Graded A+
What are some headings of the principles in ACM/IEE code of ethics?
- Profession
- Product
- Client and Employer
What are some major causes of software failure?
- Increased System Complexity
- Failure to use software engineering methods
In customized product development, which phase dominates the cost of the system?
Software Evolution
What are some attributes of good software?
- Dependability
- Efficiency
- Maintainability
- Security
What is the difference between Software Engineering and Computer Science?
Software engineering is an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of
software production.
Computer science focuses on theory and fundamentals
Software engineering is concerned with the practicalities of developing and delivering
useful software.
What are the principle components of a textual use-case description?
- The actors involved
- A description of the interactions
- The data exchanged
How is generalization used to simplify the models of a system with many similar
objects?
A super-class generalizes all of the objects sharing common attributes and methods
Common attributes and methods of similar objects are associated with a super-class
What perspectives should be used for developing models of a software system?
- External
- Interaction
- Behavioral
- Structural
What UML diagram types may be used to represent the essential features of a system?
- Use case
- Activity
- Sequence
, What are the claimed benefits of model-driven engineering?
- By using powerful generation tools, implementations of the same system can be
automatically generated for different platforms.
- Engineers can work at a high level of abstraction without concern for implementation
details.
- Errors are reduced and the design and implementation process is sped up.
What is true about pipe and filter architecture?
- Commonly used in data-processing applications where inputs are processed in
separate stages to generate related outputs
- Each processing component is discrete and carries out one type of data
transformation
What are some fundamental questions that should be addressed in architectural
design?
- Is there a generic application architecture that can be used?
- What architectural style or styles are appropriate?
Select correct statements related to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural
pattern.
- The MVC separates presentation and interaction from the system data
- The system is structured into three logical components that interact with each other
- The model component of MVC manages the system data and associated operations
on that model
What are some characteristics of transaction-processing applications?
- They are database-centered applications that process user requests for information
and update the information in the database.
- Integrity of the database is maintained
What are the principal functions of the 4 layers in a generic layered information system
architecture?
- User communications, authentication and authorization
- Information retrieval and modification
- Database and transaction management
- User interface
What are some essential elements of a design pattern?
A statement of the consequences of applying the pattern
A description of the problem and when the pattern can be applied