Systems Analysis and Design - Chapter 4 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024
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A class that only exists in a model so subclasses can inherit from it. - Answers Abstract Class
Descriptions of the activities performed as part of a transition. - Answers Action-Expressions
A type of whole-part relationship in which the component parts also exist as individual objects apart
from the aggregate. - Answers Aggregation
A term, in UML, that describes a naturally occurring relationship between specific things. - Answers
Association
An association that is also treated as a class; often required in order to capture attributes for the
association. - Answers Association Class
Descriptive pieces of information about things or objects. - Answers Attributes
Associations between exactly two distinct types of things. - Answers Binary Associations
A technique used to identify problem domain classes in which developers work with users to identify
classes by thinking about different types of things they use in their work. - Answers Brainstorming
Technique
When words are concatenated to form a single word and the first letter of each embedded word is
capitalized. - Answers Camelback Notation
When words are concatenated to form a single word and the first letter of each embedded word is
capitalized. - Answers Camelcase Notation
A measure of the number of links in a particular relationship between a thing (database data entity) and
one or more other things (database data entities) - Answers Cardinality
A category or classification of a set of objects or things. - Answers Class
A diagram consisting of classes (i.e. sets of objects) and associations among the classes. - Answers Class
Diagram
A type of whole-part relationship in which the component parts cannot exist as individual objects apart
from the total composition. - Answers Composition
An attribute that consists of multiple pieces of information but is best treated in the aggregate. -
Answers Compound Attribute
A class that allows individual objects or instances to exist. - Answers Concrete Class
The condition of being in more than one state at a time. - Answers Concurrency (Concurrent States)
, When one or more states in a path are parallel to one or more states in another path. - Answers
Concurrent Paths
The term used in ERD modeling to describe things about which the system needs to store information. -
Answers Data Entities
For a particular transition, the state to which an object moves after the completion of a transition. -
Answers Destination State
Classes that describes objects from the problem domain. - Answers Domain Classes
A class diagram that only includes classes from the problem domain. - Answers Domain Model Class
Diagram
A diagram consisting of data entities, their attributes, and their relationships. - Answers Entity-
Relationship Diagram (ERD)
A type of hierarchical relationship in which subordinate classes are subsets of objects of the superior
classes; an inheritance hierarchy. - Answers Generalization/Specialization Relationships
A true/false test to see whether a transition can fire. - Answers Guard-Condition
An attribute the value which uniquely identifies an individual think or object. - Answers Identifier (Key)
The concept that specialization classes inherit characteristics of the generalization class. - Answers
Inheritance
In UML, a measure of the number of links in a particular association between a thing (object) and one or
more other things (objects). - Answers Multiplicity
The actual numeric count of the constraints on things (UML objects) allowed in an association. - Answers
Multiplicity Constraints
An association between n distinct types of things. - Answers N-Ary Association
A technique used to identify things in the problem domain by finding and classifying the nouns in a
dialog or description. - Answers Noun Technique
For a particular transition, the original state of an object from which the transition occurs. - Answers
Origin State
A sequential set of connected states and transitions. - Answers Path
The area of expertise or application that needs to be examined to solve a problem. A problem domain is
simply looking at only the topics of an individual's interest, and excluding everything else. - Answers
Problem Domain
The starting point of a state machine diagram, indicated by a black dot. - Answers Pseudostate
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A class that only exists in a model so subclasses can inherit from it. - Answers Abstract Class
Descriptions of the activities performed as part of a transition. - Answers Action-Expressions
A type of whole-part relationship in which the component parts also exist as individual objects apart
from the aggregate. - Answers Aggregation
A term, in UML, that describes a naturally occurring relationship between specific things. - Answers
Association
An association that is also treated as a class; often required in order to capture attributes for the
association. - Answers Association Class
Descriptive pieces of information about things or objects. - Answers Attributes
Associations between exactly two distinct types of things. - Answers Binary Associations
A technique used to identify problem domain classes in which developers work with users to identify
classes by thinking about different types of things they use in their work. - Answers Brainstorming
Technique
When words are concatenated to form a single word and the first letter of each embedded word is
capitalized. - Answers Camelback Notation
When words are concatenated to form a single word and the first letter of each embedded word is
capitalized. - Answers Camelcase Notation
A measure of the number of links in a particular relationship between a thing (database data entity) and
one or more other things (database data entities) - Answers Cardinality
A category or classification of a set of objects or things. - Answers Class
A diagram consisting of classes (i.e. sets of objects) and associations among the classes. - Answers Class
Diagram
A type of whole-part relationship in which the component parts cannot exist as individual objects apart
from the total composition. - Answers Composition
An attribute that consists of multiple pieces of information but is best treated in the aggregate. -
Answers Compound Attribute
A class that allows individual objects or instances to exist. - Answers Concrete Class
The condition of being in more than one state at a time. - Answers Concurrency (Concurrent States)
, When one or more states in a path are parallel to one or more states in another path. - Answers
Concurrent Paths
The term used in ERD modeling to describe things about which the system needs to store information. -
Answers Data Entities
For a particular transition, the state to which an object moves after the completion of a transition. -
Answers Destination State
Classes that describes objects from the problem domain. - Answers Domain Classes
A class diagram that only includes classes from the problem domain. - Answers Domain Model Class
Diagram
A diagram consisting of data entities, their attributes, and their relationships. - Answers Entity-
Relationship Diagram (ERD)
A type of hierarchical relationship in which subordinate classes are subsets of objects of the superior
classes; an inheritance hierarchy. - Answers Generalization/Specialization Relationships
A true/false test to see whether a transition can fire. - Answers Guard-Condition
An attribute the value which uniquely identifies an individual think or object. - Answers Identifier (Key)
The concept that specialization classes inherit characteristics of the generalization class. - Answers
Inheritance
In UML, a measure of the number of links in a particular association between a thing (object) and one or
more other things (objects). - Answers Multiplicity
The actual numeric count of the constraints on things (UML objects) allowed in an association. - Answers
Multiplicity Constraints
An association between n distinct types of things. - Answers N-Ary Association
A technique used to identify things in the problem domain by finding and classifying the nouns in a
dialog or description. - Answers Noun Technique
For a particular transition, the original state of an object from which the transition occurs. - Answers
Origin State
A sequential set of connected states and transitions. - Answers Path
The area of expertise or application that needs to be examined to solve a problem. A problem domain is
simply looking at only the topics of an individual's interest, and excluding everything else. - Answers
Problem Domain
The starting point of a state machine diagram, indicated by a black dot. - Answers Pseudostate
