Giving name to a architecture

1. before deciding on the style we need to find
   1. the components of the system
   2. the interaction between these components (what connects them)
   3. the constraints regarding the way components can combine and interact
   4. the underlying computational model
   5. essential invariants
   6. where it can be used, some examples
   7. advantages and disadvantages
   8. common specialization

Reference : cs.cmu.edu