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Which of the following about CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) is incorrect?
a. The information repository is the heart of an Integrated CASE tool.
b. Integrated CASE tools are stand-alone CASE tools connected together by the information repository.
c. Software reusability provided by Integrated CASE tools is attained through the use of the information repository.
d. CASE technology is mainly applied to eliminate the tasks of analysis and design for systems analysts.
e. None of the above
The correct answer is: a) The information repository is the heart of an Integrated CASE tool.
Because there are Two types of mechanisms have been used in CASE software to store design information:
The heart of a well-designed I-CASE system is a repository, which is used as a knowledge base to store information about the organization, its structure, enterprise model, functions, procedures, data models etc. The meaning represented by diagrams and their detail windows is stored in the repository. The repository steadily accumulates information relating to the planning, analysis, design, construction and maintenance of systems. In other words: The repository is the heart of a CASE system.