QUIZ 1 - Software Design

What is software modeling?

• Developing models of software

• Designing software applications

  before coding.

• Developing software diagrams.

• Developing software prototypes.

What is the Unified Modeling Language?

• A programming language for describing

  object-oriented models

• A diagramming tool for drawing

  object-oriented models.

• A graphical language for describing

  object-oriented models.

• A standardized graphical language

  and notation for describing object oriented

  models.

What is a software architecture?

• The software inside a building.

• The structure of a client/server system.

• The overall structure of a software

  system.

• The software classes and their relationships.

What is a software design strategy?

• A graphical or textual description of the software

• A fundamental idea that can be applied to designing a system.

• A systematic approach for producing a design.

• An overall plan and direction for developing a design.

What is a software design method?

• A systematic approach for producing a design.

• Guidelines used to help in structuring a software system into its components.

• An overall plan for developing a design.

• A graphical or textual description of the software.

How is an actor depicted on a use case diagram?

• An oval

• A stick figure

• A box

• A dashed line

What does a state chart diagram depict?

• Objects and links

• Classes and relationships

• Objects and messages

• States and events

How is an association depicted on a class diagram?

• A solid line joining two class boxes

• A dashed line joining two class boxes

• A diamond touching the upper class box

• An arrowhead touching the upper class box

What does a deployment diagram depict?

• The physical configuration of the system in terms of physical classes and physical connections between the classes

• The physical configuration of the system in terms of physical objects and physical connections between the objects

• The physical configuration of the system in terms of physical nodes and physical connections between the nodes

• The physical configuration of the system in terms of physical computers and physical networks between the computers

Which of the following is a limitation of the waterfall life cycle model?

• Software is developed in phases.

• Each phase is completed before the next phase is started.

• Software development is cyclic

• Software requirements are not properly tested until a working system is available.