To specify the contract between components

To conduct unit testing of components

To implement the functionality of components

To identify potential components

To minimize dependencies between components

To ensure that components depend on abstractions rather than concrete implementations

To support the extension of components without modifying their source code

To promote high cohesion within components

To design the overall system architecture

To optimize system performance

To implement user interface components

To promote modularity and reusability

Improved system performance

Agility, scalability, and resilience

Enhanced user experience

Reduced development costs

A hardware component used in a computer system

A self-contained, modular unit of software that encapsulates a specific piece of functionality

A collection of software libraries used in a system

A software program that performs a specific task

Information

hiding

Abstraction

layers

All of

mentioned

Low

complexity

Strong

relatedness

Simple

design

Loose

coupling