Unit 3/Chapter 4 - Generic Metamodel

Question 1

Generic metamodel fragment consists of two main types of elements:

Answer 1

Structures & Behavior elements

Question 2

Nouns

Answer 2

Structure elements

Question 3

Verbs

Answer 3

Behavior elements

Question 4

Structure elements can be subdivided into ___ elements & ____ elements.

Answer 4

Active Structure & Passive Structure

Question 5

Active structure elements can be further subdivided into ____ active structure elements & ___ active structure elements.

Answer 5

External & Internal

Question 6

Behavior elements can be subdivided into ___ elements, ___ elements, & ___.

Answer 6

Internal behavior, External Behavior & Events

Question 7

Subject

Answer 7

Active Structure

Question 8

Object

Answer 8

Passive Structure

Question 9

____ elements are the subjects that can perform behavior

Answer 9

Active Structure

Question 10

The business actors, application components, nodes, that realize this behavior

Answer 10

Internal Active Structure Elements

Question 11

The interfaces that expose this behavior to the environment

Answer 11

External Active Structure Elements

Question 12

Represents an entity that is capable of performing behavior

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Internal Active Structure Element

Question 13

Denoted using boxes with square corners and an icon in the upper right hand corner, or by the icon on its own

Answer 13

Internal active structure element

Question 14

Called an interface, represents a point of access where one or more services are provided to the environment

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External active structure element

Question 15

Represent the dynamic aspect of the enterprise

Answer 15

Behavior elements

Question 16

Represents a unit of activity performed by one or more active structure elements

Answer 16

Internal Behavior element

Question 17

Called a service, represents an explicitly defined exposed behavior

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External behavior element

Question 18

Denoted in the standard iconography using boxes with round corners & an icon in the upper right corner, or by the icon on its own

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Internal Behavior Element

Question 19

A state change.

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Event

Question 20

Can be accessed by behavior elements

Answer 20

Passive structure elements

Question 21

Represents an element on which a behavior is performed

Answer 21

Passive Structure Elemeent

Question 22

Often information or data objects, but can represent physical objects

Answer 22

Passive structure elements

Question 23

A sequence of behaviors that achieves a specific results

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Process

Question 24

Represents a collection of behavior based on specific criteria, such as required resources, competencies, or location

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Function

Question 25

An aggregate of two or more internal active structure elements, working together to perform some collective behavior

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Collaboration

Question 26

Represents a unit of collective behavior performed by two or more internal active structure elements, either assigned directly or aggregated in a collaboration.

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Interaction

Question 27

Consist of other concepts, possibly from multiple aspects or layer of the language

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Composite element

Question 28

Aggregates or composes concepts that belong together based on some common characteristic

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Grouping element

Question 29

A conceptual or physical place or position where concepts are located or performed

Answer 29

Location