Scribd
Upload
41 views8 pages

Why We Model?: Keng Siau University of Nebraska-Lincoln

This document discusses modeling and its objectives. Modeling simplifies reality and provides a blueprint for a system's structure and behavior. Models help communicate, visualize, understand, and guide the construction of a system. They also expose opportunities for simplification, reuse, and document decisions made. The choice of models influences problem solving and solution shaping. No single model is sufficient, so multiple independent models are needed. Object-oriented modeling uses objects and classes as primary building blocks rather than procedures. UML supports object-oriented systems through visualization, specification, construction, and documentation.

Uploaded by

Vijaya Prakash Rajanala
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
41 views8 pages

Why We Model?: Keng Siau University of Nebraska-Lincoln

This document discusses modeling and its objectives. Modeling simplifies reality and provides a blueprint for a system's structure and behavior. Models help communicate, visualize, understand, and guide the construction of a system. They also expose opportunities for simplification, reuse, and document decisions made. The choice of models influences problem solving and solution shaping. No single model is sufficient, so multiple independent models are needed. Object-oriented modeling uses objects and classes as primary building blocks rather than procedures. UML supports object-oriented systems through visualization, specification, construction, and documentation.

Uploaded by

Vijaya Prakash Rajanala
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 8

Why We Model?

Keng Siau
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Modeling and Model

 Modeling

 A central part of all the activities that lead up to


the deployment of good software

 Model

 A simplification of reality
 Provides the blueprint of a system
Objectives of Modeling

 To communicate the desired structure and behavior


of the system
 To visualize and control the system’s architecture
 To better understand the system we are building
 To serve as a template that guide us in constructing
a system
 To expose opportunities for simplification and
reuse
 To document the decisions made
 To manage risk
Principles of Modeling

 The choice of what models to create has a


profound influence on how a problem is
attacked and how a solution is shaped

 Every model may be expressed at different


levels of precision
Principles of Modeling

 The best models are connected to reality

 No single model is sufficient. Every


nontrivial system is best approached
through a small set of nearly independent
models
Traditional vs.
Object-Orientated Approach
 Traditional view
 an algorithm perspective
 main building block is the procedure or
function

 OO view
 main building block is the object or class
 an object is a thing
a class is a description of a set of common objects
Object

 Every object has


 Identity
 you can name it or distinguish it from other objects
 State
 there’s generally some data associated with it
 Behavior
 you can do things to the object
 the object can do things to other objects
Purpose of UML

 To support object-oriented systems


 visualization
 specification
 construction
 documentation

You might also like