Section 9.1.1

1			The best representation of system architecture is an operational software prototype.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.1.2

2			The architectural representations can be an enabler for communication among project stakeholders.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.1.3

3			An architectural description is often documented using an architecture template.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.2

4			An architectural genre will often dictate the architectural approach that may used for the structure to be built.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.3

5			An architectural style encompasses which of the following elements?
			A)	constraints
			B)	set of components
			C)	semantic models
			D)	syntactic models
			E)	a, b, and c

Section 9.3.1

6			To determine the architectural style or combination of styles that best fits the proposed system, requirements engineering is used to uncover
			A)	algorithmic complexity
			B)	characteristics and constraints
			C)	control and data
			D)	design patterns

Section 9.3.2

7			Before an architectural pattern can be chosen for use in a specific system it must have a code implementation to facilitate its reuse.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.3.3

8			The criteria used to assess the quality of an architectural design should be based on system
			A)	accessibility
			B)	control
			C)	data
			D)	implementation
			E)	both b and c

Section 9.4.1

9			During process of modeling the system in context, systems that interact with the target system are represented as
			A)	Peer-level systems
			B)	Subordinate systems
			C)	Superordinate systems
			D)	Working systems
			E)	a, b, and c

Section 9.4.2

10			Once selected, archetypes always need to be refined further as architectural design proceeds.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 9.4.3

11			Which of the following is not an example of infrastructure components that may need to be integrated into the software architecture?
			A)	Communications components
			B)	Database components
			C)	Interface components
			D)	Memory management components

Section 9.5.1

12			In the architecture trade-off analysis method the architectural style should be described using the
			A)	data flow view
			B)	module view
			C)	process view
			D)	user view
			E)	a, b, and c

Section 9.5.2

13			Quantitative methods for assessing the quality of proposed architectural designs are readily available.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Section 10.5.3

14			A useful technique for evaluating the overall complexity of a proposed architecture is to look at the component
			A)	cohesion
			B)	flow dependencies
			C)	sharing dependencies
			D)	size
			E)	both b and c

Section 9.6

15			When the overall flow in a segment of a data flow diagram is largely sequential and follows straight-line paths _________ is present.
			A)	low coupling
			B)	good modularity
			C)	transaction flow
			D)	transform flow

Section 9.6.1

16			When a single item that triggers other data flow along one of many paths ________ characterizes the information flow in a segment of a data flow diagram is present.
			A)	high coupling
			B)	poor modularity
			C)	transaction flow
			D)	transform flow