundamental structure of the system, including its modules, concurrency, and deployment.
- Architectural Views provide different perspectives on the system:
- Module View: Focuses on system modules, their relationships, and how the system is broken down (e.g., subsystems, layers, components, classes). This view concerns developers, managers, and is related to modifiability, testability, and schedule.
- Concurrency View: Focuses on runtime aspects like processes, threads, and communication mechanisms (e.g., calls, messages, events). It concerns system integrators and operators and is related to integrity, fault-tolerance, performance, and scalability.
- Deployment View: Focuses on physical or virtual nodes and connections (e.g., servers, networks). This view concerns system engineers and operators and is related to availability, reliability, performance, and scalability.
Clean Architecture
- Emphasizes a modular structure designed to support evolution.
- Separates the system's inner core, containing business rules, from external dependencies (e.g., UI frameworks, databases).
- Core Layers:
- Entities: Represent business rules and data structures.
- Use Cases: Implement application business logic, interacting with Entities and providing interfaces to the UI.
Design vs. Development
- Big Design Up Front (BDUF) involves creating a detailed design before implementation.
- Pros: Early detection of issues.
- Cons: May lead to inflexible designs and missed opportunities.
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Explore the systematic processes involved in software engineering design. This quiz covers design importance, representations, and methods for effective software development. Understand how design mitigates risks and facilitates teamwork while managing complexity.
