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Ch6 Group2
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2. What are the two ways in which an architectural model of a system may
be used?
It can facilitate discussion about the system design or it can be a way of
documenting an architecture that has been designed.
The first way is useful because it can be useful to communicate with system
stakeholders and project planning because it is not cluttered with detail.
Stakeholders can relate and understand an abstract view of the system.
The second way's aim is to produce a complete system model that shows the
different components in a system, their interfaces and their connections.
10. What are the principal functions of the 4 layers in a generic information
system architecture?
The principal functions of a generic information system architecture include user
interface, user communications, information retrieval, and system database.
User interface is where the user will operate.
User communications layer handles all input and output from the user interface.
Information retrieval layer includes application specific logic for accessing and
updating the database.
Database is where data is stored that we can access for later use.