What is the impact of Software Architecture on Requirement Analysis? [closed]

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Write the impact of software architecture on Requirement Analysis

I was given the above question in my assignment. I have studied about Software Architecture and Requirement Analysis but I'm still confused by it.

Does Software Architecture have any impact on Requirement Analysis?

I have gone through my teacher's lecture and I couldn't find anything notable regarding this matter. He has also said that we have to do our own research on this.

According to my research Requirement Analysis is done before any prototyping or architecture designing. Which means Software Architecture isn't involved in the Requirement Analysis process. So how is it even possible to describe Software Architecture's impact on Requirement Analysis?

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You are right, requirements analysis should be done before anyone has thought about a solution. Thus architecture should have no impact on it. In the real world however things may be different. If your company has standardized on some platform you will usually have to work within that environment and that given architecture will be a constraint to what can be required. But the correct answer to this question in an educational setting would probably be "none".