System Integration and Architecture 1

IT6208 System Integration and Architecture 1

These design concepts need to be converted into detailed designs for all components and subsystems.	Analysis
Identified subsystems decomposed into modules	Modular Decomposition
Characteristics of Distributed System	Resource Sharing, Openness, Concurrency, Scalable, Fault Tolerant and Transparent
It is assumed that, translation from human needs to final design invariably involves the experience, intuition, skill, and creativity of the designer or design team.	True
4th System Integration Life Cycle	Management plan: program and project plan
7th System Integration Life Cycle	Evaluation: system review and plan for replacement/retirement
Offer distributed services which may be called by clients	Client/Server
Data flow or control flow diagrams	Relationship Mode
Is essential to the development of large, complex engineered systems.	System Integration
Acronym: CAM	Computer-aided manufacturing
Refers to the use of modem computing hardware and software in converting the initial idea for a product into a detailed engineering design	CAD
Designed to run on a single user system	Personal System
May run on a single processor	Embedded System
Design is universally understood to be a creative, iterative, decision-making process since  there is no unique solution to a given design problem.	True
Process for identifying the subsystems that make up a system	Architectural Design
System decomposed into several subsystems	System Structuring
The ultimate step in the design process involves the fabrication and testing of a prototype or system.	Prototype and Testing
Acronym: CAE	computer-aided engineering
Description of the system output by architectural design	Software Architecture
Acronym: SDLC	System Development Life Cycle
Acronym: CIM	Computer-integrated manufacturing
It should be noted that, no single realization of the design process  is just the fight style for all.	True
Design is the essence of engineering.	System Design
Is the design upon which many general purpose computers are based.	Von Neumann Architecture
The design process begins with the identification of a human need and the reduction of this need to a precise set of specifications for the system to be built.	Problem Definition
Model of control relationships among system components is established	Control Modeling
6th System Integration Life Cycle	Implementation: design implementation, system tests, and operational deployment
Acronym: CIR	current instruction register
The result of design synthesis is the selection of a promising set of preliminary or conceptual designs for the system	Parameterization
Shows major system components	Static Structural Model
The  concept of the design is  understood to involve: the analysis and ranking of design alternatives;	True
Ensures that specific hardware/software components fit together smoothly in a stated configuration	System Integration
Acronym: MAR	memory address register
Is the creative process by which our understanding of logic and science is joined with our understanding of human needs and wants to conceive and refine artifacts that serve specific human purposes.	Design
This involves generating alternative designs, or design options, that might reasonably satisfy system specifications.	Design Synthesis
The  concept of the design is  understood to involve: the specification of measurable goals, objectives, and constraints for the design	True
The ranking of design alternatives and the ultimate selection of the most preferred design involves the selection of the best parameterization of the best conceptual design	Ranking and Selection
3rd System Integration Life Cycle	System architecture development
Defines subsystem interfaces	Interface Model
Shows process structure of the system	Dynamic Process Mode
System software runs on loosely integrated group of cooperating processors linked by a network	Distributed System
The  concept of the design is  understood to involve: the conceptualization and parameterization of alternative candidate designs that meet or surpass specifications;	True
2nd System Integration Life Cycle	Feasibility analysis
The  concept of the design is  understood to involve: finally, the selection, implementation, and testing of the most preferred alternative	True
Acronym: MDR	memory data register
Requires the coordination of preexisting and coexisting system components with newly developed ones	System Integration
This gives the detail of the structure of the system including the size, shape, materials, and quantities of components and the interrelationships among these design elements together.	True
No distinctions made between clients and servers	Distributed Object
5th System Integration Life Cycle	Systems design: logical and physical design
1st System Integration Life Cycle	Requirements definition and specification
Model interactions among components	Connectors
Are more complex in that they group people in two different ways: by the function they perform and by the product team they are working with.	Matrix Structure
In a divisional structure, the company will coordinate inter-group relationships to create a work team that can readily meet the needs of a certain customer or group of customers	Divisional Structure
These are the formal rules an limitations that a use case operates under, and includes pre-post and invariant conditions.	Contraints
Is the mix of between related components to accomplish a typical goal.	System Integration
The computational elements and data stores of the system	Components
Is a method for understanding an element as far as its motivation, as three stages	System Thinking
Components expected to demonstrate a product engineering include	Segments, Connectors, Systems, Properties, Styles
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	Architecture
This kind of structure will ensure greater output of varieties of similar products.	Divisional Structure
An operational concept is a shared vision from the perspective of the system’s stakeholders of how the system will be:	Developed, Produced, Deployed, Trained, Used and maintained, Refined, Retired
Developers program in pairs and must write the tests for their own code.	Extreme Programming
The word _____ is derived from the Greek word “architecton”, which means master mason or master builder	Architecture
What is the Three Basic Organizational Structures	Functional, Project and Matrix
The fundamental and unifying system structure defined in terms of system elements, interfaces, processes, constraints, and behaviors	Architecture
An architectural style represents a family of related systems	Style
Repetitions of iterative development are referred to as sprints, which normally last thirty days	SCRUM
The static representatives of the functional and physical	Analysis Phase
Sequence diagram to depict the workflow – as above but graphically portrayed	Scenarios Diagram
Team members are given more autonomy and expected to take more responsibility for their work.	Matrix Structure
The organizational structure of a system of CSCIs, identifying its components, their interfaces and a concept of execution among them	Architecture
Advantages of Object-Oriented approach:  Allows flexibility in the design as it evolves over time	True
Represent the non-structural information about the parts of an architecture description	Properties
