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Architecture Content Framework Flashcards

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Define Building Block

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  • Component of business, IT, architectural capability- Combines with other building blocks- To deliver architectures and solutions
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  • Functionality and attributes- Security, capability, manageability- Interfaces supplied- Interoperability and relationships to BBs- Dependent building blocks- Mapping to business entities and policies- List of reusable ABBs
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ABB specifications should contain

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  • Representation of a system from the perspective of a related set of concerns- What a stakeholder sees/is interested in- An instance templated by a viewpoint
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Define View

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Define Methodology

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  • Defined repeatable steps to address a problem- Defines a process and/or content
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  • Construction of models of a subject- Enables reasoning, insight, and clarity
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Define Modeling

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  • Key interests important to a stakeholder- Determine acceptability of a system
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Define Concern

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  • Existing IT resources - TOGAF Reference Model (TRM) - Generic industry reference models - Technology models for common architectures
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List Architecture Repository resources for C

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  • 1: Select reference models, viewpoints, tools- 2: Develop baseline architecture description- 3: Develop target architecture description- 4: Perform gap analysis- 5: Define candidate roadmap components- 6: Resolve impacts across Arch landscape
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What are the 9 steps in ADM phases B-D

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  • Formal work of an architecture project- Produced as outputs of ADM phases/cycles
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What is an Architecture Deliverable

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  • An idea that is useful in practical contexts- A way of putting building blocks into context- Describe reusable solutions to a problem- Describe how, when, why, what tradeoffs- Help architect identify combinations of BBs
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Define Architecture Patterns

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Define Architecture Building Block (ABB)

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  • Constituent of Architecture Model - Describes a single aspect of overall model
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  • Component of business, IT, architectural capability- Combines with other building blocks- To deliver architectures and solutions
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Define Building Block

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Recommended steps to create architecture views

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  • Refer to a library of viewpoints (e.g., TOGAF)- Select key stakeholders- Analyze their concerns and document them- Select appropriate viewpoints for concerns- Generate views using selected viewpoints
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  • Performance- Reliability- Security- Distribution- Evolvability
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Examples of concerns

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List/summarize 3 kinds of artifacts

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  • Catalogs: lists of things- Matrices: Show relationships between things- Diagrams: Pictures or illustrations
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What is a building block

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  • Functionality that meets a business need- Has published interfaces to access function- Interoperates with other building blocks
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  • Applications- Hardware- Subsystems- Systems of systems- Product lines- Enterprises- Other aggregations
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Examples of systems

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ABB specifications should contain

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  • Functionality and attributes- Security, capability, manageability- Interfaces supplied- Interoperability and relationships to BBs- Dependent building blocks- Mapping to business entities and policies- List of reusable ABBs
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Deliverables are

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  • Work contractually specified- Reviewed, agreed, signed off by stakeholders- Archived or stored in an Architecture Repository- Reference model, standard, or snapshot
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  • Catalogs: lists of things- Matrices: Show relationships between things- Diagrams: Pictures or illustrations
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List/summarize 3 kinds of artifacts

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  • Defines the perspective of a view- How to construct, information, models- Vantage point you are looking from- A template for a view- Might involve a specialized language
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Define Viewpoint

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  • Supports + implements the Enterprise Continuum- Stores architectural output of ADM work
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Describe the Architecture Repository

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  • Architecture Building Blocks (ABB)– Functional groupings- Solution Building Blocks (SBB)– Real products or custom development
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List and describe 2 types of building blocks

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  • ABB: Architectural building block– Describes a required capability- SBB: Solution building block– Implements an architectural capability
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List/summarize 2 kinds of building blocks

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Examples of systems

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  • Applications- Hardware- Subsystems- Systems of systems- Product lines- Enterprises- Other aggregations
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Define Modeling

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  • Construction of models of a subject- Enables reasoning, insight, and clarity
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  • Considers implementation and usage- Exploits technology and standards- May be assembled from other building blocks- May be a subassembly of a building block- Reusable and replaceable- Well specified with stable interfaces- Specification loos
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What are characteristics of a good building block

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List characteristics of SBBs

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  • Define implementing products and components- Define the implementation- Fulfill business requirements- Product and vendor aware
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List/summarize 2 kinds of building blocks

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  • ABB: Architectural building block– Describes a required capability- SBB: Solution building block– Implements an architectural capability
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List Architecture Repository resources for C

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  • Existing IT resources - TOGAF Reference Model (TRM) - Generic industry reference models - Technology models for common architectures
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Define Metadata

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  • Data about data- Describes characteristics of an entity
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  • Data about data- Describes characteristics of an entity
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Define Metadata

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  • Constituent of Architecture Model - Describes a single aspect of overall model
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Define Architecture Building Block (ABB)

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  • Define implementing products and components- Define the implementation- Fulfill business requirements- Product and vendor aware
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List characteristics of SBBs

