Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition
by Paul J. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc., Harvey M. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc.
K.2. Additional Diagram Types
The following are the seven diagram types that we have chosen not to use in our Software Engineering Case Study.
Object diagrams model a “snapshot” of the system by modeling a system’s objects and their relationships at a specific point in time. Each object represents an instance of a class from a class diagram, and several objects may be created from one class. For our ATM system, an object diagram could show several distinct Account objects side by side, illustrating that they are all part of the bank’s account database.
Component diagrams model the artifacts and components—resources (which include source files)—that make up the system.
Deployment diagrams model the system’s runtime requirements (such as the computer ...
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