Software Architecture

Software Architecture

1. Its defined by

   • Elements
     • Decompose in
       • Data Elements
       • Processing Elements
       • Connecting Elements
   • Form
     • Consists of
       • Relationships
       • Properties
       • Weight
   • Rationale
     • Is measured by
       • User satisfaction
         • Is determined by
           • Functional requirements
           • Non-functional requirements

2. Prescribes

   • How the system should be built

3. Describes

   • High level structure of the system

4. It's important becuase

   • Facilitates communication among stakeholders
   • Helps making early design decisions
   • Promotes transferable abstraction

5. Has

   • Architectural Styles
     • Are determined by
       • Set of Component Types
       • Set of Connectors
       • Topological Structure
       • Set of Semantic Constraints
     • Are
       • Abstractions for architectures with common features
     • Ignore details regarding
       • Function of the system and components
       • Number of components
       • Mechanism of interaction