Chapter 5

Question 1

What is software architecture?

Answer 1

Software Architecture helps us build a software in an organized way. It does so by showing us what parts the system has and how it works together.

Question 2

Architectural Design Processs - Understanding Requirement

Answer 2

We try to identify the system’s functional and non-functional requirements

Question 3

Architecural Design Process -
how do we define Software Architecture

Answer 3

We identify the system main components, its reponsibilities and how it interacts

Question 4

Architectural Desgin Process-
How Do We Evaluate Architecture

Answer 4

We check if the architecture meet our main goals such as such as performance, reliability and maintainability.

Question 5

Architectural Design Process-
Document Architecture

Answer 5

Provide detailed architectural views, model and diagrams to communicate the design

Question 6

Layered Architecture-
Presentation Layer

Answer 6

Manager user interface and user interactions

Question 7

Layered Architecture-
Business Logic Layer

Answer 7

Handle business rule calculation and data processing

Question 8

Layered Architecture-
Data Access Layer

Answer 8

Interfaces with database to manage retrieval data and storage.

Question 9

Layered Architecture-
Database

Answer 9

Stores Data Persistently

Question 10

Microservices Architecture

Answer 10

Decompose the system into small components that work indepently and doesn’t rely too much on each other

Question 11

Event Driven Architecture

Answer 11

Components communicate by producing and reacting to events