iSQI cpsa-fl online test

Question 1

What are the four key terms in common definitions of software architecture? (Choose four.)

• A. Source code
• B. Building Blocks
• C. Functionality
• D. Relationships
• E. Components
• F. Requirements
• G. Interfaces

Answer:

B,D,E,F

Question 2

What role does understandability play for architecture documentation? (Choose three.)

• A. It is desirable, but not essential.
• B. It is less important than completeness.
• C. It is an important quality characteristic.
• D. It is a quality characteristic together with correctness and efficiency.
• E. It is a quality characteristic together with simplicity and brevity.
• F. It is a quality characteristic together with scope and completeness.

Answer:

C,D,E

Question 3

HOTSPOT
Which statements regarding top-down and bottom-up design are true? (Assign all answers.)

Answer:

Question 4

HOTSPOT
Which statements with regard to project objectives and architectural objectives are true and
which are false? (Assign all answers.)

Answer:

Question 5

HOTSPOT
How does management and architects work together? Decide which statements are true and
which are false. (Assign all answers.)

Answer:

Question 6

HOTSPOT
How are written documentation and verbal communication of software architectures related?
Please mark the following statements as true or false. (Assign all answers.)

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Question 7

Name the three most important fields of template-based architecture documentation. (Choose
three.)

• A. To describe module structures (white boxes)
• B. To describe individual architectural modules and their external interfaces (black boxes)
• C. To use copyright templates for a consistent description of project/system meta information within documents and source codes
• D. To use a standardized document structure
• E. To reuse code and test case templates

Answer:

A,B,D

Question 8

HOTSPOT
Which characteristics of a black-box building block are you able to specify as an architect?
(Assign all answers.)

Answer:

Question 9

HOTSPOT
Which characteristics of a building block are only visible in the whitebox view, and for
which characteristics does the blackbox view suffice? (Assign all answers.)

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Question 10

Which of the following techniques are best suited to illustrate the interaction of runtime
building blocks? Select the four most suitable techniques.

• A. Activity diagrams
• B. Sequence diagrams
• C. State diagram
• D. Flowcharts
• E. Class diagrams
• F. Tabular description of interfaces
• G. Depiction of screen flows (sequence of user interactions)
• H. Numbered lists of sequential steps

Answer:

A,B,C,E