ASEP Architectural Design 3

Question 1

In systems architecture, what does 'separation of concerns' primarily achieve?

Accepted Answer

Isolation of distinct functional responsibilities into independent components

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Faster processing speed

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Reduced hardware costs

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Simplified stakeholder management

Question 2

Which architectural trade-off is most directly addressed by selecting between centralized and distributed processing architectures?

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Performance vs. fault tolerance

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Cost vs. schedule

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Reliability vs. maintainability

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Security vs. usability

Question 3

What is the purpose of an Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) evaluation?

Accepted Answer

To evaluate how well an architecture satisfies quality attribute goals and identify sensitivity points

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To generate system requirements

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To create detailed component designs

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To validate test procedures

Question 4

Which concept describes the practice of hiding internal implementation details of a component behind a well-defined interface?

Accepted Answer

Encapsulation

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Polymorphism

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Inheritance

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Abstraction layering

Question 5

When decomposing a system architecture, which criterion is most important for defining subsystem boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Minimizing coupling between subsystems while maximizing internal cohesion

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Minimizing the total number of subsystems

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Maximizing data flow across subsystem boundaries

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Ensuring each subsystem has equal complexity

Question 6

What role does a reference architecture serve in the systems engineering process?

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It provides a proven template of architectural patterns and design decisions for a specific domain

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It replaces the need for stakeholder analysis

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It defines exact implementation specifications

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It serves as the final architecture baseline