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Fully Automated CIM-to-PIM Translation
publish date: 2026/06/08 21:08:34.791929 UTC
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True or False: The translation from a high-level Computation Independent Model (CIM) to a Platform Independent Model (PIM) can be fully automated by current MDA tools without any human intervention.
Correct Answer
False
Explanation
The translation from CIM to PIM remains a research problem and cannot currently be fully automated. A particularly difficult problem is the need to link concepts used in different CIMs. For example, the concept of a 'role' in a security CIM may need to be mapped to the concept of a 'staff member' in a hospital CIM — only a person who understands both the security domain and the hospital environment can make this mapping.
Reference
Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition