Deck 6: Essentials of Design and the Design Activities

Question 1

Since most newer Web applications use dynamic pages,content delivery networks are going out of use.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

It is just as important to have heavy user involvement during analysis as it is during design.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Basically,design involves decomposition -- breaking a complex problem into smaller,more understandable components.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When building systems for Web deployment it is often necessary to build two separate user interface systems.

Question 5

It is usually important to distinguish when developers are doing architectural design and when they are doing detailed design.

Question 6

The key question to answer with the design of the user interface activity is,"Have we specified in detail how all users will interact with the system?"

Question 7

Which one of the six core process can be considered as a "bridge" process.

A)Identify the problem and obtain approval."
B)Discover and understand the details."
C)Design system components."
D)Build, test and integrate system components."

Question 8

One of the disadvantages of three-layer architecture is that is usually requires multiple computers.

Question 9

Environment design consists of the following:

A)specify the network and hardware linking the system together."
B)describe the computer programs."
C)Design the buildings and facilities such as air conditioning and environmental components."
D)Describe the interfaces that the user and other systems use."

Question 10

One of the benefits of three-layer architecture is its flexibility.

Question 11

A big part of designing the environment is identifying and defining all the types of computing devices that will be required.

Question 12

The objective of the design phase is to define,organize,and structure the components of the final solution system that will serve as a blue print for construction.

Question 13

The majority of new systems today must be integrated into existing networks without disrupting existing applications.

Question 14

Designing the application architecture involves specifying in detail how some system activities will actually be carried out.

Question 15

Cowboy coding is one of the newer techniques programming,often used with Agile techniques.

Question 16

The most serious problem with Web based deployment of applications is security.

Question 17

During analysis,analysts build models to represent the real world and to understand the desired business processes with the information used in those processes.

Question 18

In user interface design the detailed screen layouts should be done after the communication protocols and devices have been decided.

Question 19

The output of the design activities is a set of diagrams and documents that describe the solution system.

Question 20

Architectural design includes the design of specific program details.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a form of system interface?

A)Turn-around document"
B)File transfer"
C)Function call"
D)Transaction interchange"

Question 22

Limiting user access to the system is considered what type of design?

A)User interface design"
B)Security and controls design"
C)System interface design"
D)Application software design"

Question 23

The first step in doing software application design is to _______.

A)define the operating environment."
B)identify the approach -- structured or object-oriented."
C)define the programming language to be used."
D)identify the various subsystems and their relationship to each other."

Question 24

The domain model is always used as an input to which design activity?

A)Report layout design"
B)Security and controls design"
C)Database design"
D)User interface design"

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT considered a design model?

A)Package diagram"
B)Sequence diagram"
C)User interface screen layouts"
D)Activity diagram"

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT an important consideration in database design?

A)Performance issues"
B)Encryption issues"
C)Partitioning issues"
D)Data presentation issues"

Question 27

What is the difference between a "client" computer and a "server" computer?

A)Location on the network"
B)Computing power that each has"
C)The services that each performs"
D)The connectivity to the Internet"

Question 28

Identifying Extensible Markup Language (XML)tags is often used in what design activity?

A)Web page design"
B)User interface design"
C)System interface design"
D)Application software design"

Question 29

Which if the following is NOT considered part of designing the application architecture and software?

A)Multilayer design"
B)Subsystem definition"
C)Detailed design"
D)Program security design"

Question 30

The key design question,"Have we specified in detail how the users will interact with the system to carry out all the use cases?" is associated with which design activity?

A)Design user interfaces"
B)Design system interfaces"
C)Design application software"
D)Design use cases"

Question 31

What is the difference between a browser based system and a desktop application system?

A)Desktop system never uses a network and browser base always does."
B)Browser system always uses the Internet and desktop does not."
C)User interface is different between a desktop and browser based."
D)Browser based is always three-layer and desktop is not."

Question 32

Which is not one of the elements that is normally considered in systems design?

A)Application software"
B)System interface"
C)Security and controls"
D)Object class methods"

Question 33

Which is NOT one of the primary advantages of deploying a system via a Web implementation.

A)Easy to program with HTML"
B)Wide availability of the Web"
C)Low-cost connectivity"
D)Standard development and deployment practices"

Question 34

Which design activity that pervades all other design activities?

A)Environment design"
B)Database design"
C)Security and controls design"
D)Interface design"

Question 35

Which of the following terms describes computer software that implements communication protocols on the network and helps different systems communicate?

A)Nodes and locations diagram"
B)Virtual environment"
C)Distributed architecture"
D)Middleware"

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT considered an analysis model?

