An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems
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This paper presents a method for analyzing systems for nonfunctional qualities from the perspective of their software architecture and applies this method to the field of Internet information systems (IISs). Since nonfunctional qualities tend to be too abstract for comparing systems at the level of their software architecture, the method employs task scenarios as a way of comparing and contrasting the capabilities of different architectures with respect to specific aspects of the quality attributes of interest. Three issues are explored in detail in this paper: generality of the method, repeatability of the method, and the distinction between direct and indirect task scenarios with respect to architectural ramifications.
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Abowd, G., Bass, L., Clements, P., & Kazman, R. (1995, April 1). An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems. Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/.
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author={Abowd, Gregory and Bass, Len and Clements, Paul and Kazman, Rick},
title={An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems},
month={Apr},
year={1995},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-11}
}
Abowd, Gregory, Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman. "An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/.
G. Abowd, L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman, "An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-Apr-1995 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/. [Accessed: 11-Sep-2026].
Abowd, Gregory, Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman. "An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.
Abowd, Gregory; Bass, Len; Clements, Paul; & Kazman, Rick. An Architectural Analysis Case Study: Internet Information Systems. Software Engineering Institute. 1995. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/an-architectural-analysis-case-study-internet-information-systems/