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Quick questions on Robert France and Bernhard Rumpe reading

Being able to answer these questions does not prove that you remember the reading perfectly! But at least, not being able to answer them does suggest you should reread it. (Remark: this paper is quite dense. I would not expect you to be able to recall details from it in an exam. I would feel it was OK to give you a passage from it and ask you to explain things in it, though, say.)

There's no automated checking of these: just see if you could answer each question in a sentence or two. If not, see the page indicated.

• What is a runtime model? Given an example of how runtime models might be useful. (p2)
• What is a wicked problem? (p2)
• UML is a complex language. Why has such a complex language gained popularity? Why is its complexity a problem? Suggest two ways in which an organisation might avoid being overwhelmed. (p8-9)
• What does AOM stand for, and what is it? (p11-12)

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