Software architecture involves the high level structure of software system abstraction, by using decomposition and composition, with architectural style and quality attributes. A software architecture design must conform to the major functionality and performance requirements of the system, as well as satisfy the non-functional requirements such as reliability, scalability, portability, and availability.
A software architecture must describe its group of components, their connections, interactions among them and deployment configuration of all components.
A software architecture can be defined in many ways −
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UML (Unified Modeling Language) − UML is one of object-oriented solutions used in software modeling and design.
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Architecture View Model (4+1 view model) − Architecture view model represents the functional and non-functional requirements of software application.
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ADL (Architecture Description Language) − ADL defines the software architecture formally and semantically.
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