Chapter 10

Question 1

Architecturally Significant Requirements (ASRs)

Answer 1

Most important functionality
Most important constraints
Quality Attributes

Question 2

Architecture Drivers

Answer 2

ASRS
Design Purpose
Other Architectural concerns that may never be written down

Question 3

Design Purpose

Answer 3

Why is the design being made

Question 4

Tenets of Architectural Design

Answer 4

Our Focus
A translation from the world of needs to the world of solutions
Structures composed of code, frameworks, and components
Good Design: One that satisfies the drivers

Question 5

Architectural Documetation

Answer 5

Uses blueprints rather than sketches from Architectural Design.

Question 6

How is level of detail for Architectural Documentation chose?

Answer 6

Domain
Number of teams involved in development
Scope of the project,
Hardware interactions

Question 7

Architectural Evaluation

Answer 7

Do not deliver code without testing
Evaluate Architecture if it’s nontrivial
Typically done informally and internally
May be postpone until testing first prototype or refactoring is required in Agile development

Question 8

7 Steps of Attribute-Driven-Design

Answer 8

1. Review Inputs
2. Establish Iteration Goal by Selecting Drivers
3. Choose one or more elements of the system to refine.
4. Choose one or more concepts that satisfy the selected drivers.
5. Instantiate architectural elements, allocate responsibilities and define interfaces.
6. Sketch views and record design decisions.
7. Perform analysis of current design and review iteration goal and achievement of design purpose.

Question 9

Greenfield Development is…

Answer 9

A new system for an existing or new domain.

Question 10

Brownfield Development is…

Answer 10

Design for making changes to an existing system.

Question 11

Three categories of Software Design

Answer 11

Greenfield system for a mature domain.
2. Greenfield system for a novel domain
3. Design for making changes to an existing system.