Subject: Object Oriented Modeling and Design

Difficulty: Medium

Marks: 4 Marks

Notations:-

1. Node: A node is physical element that exists at runtime & represents a computation resource with some memory and processing capability. Nodes can be a server, printer, cash dispenser etc

2. Communication line- Association: Communication line is used to connect 2 nodes or nodes with other devices. Communication lines specify 2 types of relationship for connecting to either a node or to the component. It is shown with a solid line.

3. Communication line-dependency: It is used to show relationship between node and a component. A component is placed inside the node to provide processing capability to the node. A node depends on the component. Dependency is shown with dashed line and a arrow head. It connects node with the component arrow head points towards component.

4. Artifact: Artifacts are physical file that execute or are used by software of the system. Artifacts includes: 1. Executable files such as .exe or .jar files 2. Library files such as .dll files 3. Source files such as .java or .cpp files 4. Configuration files that are used by software at runtime in specific format such as .xml or .txt