Question

What is Architectural Design?

(a) It is the activity of specifying internal elements of all major program parts,  structure and relationships

(b) It is the activity of specifying programs major parts,  their responsibilities,  properties and interfaces

(c) It is the activity of specifying a program’s external structure

(d) None of the mentioned

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Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) It is the activity of specifying programs major parts,  their responsibilities,  properties and interfaces

The best I can explain: Architectural design is the activity of specifying a program’s major parts,  responsibilities,  properties and their relationships.