Deck 16: Architecture

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an element of information system architecture?

A) component
B) message
C) connector
D) operation

Answer 1

operation

Question 2

Which of the following can be considered an architectural view?

A) owner view
B) builder view
C) programmer view
D) both A & B

Answer 2

both A & B

Question 3

Architecture is concerned with ________ of an information system.

A) structure
B) functionality
C) performance
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

________ is concerned with structural, functional, and behavioral issues of a system. It models the problem and outlines the solution.

A) Architectural design
B) Building design
C) System design
D) CORBA

Question 5

An architectural view is a representation of the system that is shaped by ________.

A) what
B) when
C) where
D) all of the above

Question 6

________ represents the relevant features of a product or a system from particular perspectives.

A) Methodology
B) Modeling
C) Building
D) Systematic view

Question 7

"What" is one of the factors that must be taken into account when creating an architectural view, and it can be applied to ________ aspects of information systems.

A) behavioral
B) structural
C) dynamic
D) all of the above

Question 8

Stakeholders are people who have key roles in, or concerns about, an information system, which includes ________.

A) users
B) developers
C) managers
D) all of the above

Question 9

An architectural view must reflect ________ representation.

A) logical
B) physical
C) conceptual
D) all of the above

Question 10

________ is the application of architectural concepts to the building of the actual product.

A) Engineering
B) Modeling
C) Methodology
D) Design

Question 11

In developing a software system, a good software engineer must understand ________.

A) all programming languages
B) the technology and its myriad of effects and side effects
C) UML
D) operating systems

Question 12

While architecture must work with highly abstract concepts, engineering must decide ________.

A) how much the system will cost
B) how the system will be maintained
C) how these concepts can be translated into concrete artifacts
D) how users will react to the system

Question 13

Architectural views and models must have a ________.

A) wide scope and a high-level view
B) narrow scope and low-level view
C) wide scope and low-level view
D) narrow scope and high-level view

Question 14

An information system is constantly subject to change by forces inside and outside of the enterprise. Therefore, it needs ________.

A) components that are tightly coupled
B) an architecture that is as loosely coupled as possible
C) a formal structure
D) engineers and architects

Question 15

In object-oriented system development, an event can be defined as ________.

A) an unexpected phenomenon
B) an intrusion
C) any action by an object that interrupts the existing condition of one or more other objects
D) a timely condition

Question 16

A signal event is a type of event that is ________.

A) asynchronous
B) synchronous
C) bidirectoral
D) narrowcast

Question 17

Architecture in general is ________.

A) rule-based
B) the same as engineering
C) pattern-based
D) the blueprint of real structure

Question 18

Architectural views are independent from ________.

A) process of development
B) modeling languages
C) hardware platform
D) all of the above

Question 19

UML's notations, standard diagrams, and extensibility mechanisms provide a well-rounded toolbox for expressing ________.

A) the development process
B) a modeling language
C) an object-oriented framework.
D) architectural views

Question 20

An example of models that can be used to represent architectural view is ________.

A) a graphical user interface
B) storyboarding
C) a database management system
D) any of the above

Question 21

The architecture of an information system is a(n) ________ one.

A) dynamic
B) static
C) deceiving
D) irrelevant

Question 22

________ provides the primary framework for the architecture of information systems.

A) Engineering
B) Building
C) Technology
D) none of the above

Question 23

Technology is not limited to the tools of technology, but the ________ used to support information systems.

A) know-how
B) methods
C) tools and materials
D) all of the above

Question 24

Centralized architecture means that ________.

A) all services are performed by one processor
B) all services are performed by one computer
C) a single computer retains control of services that make the system function
D) any of the above

Question 25

A centralized architecture is often exclusively associated with ________.

A) powerful PCs
B) mainframes
C) clusters
D) Web farms

Question 26

In a ________ architecture, two or more computers on a network cooperate to perform services.

A) distributed
B) modern
C) networked
D) information system

Question 27

In file sharing, the computers on the network, or "nodes," ________.

A) cooperate to perform tasks
B) make their storage available to each other
C) can't access data that are located on other computers
D) can't run programs that are located on other computers

Question 28

The client-server architecture (CSA) was made possible by ________.

A) the evolution of networks
B) centralization
C) the availability of fiber optics
D) advancements in software technology

Question 29

Databases are the strategic assets of enterprise information systems. Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that have made dedicated database servers an absolute necessity?

A) security
B) integrity
C) performance
D) validity

Question 30

The term "application server" means the server ________.

A) provides the core services of the application
B) provides the peripheral services of the application
C) is used to save changes in application
D) is dedicated to the most important functions of the organization

Question 31

A ________ is responsible for managing a Web site and providing the Internet client with the requested content.

A) Web cast
B) Web browser
C) Web server
D) Web farm

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a typical service provided by a utility server utility?

