Software Design and Architecture Quiz

What is the primary purpose of software architecture?

• To describe the organization of software systems

• To manage database connections

• To create user interfaces

• To define the programming language used

Which of the following is NOT a category of software architecture?

• Business architecture

• Network architecture

• Physical architecture

• Deployment architecture

What does an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) represent?

• The software development lifecycle

• The user interface design

• The structure of data objects and their relationships

• The flow of data through a system

Which type of architecture describes the structure of hardware platforms?

• Technical architecture

• Functional architecture

• Physical architecture

• Logical architecture

What is a use case diagram primarily used for?

• To show the internal structure of a system

• To describe what a system does from an external perspective

• To model database relationships

• To illustrate the flow of data

In a one-to-many relationship, how many related entities can one entity have?

• Only one

• Many

• None

• Exactly two

What is the purpose of a sequence diagram?

• To depict the dynamic interactions between objects

• To show the static structure of a system

• To outline the system's architecture

• To represent data flow in a system

Which of the following is a characteristic of a technical architecture?

• It describes the business tasks performed

• It outlines the physical hardware used

• It includes application programming interfaces (APIs)

• It focuses on user interface design

What does a data flow diagram (DFD) primarily illustrate?

• The software architecture layers

• The structure of the database

• The flow of data through a system

• The user interactions with the system

What is an associative entity?

• A type of data store

• A user interface component

• A combination of relationship and entity

• A method of data extraction