Software Architecture: Data Modeling
Assignment requires Microsoft Visio for the UML Diagragms. Paper is to be Arial 12 pt, doubled spaced, 3-4 pages and also a reference page and in-text citations
Data Modeling
Create a data model for the Fantasy Games scenario.
Developing a data model is an important part of the software-development process. A data model is a representation of the data you are using in your application. For example, all applications require users; therefore, you will develop a user object. Once the software architect knows the data model, the architect is better able to develop the necessary software. As a software architect, you will find yourself developing data models for each system you create.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Define business problems that can be solved using software architecture concepts and standards.
o Explain the approach to the data model development.
• Competency 2: Explain fundamental concepts and principles of software architecture.
o Determine objects necessary to create the data model.
• Competency 3: Create a software and data architecture for an organization.
o Create a class diagram for the data model.
• Competency 4: Apply collaboration strategies in the software architecture process.
o Describe relationships between the data model objects.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively.
o Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities
For this assessment, create a data model based on the Fantasy Games scenario.
Preparation
To begin, read the following Fantasy Games scenario:
Fantasy Games Scenario
The CIO of Fantasy Games has hired your consulting company to design Fantasy's software architecture. The company is adding a new game titled Asteroids to its catalog and intends to build a multiplayer environment for this new game. You must add an entirely new subcomponent to their existing Web community in order to support this game, and you must create a software architecture proposal for this new subsystem. As part of your proposal, Fantasy asks you to develop a single-player, working prototype of the game itself.
The Fantasy Games community currently has 1.2 million users, and they expect that user activity will grow tremendously with the addition of this new environment. Your design must be flexible enough to accommodate the current number of users, plus all anticipated and unanticipated future growth.
The Asteroids Web component, or subsystem, for this game should include many of the same features found on other popular online gaming sites such as chat, instant messaging, user-rank functionality, and high-score display. Although Fantasy Games currently has a few other multiplayer games available within their overall community, they would like this project to set the new standards for how similar subsystems will be added in the future.
Directions
Create a 3-4-page professional paper in which you complete the following:
Create a data model for the Fantasy Games scenario. This assessment requires both a written description and the creation of a diagram. Consider the following:
• What objects will you use from the Fantasy Games scenario to create the data model for chatting, instant messaging, user-rank functionality, and high-score display?
• What are the relationships between the objects you created? Relationships are how the objects interact with each other.
• Explain the approach to the data model. Then, use Visio to create a UML class diagram for the data model.