Week 6: Structural Modeling Flashcards
What does a structural or conceptual model describe?
It describes the structure of the information that supports the business processes carried out by the system.
What does the structural model present during analysis?
It presents the logical organization of the information without indicating how it is stored, created, or manipulated.
What is an object in the context of a system?
An object represents information captured by the system, which can be people, places, or events like meetings and appointments.
What is a class diagram?
A class diagram is a static model that shows the classes and the relationships among classes that remain constant in the system over time.
What does a class diagram depict?
It depicts classes, including behaviors and attributes, and the relationships between the classes.
What is a class?
A class is a template used to create objects (specific instances) in the problem domain.
What is the problem domain?
The problem domain refers to the business areas affected by the information system.
What does an attribute of an analysis class represent?
It represents a piece of information or state relevant to the description of the class within the problem domain.
What defines the structure of a class?
The collection of attributes of a class defines the structure of the class.
What defines the behavior of an analysis class?
An operation defines the behavior of an analysis class.
What should a class include in terms of operations?
A class should only include problem domain-specific operations.
