SWE Exam 2 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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SWE Exam 2 UPDATED Exam Questions
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Software Architecture (IEEE definition) - CORRECT ANSWER- Architecture is the
fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components, their relationships to each
other and to the environment, and the principles guiding its design...
SWE Exam 2 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Software Architecture (IEEE definition) - CORRECT ANSWER- Architecture is the
fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components, their relationships to each
other and to the environment, and the principles guiding its design and evolution
Element that implements a coherent set of functionality and features is a ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- component
Software component can be considered a _____________ of _____________ that may be
used by other components. - CORRECT ANSWER- collection, one or more services
When designing software architecture, you must decide how an architectural element or
component is to be implemented. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Why is architecture important? - CORRECT ANSWER- -architecture of a system has
fundamental influence on the non-functional system properties.
-involves understanding issues that affect the architecture of your product and creating an
architectural descriptions that shows the critical components and their relationships.
Centralized security architecture - CORRECT ANSWER- Benefits: easier to design and build
protection, protected info can be accessed more efficiently
Disadvantages: if security is breached- everything is compromised
Distributed security architecture - CORRECT ANSWER- Benefits: if security is breached in
one location ONLY the information held at that location is compromised
,Disadvantages: takes longer to access information and costs more to secure
Multi-database Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER- each component has its own copy of
the parts of the database that it needs.
runs more slowly and costs more to implement and change
Non-functional product characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER- (things like security and
performance) affect all users. They can oppose each other so only optimize most important
Product lifetime - CORRECT ANSWER- If long product lifetime is anticipated, you need to
create regular product revisions- meaning you will need and evolving architecture
Software reuse - CORRECT ANSWER- Can save time and effort is large software chunks are
reusable
If you are developing consumer software delivered over the Internet, the __________ can
change very quickly. This can lead to serious _______________ unless you design your
architecture to be scalable. - CORRECT ANSWER- number of users, performance
degradation
Trade offs: in architectural design - CORRECT ANSWER- -Maintainability vs Performance
-Security vs Usability
-Availability vs Time-to-market
, Architectural design questions - CORRECT ANSWER- -How should the system be
organized as a set of architectural components?
-How should these components be distributed and communicate with each other?
-What technologies should you use in building the system and what components should be
reused
How can complexity in a system architecture arise? - CORRECT ANSWER- Because of the
number and nature of relationships between components in that system.
A way to avoid unnecessary software components is to ________ and ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- localize relationships, reduce shared dependencies
It is always preferable to use local data wherever possible and to avoid sharing data if you
can. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Dependency Terminology - CORRECT ANSWER- is a part of, uses/calls, is located with,
shares data with
Design Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER- separation of concerns, stable interfaces,
implement once
Layered architectures: - CORRECT ANSWER- Each area is considered separate from the
other layers. Within each layer, the components are independent and do not overlap in
functionality.
The architectural model is a high-level model that does not include ___________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Implementation information
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