Service oriented architecture. Module 15, 16

Question 1

What are features of an atomic/simple (micro)service (4)

Answer 1

1. Provide functionality that relates to one type of entity
2. Implementation is independent of others
3. If microservice: self-contained, NO MONOLITHS OR ANOTHER APPLICATION. does not contain the receiver information inside when sending out information
4. If service: may depend on others, wrapper of monolith to expose functionality

Question 2

Features of complex/composite (micro)service (4)

Answer 2

1. Relate to more than 1 entity
2. Functionality consists of a sequence of activities, with direct communication with others
3. Microservice: may depend on other microservices, bUT NOT ON MONOLITH
4. Service: may depend on monolith and microservices

Question 3

What is a straight through process

Answer 3

A business process that is completely automated

Question 4

What is a long running process

Answer 4

A business process that has humans involved

Question 5

Benefits of microservices and SOA layers (5)

Answer 5

1. High degree of modularity
2. Help manage complexity in large enterprise solutions
3. Microservices are loosely coupled
4. Interact through widely used standards-based interface
5. Easier to change, extend, maintain than monoliths