Match the problem domains in GROUP I with the solution technologies in GROUP…
2013
Match the problem domains in GROUP I with the solution technologies in GROUP II.
GROUP I | GROUP II |
(P) Service Oriented Computing | (1) Interoperability |
(Q) Heterogeneous communicating systems | (2) BPMN |
(R) Information Representation | (3) Publish-find-bind |
(S) Process Description | (4) XML |
- A.
P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
- B.
P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
- C.
P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
- D.
P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
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Correct answer: C
Concept
A matching question of this kind is solved by knowing, for each problem domain, the standard technology purpose-built to address it. The governing idea: a domain names a need, and the matching Group-II entry names the established mechanism, standard, or notation that fulfils exactly that need. Identify each defining role and the pairing follows uniquely.
Application
Take each domain in turn and attach the technology whose defining purpose matches it:
Service oriented computing relies on services being advertised and consumed dynamically. The publish-find-bind interaction model is exactly this: a provider publishes a service description to a registry, a consumer finds it, then binds to invoke it. So P pairs with 3.
Heterogeneous communicating systems are independently built systems that must still exchange and use each other's information. That capability is interoperability. So Q pairs with 1.
Information representation needs a portable, self-describing way to encode structured data. XML is the markup standard for that. So R pairs with 4.
Process description needs a notation to model the steps and flow of a business process. BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) is that notation. So S pairs with 2.
Combining the four links gives P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2.
Cross-check
Each Group-II entry is used exactly once and no two domains compete for the same technology, which is required for a valid one-to-one matching. Reading it back: service computing = publish-find-bind, heterogeneity = interoperability, representation = XML, process = BPMN — each pair is the textbook association, confirming P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2.