This set of Software Design Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Finalizing Software Architecture”.
1. What are the characteristics does a good SAD consist of?
a) Consistency, Feasibility, Adequacy
b) Completeness, Well-formedness
c) Reliability, Usability
d) Consistency, Feasibility, Adequacy, Completeness, Well-formedness
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Explanation: A good SAD consists of Feasibility, Adequacy, Clarity, Completeness, Consistency, well-formedness.
2. Which of these has to be followed for a design to be feasible?
a) The software architects must investigate their design thoroughly to ensure that it can be implemented
b) The software architecture must specifies a program that, when built, can meet its requirements subject to constraints
c) The software architecture notations should be used properly
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: For a Design to be feasible the software architects must investigate their design thoroughly to ensure that it can be implemented.
3. Which of these has to be followed for a design to be consistent?
a) The software architecture must specifies a program that, when built, can meet its requirements subject to constraints
b) The software architecture notations should be used properly
c) A single program that can satisfy them all
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: A design is consistent if a single program that can satisfy all.
4. What is a Review?
a) It is an examination of a work product by qualified individuals
b) It is an evaluation of a work process by qualified teams
c) All of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: A review is an examination and evaluation of a work product or process by qualified individuals or teams.
5. Which of these are subcategories for a review?
a) Desk Check
b) Walk Through
c) Audit
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: A review is further classified as Desk-check, Walk-through, Audit and Active review.
6. What is an Active review?
a) It is a review conducted by experts who are not members of the design team
b) It is an informal presentation to a team of reviewers
c) It is an examination by experts who answer questions about specific aspects of the design
d) It is an assessment of a design by the designer
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Explanation: An active review is an examination by experts who answer questions about specific aspects of the design.
7. Which of the options are true for an Active review?
a) Active design reviews were developed to remedy problems with traditional reviews
b) The review preparation phase begins with the activity Identify Review Goals, during which the designers choose a specific aspect of the software architecture that they would like to have reviewed
c) Active review is an examination by experts who answer questions about specific aspects of the design
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: Active review follows all the above mentioned statements.
8. What are the different stages included in Active design review?
a) Identify review goals
b) Choose Reviewers
c) Study Reviews
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: The Active design review follows all the mentioned steps.
9. What are the different activities for an active review process?
a) Review Preparation
b) Review Performance
c) Review Completion
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: The different activities for an active review process includes all of the above mentioned.
10. Which of the following are true with reference to active review?
a) The review performance phase begins when the designers and reviewers Hold an Overview Meeting
b) The designers Study Reviews during the review completion phase
c) Reviews can and should be used during the entire architectural design process to help catch defects as soon as possible
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: All the statements are true with reference to Active reviews.
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