SELF-TEST ASSIGNMENT

Instruction: here you can find tasks for independent work to control your knowledges and skills. These tasks are not evaluated by teacher.

1. Give a definition of the term ‘software architecture’.
2. What is the main purpose of a software architecture?
3. What is the relation between design decisions and software architecture?
4. What is functional decomposition?
5. Give a global sketch of the Finite State Machine method.
6. Give a global sketch of the Entity Relationship model.
7. What is the main difference between problem-oriented and product-oriented design methods?
8. Discuss the general flavor of RUP˘s Analysis and Design workflow.
9. What are the differences between object-oriented design and the simple application of the information hiding principle?
10. What are the properties of a design pattern?