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Module A: Industrial Systems

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Module A of the Foundations of Software Architecture course, based on A Software Architecture Primer by John Reekie and Rohan McAdam.


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Text-reading questions

  1. What quality attributes are needed by systems located in adverse physical environments?
  2. What is a typical set of layers or tiers in the software architecture of a complex industrial plant?
  3. What is the fundamental unit of processing in an industrial plant. How many would you expect to see in a large plant?
  4. In what ways can redundancy be used in low-level plant control systems?
  5. Name some usability needs of a plant operator.
  6. What types of functionality would a production planner need, and how would these be supported by the architecture?

Exploration questions

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