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Decomposition in computer science, also known as factoring, is breaking a complex problem or system into parts that are easier to conceive, understand, program, and maintain.

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Decomposition topics

Decomposition paradigm

A decomposition paradigm in computer programming is a strategy for organizing a program as a number of parts, and it usually implies a specific way to organize a program text. Usually the aim of using a decomposition paradigm is to optimize some metric related to program complexity, for example the modularity of the program or its maintainability.

Most decomposition paradigms suggest breaking down a program into parts so as to minimize the static dependencies among those parts, and to maximize the cohesiveness of each part. Some popular decomposition paradigms are the procedural, modules, abstract data type and object oriented ones.

The concept of decomposition paradigm is entirely independent and different from that of model of computation, but the two are often confused, most often in the cases of the functional model of computation being confused with procedural decomposition, and of the actor model of computation being confused with object oriented decomposition.

Decomposition diagram

  • Decomposition Structure
    Decomposition Structure
  • Negative Node-Numbered Context
    Negative Node-Numbered Context
  • Static, Dynamic, and Requirements Models for Systems Partition
    Static, Dynamic, and Requirements Models for Systems Partition
  • Functions and Use Scenarios Mapping to Requirements and Goals
    Functions and Use Scenarios Mapping to Requirements and Goals

A decomposition diagram shows a complex, process, organization, data subject area, or other type of object broken down into lower level, more detailed components. For example, decomposition diagrams may represent organizational structure or functional decomposition into processes. Decomposition diagrams provide a logical hierarchical decomposition of a system.

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