Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic

Software Architecture provides views and structure of the system at a high-level of abstraction. The selection of software architecture and user interface design has a great influence upon the quality of software. Our research is going in two directions; one to find the impact of layered architectu...

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Main Authors: Shazia Yousaf, Hina Ibrar, Sobia Yousaf, Tauseef Ahmad Rana
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Language:English
Published: The University of Lahore 2025-06-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Engineering & Technology
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Online Access:https://journals.uol.edu.pk/pakjet/article/view/2877
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description Software Architecture provides views and structure of the system at a high-level of abstraction. The selection of software architecture and user interface design has a great influence upon the quality of software. Our research is going in two directions; one to find the impact of layered architectural style upon maintainability of software and secondly to find the impact of user interface design with three-dimensional (3D) modeling upon usability of software. We need to choose architectural solutions based on the proven facts in order to find the desired quality attributes. The literature for the impact of architecture patterns on quality attributes shows a lack in achieving usability, that’s why we have chosen to assess a software architectural pattern along with interface design in order to achieve usability along with other quality attributes. We implemented a system “Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic tool with 3D Modeling” based on the layered architectural style, then we evaluated this system for maintainability and usability.
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spelling doaj-art-18b8f19b8d3e48589d4e1f0ba80cdcda2025-08-20T02:41:48ZengThe University of LahorePakistan Journal of Engineering & Technology2664-20422664-20502025-06-018110.51846/vol8iss1pp55-63Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance AnalyticShazia Yousaf0Hina Ibrar1Sobia Yousaf2Tauseef Ahmad Rana3Department of Software Engineering, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Software Engineering, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Software Engineering, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Computer Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Software Architecture provides views and structure of the system at a high-level of abstraction. The selection of software architecture and user interface design has a great influence upon the quality of software. Our research is going in two directions; one to find the impact of layered architectural style upon maintainability of software and secondly to find the impact of user interface design with three-dimensional (3D) modeling upon usability of software. We need to choose architectural solutions based on the proven facts in order to find the desired quality attributes. The literature for the impact of architecture patterns on quality attributes shows a lack in achieving usability, that’s why we have chosen to assess a software architectural pattern along with interface design in order to achieve usability along with other quality attributes. We implemented a system “Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic tool with 3D Modeling” based on the layered architectural style, then we evaluated this system for maintainability and usability. https://journals.uol.edu.pk/pakjet/article/view/28773D Modeling, Layered Architecture, Maintainability, Quality Attribute, Software Architectural Pattern, User Interface Design, Usability
spellingShingle Shazia Yousaf
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Tauseef Ahmad Rana
Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
Pakistan Journal of Engineering & Technology
3D Modeling, Layered Architecture, Maintainability, Quality Attribute, Software Architectural Pattern, User Interface Design, Usability
title Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
title_full Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
title_fullStr Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
title_short Effects of Layered Architecture & UI Design upon Maintainability & Usability: An Implementation Case Study of 3D Electronic Communication Surveillance Analytic
title_sort effects of layered architecture ui design upon maintainability usability an implementation case study of 3d electronic communication surveillance analytic
topic 3D Modeling, Layered Architecture, Maintainability, Quality Attribute, Software Architectural Pattern, User Interface Design, Usability
url https://journals.uol.edu.pk/pakjet/article/view/2877
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