CPSA Views and Documentation 3

Question 1

Which Kruchten 4+1 view captures the concurrency and process communication aspects of a system?

Accepted Answer

Process view

Answer

The Process view in the 4+1 model addresses runtime concurrency, threads, and inter-process communication.

Question 2

In arc42, the 'Building Block View' corresponds most closely to which Kruchten 4+1 view?

Accepted Answer

Logical view

Answer

Arc42's Building Block View decomposes the system into logical components, mapping to the Logical view of Kruchten's 4+1 model.

Question 3

What is the main risk of documenting architecture decisions only in meeting notes rather than ADRs?

Accepted Answer

Meeting notes are not structured enough to capture context and rationale long-term

Answer

Meeting notes lack the structured context, options considered, and rationale that ADRs provide, making future understanding difficult.

Question 4

Which diagram notation is most commonly recommended by CPSA for showing component dependencies in architecture documentation?

Accepted Answer

UML component diagrams or informal box-and-line diagrams

Answer

CPSA recommends UML component diagrams or informal notations as long as they clearly convey component dependencies.

Question 5

An architect creates a view showing data flows between processing stages in a pipeline system. Which view type is this?

Accepted Answer

Data flow view

Answer

A data flow view illustrates how data moves through processing stages and transformations within a system.

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