Disadvantages of Object-Oriented approach: Requires some early elimination of technology alternatives in the absence of reliable information	True
Are the people involved in or affected by project activities	Stakeholders
Is it true or false that distinguish a containing entire (framework), of which the thing to be clarified is a section.	True
A variety of segments intended to achieve a specific goal as indicated by plan.	System
The architecture of a framework characterizes its elevated level structure, uncovering its gross association as an accumulation of cooperating parts	System Architecture
Describes the proposed functionality of the new system	Use Case
Is an interaction diagram that emphasizes the time ordering of messages	Sequence Diagram
Repetitions of iterative development are referred to as sprints, which normally last thirty days.	Scrum
Acronym: SDLC	System Development Life Cycle
Is a framework for describing the phases involved in developing and maintaining information systems	SDLC
People who do similar tasks, have similar skills and/or jobs in an organization	Functional Stucture
Things that the use case must allow the user to do, such as	Requirements
The advantages of this kind of structure include quick decision making because the group members are able to communicate easily with each other.	Functional Structure
Conditions that must be true once the use case is run e.g. ;	Post
Is it true or false: The individual processes transform either data or materials that “flow” between them	True
The teams are put together based on the number of members needed to produce the product or complete the project.	Project Organization Structure
Is to model the procedural flow of actions that are part of a larger activity	Activity Diagram
Is it true or false that clarify the conduct or properties of the thing to be clarified as far as its role(s)or function(s) inside its containing entirety	True
The static constructs are used, together with descriptions of the dynamic behavior of the architecture to obtain the executable operational X-architecture (X = executable property)	Synthesis Phase
Is it true or false that clarify the conduct or properties of the containing entirety.	True
Measures of performance (MOP) and measures of effectiveness (MOE) are obtained	Evaluation Phase
The teams are put together based on the number of members needed to produce the product or complete the project.	Project Organization Structure
is it true or false: Processes exist that need to take place in order that the system accomplish its intended functions	True
Graphs of components and connectors	System
Description of the steps taken to carry out the use case	Scenarios
The result of design synthesis is the selection of a promising set of preliminary or conceptual designs for the system.	Parameterization
Characteristics of Distributed System	Resource Sharing, Openness, Concurrency, Scalable, Fault Tolerant and Transparent
4th features of System Control Component	Strong support for metadata management
Definition: Knowing and managing the current situation, paving the road for the wanted one.	Enterprise Application
Model of control relationships among system components is established	Control Modeling
The ranking of design alternatives and the ultimate selection of the most preferred design involves the selection of the best parameterization of the best conceptual design.	Ranking and Selection
Is the mix of between related components to accomplish a typical goal.	System Integration
What is the symbol name for process transforming data flow	Square
Definition: Transverse view	Enterprise Application
Definition: Enforce homogeneous solutions and enable “One system” to the users.	Enterprise Application
Shows major system components	Static Structural Model
Is it true or false that distinguish a containing entire (framework), of which the thing to be clarified is a section.	TRUE
Identified subsystems decomposed into modules	Modular Decomposition
Defines subsystem interfaces	Interface Model
What is the symbol name for Data Flow	Arrow
A variety of segments intended to achieve a specific goal as indicated by plan.	System
Description of the system output by architectural design	Software Architecture
Provides the means to share data between different applications without writing custom interfaces	EIA
Offer distributed services which may be called by clients	Client/Server
Is a method for understanding an element as far as its motivation, as three stages	System Thinking
This involves generating alternative designs, or design options, that might reasonably satisfy system specifications.	Design Synthesis
Definition: Its not technical	Enterprise Application
To allow the applications to understand your business processes.	Business Rule Component
To allow programmers to design and test custom requirements - Design tools (for business process design, debugging, and testing)	System Development Component
Is it true or false that clarify the conduct or properties of the containing entirety.	True
VDesigned to run on a single user system	Personal System
No distinctions made between clients and servers	Distributed Object
May run on a single processor	Embedded System
The design process begins with the identification of a human need and the reduction of this need to a precise set of specifications for the system to be built.	Problem Definition
In a divisional structure, the company will coordinate inter-group relationships to create a work team that can readily meet the needs of a certain customer or group of customers	Divisional Structure
Components expected to demonstrate a product engineering include	Segments, Connectors, Systems, Properties, Styles
Definition: Implementation of information management	Enterprise Application
3rd features of System Control Component	Commitment control management mechanism
Definition: Queue level	Routing logic
Advantages of EA	Cost Effectiveness, Time to market, Scability and Ability to deal with complex environment
To allow access to the Data Source and Target Interfaces (i.e. Siebel, SAP, PeopleSoft, ODBC, Oracle, CICS, IMS) - note that the data acquisition component is crucial to EAI success. Most vendors refer to these interfaces as "adapters“	Data Acquisition Component
Are more complex in that they group people in two different ways: by the function they perform and by the product team they are working with.	Matrix Structure
System software runs on loosely integrated group of cooperating processors linked by a network	Distributed System
Data flow or control flow diagrams	Relationship Model
Definition: Message broker level	Routing logic
Definition: Aligning IT to business	Enterprise Application
2nd features of System Control Component	Directory Tools
Shows process structure of the system	Dynamic Process Model
What is the symbol in Source or Destination of Data	Square
These design concepts need to be converted into detailed designs for all components and subsystems.	Analysis
1st features of System Control Component	Management Tools
The advantages of this kind of structure include quick decision making because the group members are able to communicate easily with each other.	Functional Structure
Process for identifying the subsystems that make up a system	Architectural Design
Is it true or false that clarify the conduct or properties of the thing to be clarified as far as its role(s)or function(s) inside its containing entirety	True
Acronym: DFD	data flow diagram