Exam 11: System Modeling With the Uml

When you draw a flowchart or write pseudocode, your purpose is to illustrate the individual steps in a process.

Creating a model for an existing system is called ____.

The actual use cases in a use case diagram are represented by ____.

The ____ shows how a business works from the perspective of those who actually interact with the business.

You show an include use case in a(n) ____________________ with a dashed arrow pointing to the subroutine use case.

Use cases always represent all the functions of a system.

You use a(n) ____ diagram when you want to focus on a system's hardware.

Each variation in the sequence of actions required in a use case is a(n) ____.

Because of its size and imprecision, the UML is relatively difficult to learn.

Large systems are easier to understand when you break them down into ____.

The ____ is a standard way to specify, construct, and document systems that use object-oriented methods.

The UML is a modeling language as well as a programming language.

As with flowcharts, pseudocode, hierarchy charts, and class diagrams, the UML has its own notation that consists of a set of specialized shapes and conventions.

A(n) ____________________ defines a branch in which all paths are followed simultaneously or concurrently.

____________________ is the detailed specification of how all the parts of a system will be implemented and coordinated.

____________________ diagrams use flowchart start and stop symbols (called lozenges) to describe actions and solid dots to represent start and stop states.

When you draw a hierarchy chart, you use more of a "____" approach.

A(n) ____________________ diagram emphasizes the organization of objects that participate in a system.

____________________ is the process of creating an improved model for an existing system.

System analysts sometimes ____ an existing system to get a better picture of its operation.