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  • Work contractually specified- Reviewed, agreed, signed off by stakeholders- Archived or stored in an Architecture Repository- Reference model, standard, or snapshot
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Deliverables are

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Define Viewpoint

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  • Defines the perspective of a view- How to construct, information, models- Vantage point you are looking from- A template for a view- Might involve a specialized language
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What should an architecture view provide

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  • Should address stakeholder concerns- Views should be connected to each other- Conflicting concerns should be reconciled- Trade-offs made should be documented
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  • Defined repeatable steps to address a problem- Defines a process and/or content
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Define Methodology

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  • Components of business, IT, architecture- Can be combined with other building blocks- Deliver architectures and solutions- Described by artifacts or building blocks
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Building blocks are

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Describe the Architecture Repository

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  • Supports + implements the Enterprise Continuum- Stores architectural output of ADM work
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Define Architecture Patterns

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  • An idea that is useful in practical contexts- A way of putting building blocks into context- Describe reusable solutions to a problem- Describe how, when, why, what tradeoffs- Help architect identify combinations of BBs
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Examples of concerns

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  • Performance- Reliability- Security- Distribution- Evolvability
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  • Should address stakeholder concerns- Views should be connected to each other- Conflicting concerns should be reconciled- Trade-offs made should be documented
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What should an architecture view provide

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SBB specifications should contain

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  • Specific functionality and attributes- Interfaces implemented- Required SBBs and interface names- Mapping from SBBs to IT topology and policies- Security, capability, manageability- Performance, configurability- Design drivers and constraint
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How does the ADM use building blocks

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  • A: High level model of candidate ABBs- B-D: Define ABBs for BDAT domains in 9 steps- E: Select and/or associate SBBs with ABBs.
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Define System

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  • Collection of components- Organized to accomplish a function(s)
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List some examples of artifacts

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  • Requirements catalog- Business interaction matrix- Use case diagram- Network diagram- Server specification
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What is an Architecture Deliverable

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  • Formal work of an architecture project- Produced as outputs of ADM phases/cycles
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List and describe 2 types of building blocks

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  • Architecture Building Blocks (ABB)– Functional groupings- Solution Building Blocks (SBB)– Real products or custom development
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  • Specific functionality and attributes- Interfaces implemented- Required SBBs and interface names- Mapping from SBBs to IT topology and policies- Security, capability, manageability- Performance, configurability- Design drivers and constraint
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SBB specifications should contain

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  • Requirements catalog- Business interaction matrix- Use case diagram- Network diagram- Server specification
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List some examples of artifacts

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List characteristics of ABBs

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  • Define what functionality to be implemented- Capture architecture requirements (BDAT)- Direct and guide development of SBBs
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Building blocks are

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  • Components of business, IT, architecture- Can be combined with other building blocks- Deliver architectures and solutions- Described by artifacts or building blocks
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Artifacts are

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  • Describes an aspect of the architecture- Components of architectural deliverables
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  • Define what functionality to be implemented- Capture architecture requirements (BDAT)- Direct and guide development of SBBs
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List characteristics of ABBs

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Define Concern

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  • Key interests important to a stakeholder- Determine acceptability of a system
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  • Architecture building blocks (ABB)- Architecture contract- Architecture definition document- Architecture principles- Architecture requirements specification- Architecture roadmap- Architecture vision- Business principles, goals, drivers
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List some Architecture Deliverables

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  • Refer to a library of viewpoints (e.g., TOGAF)- Select key stakeholders- Analyze their concerns and document them- Select appropriate viewpoints for concerns- Generate views using selected viewpoints
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Recommended steps to create architecture views

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  • Collection of components- Organized to accomplish a function(s)
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Define System

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  • Describes an aspect of the architecture- Components of architectural deliverables
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Artifacts are

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  • Functionality that meets a business need- Has published interfaces to access function- Interoperates with other building blocks
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What is a building block

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What are the 9 steps in ADM phases B-D

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  • 1: Select reference models, viewpoints, tools- 2: Develop baseline architecture description- 3: Develop target architecture description- 4: Perform gap analysis- 5: Define candidate roadmap components- 6: Resolve impacts across Arch landscape
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List some Architecture Deliverables

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  • Architecture building blocks (ABB)- Architecture contract- Architecture definition document- Architecture principles- Architecture requirements specification- Architecture roadmap- Architecture vision- Business principles, goals, drivers
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Define View

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  • Representation of a system from the perspective of a related set of concerns- What a stakeholder sees/is interested in- An instance templated by a viewpoint
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What are characteristics of a good building block

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  • Considers implementation and usage- Exploits technology and standards- May be assembled from other building blocks- May be a subassembly of a building block- Reusable and replaceable- Well specified with stable interfaces- Specification loos
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  • A: High level model of candidate ABBs- B-D: Define ABBs for BDAT domains in 9 steps- E: Select and/or associate SBBs with ABBs.
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How does the ADM use building blocks

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