A) a spreadsheet
B) printing
C) storage
D) providing on-demand movies

Question 33

The relationship between components and applications can be best defined as ________.

A) an application is a special type of component
B) a component or a set of components can potentially participate in multiple applications
C) components and applications are separate and independent of each other
D) components and applications have a one-to-one relationship

Question 34

A monolithic application is a self-contained component that ________.

A) does not rely on other components
B) cannot be reused, in part, by other applications
C) cannot be reused, in whole, by other applications
D) all of the above

Question 35

A ________ is one in which software components cooperate and interact across a network to perform services.

A) monolithic application
B) distributed database
C) distributed software architecture
D) distributed interface

Question 36

When the sole task for a client is to manage the user interface, we call it a ________.

A) thin client
B) light client
C) front client
D) strong client

Question 37

Service-oriented architecture aims to compose applications from ________.

A) platform-dependent services of virtual components
B) platform-independent services of virtual components
C) platform-independent services of real components
D) none of the above

Question 38

Modeling and conceptualization are ________.

A) irrelevant to architecture
B) synonymous with engineering
C) integral to the process of architecture
D) the same as logical design

Question 39

Workflow influences the architecture of the information system and is influenced by the ________.

A) architecture of information technology
B) technology
C) computer language
D) type of DBMS

Question 40

The workflow architecture can be modeled with tools such as a(n) ________.

A) context diagram
B) use-case diagram
C) activity diagram
D) any of the above

Question 41

The architecture of the information system is composed of several overlapping frameworks that must cooperate to make the system work.

Question 42

An architectural approach toward system development helps us organize and view the final product systematically and methodically.

Question 43

The goal of analysis in system development is to arrive at a concrete solution of the model as a whole.

Question 44

The mission of design is to randomly select the individual artifacts of analysis and transform them into engineering blueprints.

Question 45

Design must formulate a vision of the solution as a whole before building the individual components of the final product.

Question 46

Architecture is concerned only with structure and behavior.

Question 47

An architecture is defined by the details of its elements - components, messages, and connectors.

Question 48

Architecture as the actual organization of a system is a subject of methodology.

Question 49

Architecture as a way to view the system or its development is an area of pattern.

Question 50

An architectural view is a representation of the system that is shaped by four factors: what, who, when, and where.

Question 51

An information system and its building blocks have both structure and dynamism; therefore, it can be viewed from a structural or dynamic, but not behavioral perspective.

Question 52

An architectural view CANNOT reflect the conceptual representation.

Question 53

Engineering is the application of architectural concepts to the building of the actual product.

Question 54

To engineer is to understand the conceptual solution, to participate actively in outlining the logical solution, and to devise the physical solution as a broad vision.

Question 55

When you think "architecture" you must think "aggregation."

Question 56

Coupling is the extent of dependency among components of a system.

Question 57

A program on cable TV is an example of an anonymous message.

Question 58

An abstract interface belongs to a specific class of objects and cannot be used by any other object to perform services that the interface promises to provide.

Question 59

The most important characteristic of components and Web services is their re-usability.

Question 60

UML's notations, standard diagrams, and extensibility mechanisms provide a well-rounded toolbox for expressing architectural views.

Question 61

An architectural framework that considers "data" and "functions" as two separate entities is compatible with UML and object-oriented technique.

Question 62

The architecture of an information system is static.

Question 63

Technology provides the primary framework for the architecture of information systems.

Question 64

In a distributed architecture, all services depend on one computer system.

Question 65

In a centralized architecture, two or more computers on a network cooperate to perform services.

Question 66

In the client-server architecture model, one or more clients provide services that are consumed by the server computers.

Question 67

The organization of components is constrained, but not dictated by the architecture of technology.

Question 68

While how components are organized is eventually physical, the architecture of an application remains logical and can be mapped to various physical configurations of components.

Question 69

When computers did not have operating systems, every application had to build everything from scratch.

Question 70

A distributed software architecture is one in which software components cooperate and interact across a network to perform services.

Question 71

In a completely centralized system, the sole remaining task for a client would be to manage the user interface.

Question 72

A DBMS is a subsystem of the information system.

Question 73

SOA aims to compose applications from platform-dependent services of virtual components.

Question 74

How to use a DBMS is an architectural decision.

Question 75

If a business is geographically dispersed, you might have to use a distributed database architecture.

Question 76

Data warehousing is used when a large amount of data from disparate sources must be made accessible in a uniform format for analysis, reporting, and decision support systems.

Question 77

Workflow influences and is influenced by the architecture of the information system.

Question 78

Workflow architecture can be modeled with a class diagram.

Question 79

Architecture is essentially a pattern-driven activity.

Question 80

A layer is a collection of components that provide different services or are highly independent on each other for performing their services.