Software Architectures (CS-701) - Important Questions

Describe/compare various software development life cycle models and discuss their issues/challenges.

Explain the software architecture business cycle in detail with a suitable diagram.

Explain software components and connectors with examples.

What is a software quality model and why is it important in software development?

Propose an improved reference model by integrating new architectural patterns.

What is software architecture and how does it represent a system's earliest set of design decisions?

What is a software quality model? Explain McCall's quality model in detail.

How to determine / evaluate the quality of a software architecture?

What is Model-View architecture and what are its characteristics?

What is Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology? Explain its advantages and disadvantages.

Write a short note on architectural patterns.

Draw and explain the spiral model of software development with its advantages and disadvantages.

Explain the REST architecture, its architectural constraints, and its use in RESTful web services.

Describe and compare different software architecture styles/models and their characteristics

What is microservices architecture and how does it differ from monolithic architecture?

How does microservices architecture enhance software scalability?

Critically evaluate the suitability of agent-based architecture for distributed systems.

Explain pipes and filters architecture in detail.

Compare structural model, framework model and dynamic model.

What is the importance of call and return architecture?

Describe how the layered pattern makes use of abstract common services, encapsulate and use an intermediary.

Explain microservices-based architecture and agent-based architecture in brief.

What is an Architecture Description Language (ADL)? Explain its features and role with suitable examples.

Write short/brief notes on RMI / Java RMI and CORBA / CORBA and RMI.

Explain how Node.js and AngularJS help in building modern web applications.

Discuss the use and roles of J2EE components like JSP, Servlets and EJBs in enterprise applications.

Demonstrate how Hibernate can be used for database interaction in a software system.

Develop and describe a simple architecture for an enterprise application using J2EE components.

Discuss the role of UML in software architecture and describe the various UML diagrams used.

Compare and explain the differences between Node.js and AngularJS.

Define JSP. Describe the life cycle of servlets.

Compare RMI and RPC.

Explain the Attribute Driven Design (ADD) method for software architecture, including its steps and illustration.

Explain the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM), its phases/steps, with example

Define and describe Active Reviews for Intermediate Design (ARID) with its characteristics.

Explain the life-cycle view of architecture design.

Explain Active Reviews for Intermediate Design (ARID) and Attribute Driven Design (ADD) methods.

Evaluate the advantages and challenges of domain-specific software architectures.

Explain software architecture analysis methods in detail

Describe seven categories of architectural design decisions.

What are the six characteristics of a scenario for quality attributes specification?

Explain the Cost Benefit Analysis Method (CBAM) for economic/architecture-based analysis of software architecture and its benefits.

Describe Active Reviews for Intermediate Design (ARID) and its benefits over ATAM.

Explain the software documentation package using the seven-part template.

What are the principles of sound software architecture documentation?

Explain what context diagrams are and how they are used to document software behavior and refine architecture documentation.

How do you documents software interfaces and the behaviour of software elements?

Analyze the role of variability in architecture documentation with an example.

Define refinement and explain the principles of sound documentation.

What is the need for documentation in software architecture and what are the basic principles to follow?

Write a short notes on (any three) :

What are the challenges faced by businesses while implementing e-commerce solutions?

Compare Microsoft and Java technologies in terms of web application development.

What is IP addressing and why is it important in networking?

How does public-private partnership (PPP) help in e-governance?

Explain design rules of user interface architecture.