A)Class diagram"
B)State machine diagram"
C)User interface screen layouts"
D)Activity diagram"

Question 37

Which statement is NOT a correct term for the broad design of the overall system?

A)Architectural design"
B)Conceptual design"
C)General design"
D)Object-oriented design"

Question 38

Which of the following really is both an analysis (discovery)and a design process (solution).

A)Environment design"
B)System interface design"
C)Database design"
D)User interface design"

Question 39

Low-level design that includes the design of the program modules and algorithm logic is referred to as ____ design.

A)detail"
B)module"
C)functional"
D)component"

Question 40

The first step in defining a solution in the development of a new software system is to define what?

A)The application architecture"
B)The computing environment"
C)The programming language"
D)The details of the business problem"

Question 41

Many Service level agreements now provide _____ availability

A)100%"
B)99%"
C)98%"
D)varies by provider"

Question 42

What is the term that defines the foundation protocol of the Internet and is used to provide reliable deliver of messages between computers.

Question 43

The hosting alternative that is most like a utility is what?

A)Virtual server"
B)Managed services"
C)Cloud computing"
D)Colocation"

Question 44

When designing the ____________________,the first steps are to identify the general form and structure of the user dialog based on the major inputs and outputs.

Question 45

What is the term used to describe the user interface in a three-layer architecture?

Question 46

Managed services refers to what?

A)Hosting company provides all the server equipment."
B)Hosting service that provides backup and recovery services."
C)Hosting company manages the cloud."
D)Hosting service with maintenance of the server and system software."

Question 47

What kind of model is used to show how the application is deployed across networks and computers.

Question 48

What de we call the predominant language used for constructing web pages?

Question 49

Which is NOT a characteristic of a VPN?

A)It uses the Internet."
B)Only certain computers can access it."
C)It uses HTTPS for security"
D)It always uses encryption"

Question 50

Which is NOT one of the problematic areas of Web based applications?

A)Security of applications"
B)Complexity of Internet servers and Web development"
C)Configuration to handle high peak loads"
D)Rapid change of Web standards and functionality"

Question 51

What do we call the combination of Hypertext Transfer Protocol and Transport Layer Security?

Question 52

Low-level design that includes the design of the specific program details is called ______.

Question 53

Which of the following are NOT critical issues in considering a hosting alternative. (choose two)

A)Reliability"
B)Cost"
C)Security"
D)Staff"
E)Growth"
F)Computing equipment

Question 54

Which is a characteristic of a peer-to-peer connection.

A)Connected computers must have the same operating system."
B)Connected computers do not use a server."
C)Connected computers require special software."
D)Connected computers must have over 99% availability."

Question 55

Load balancing refers to what?

A)Spreading the service requests across multiple hours in the day."
B)Balancing the amount of work fairly between project team members."
C)Configuring the network to provide multiple access paths to the servers."
D)Distributing service requests across multiple application servers."

Question 56

What is the term used to describe the programs that implement the rules and processing of the software solution?

Question 57

An advanced version of Secure Sockets Layer protocol which is used to transmit information over the Internet securely is called ______.

Question 58

The process of design which is the broad design of the overall system structure is called _______.

Question 59

A computer network in which the cabling and hardware are confined to a single location is called what _____?

Question 60

What term do we use to describe a computer network architecture with central computers and users' computers.

Question 61

What is the term used to define a set of server computers that are used to deliver static content such as videos,but that are not part of the primary application servers?

Question 62

What is the term used to describe a virtual environment for servers in which the resources include computing,storage,and Internet access and appear to have unlimited availability.

Question 63

When considering a hosting alternative,there are five areas that must be considered.Describe each.

Question 64

A service which provides a secure physical location for servers but where the computers are usually owned by the client businesses is called _______ .

Question 65

The part of a contract between a business and a hosting company that guarantees a specific level of availability is called the _______.

Question 66

The process of providing physical servers at a secure location and selling those services is called _______.

Question 67

List and describe the components in three-layer architecture.

Question 68

What kind of a connection is it when independent computers communicate but without the need for a centralized server?

Question 69

What do we call a method to partition the services of a physical Web server so it appears as multiple,independent Internet servers?

Question 70

List and describe the six primary analysis models (used in this text).

Question 71

List six of the eight primary design models that are used for systems design (used in this text).

Question 72

List the six activities of Design system components.

Question 73

What is the term used to describe a closed network with security and closed access but which is built on top of a public network like the Internet?

Question 74

List the six primary areas that must be designed as part of systems design.

Question 75

Describe the three potential problems of implementing an application through the Web.