Basic Concepts

Question 1

What is the TOGAF Standard?

Answer 1

The TOGAF standard is a framework and method for architecture development.

Question 2

Why you need a framework for Enterprise Architecture?

Answer 2

• Architecture design is complex.
• Using a framework can speed up the process.
• Using a framework ensures more complete coverage.
• A framework provides a set of tools and a common vocabulary

Question 3

Structure of the TOGAF Standard

Answer 3

1. Introduction
2. Architecture Development Method (ADM)
3. ADM Guidelines and Techniques
4. Architecture Content Framework
5. Enterprise Continuum and Tools
6. Architecture Capability Framework

Question 4

Part 1: Introduction

Answer 4

Provides a high-level introduction to the key concepts of Enterprise Architecture and, in particular, to the TOGAF approach. It contains the definitions of terms used throughout the standard.

Question 5

Part 2: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Answer 5

Describes the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) – a process for deriving an organization-specific Enterprise Architecture that addresses business requirements.

Question 6

Part 3: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

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Contains a collection of guidelines and techniques available for use in applying the TOGAF approach and the TOGAF ADM. (Additional guidelines and techniques are also in the TOGAF Library.)

Question 7

Part 4: Architecture Content Framework

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Describes the TOGAF content framework, including a structured metamodel for architectural artifacts, the use of re-usable Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs), and an overview of typical architecture deliverables

Question 8

Part 5: Enterprise Continuum and Tools

Answer 8

Discusses appropriate taxonomies and tools to categorize and store the outputs of architecture activity within an enterprise.

Question 9

Part 6: Architecture Capability Framework

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Discusses the organization, processes, skills, roles, and responsibilities required to establish and operate an architecture practice within an enterprise.

Question 10

Part 2: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Answer 10

A part of the TOGAF document that provides a number of architecture development phases, together with narratives for each phase

Question 11

Structure of the TOGAF Library

Answer 11

1. Foundation Documents
2. Generic Guidance and Techniques
3. Industry-Specific Guidance and Techniques
4. Organization-Specific Guidance and Techniques

Question 12

Section 1: Foundation Documents

Answer 12

Broadly applicable information relating to the subject of the TOGAF framework or Enterprise Architecture.

Question 13

Section 2: Generic Guidance and Techniques

Answer 13

Information describing architecture styles and how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture can be adapted to exploit the characteristics of a more specific context.

Question 14

Section 3: Industry-Specific Guidance and Techniques

Answer 14

Information describing how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture can be applied to meet the specific needs of a vertical industry segment.

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Section 4: Organization-Specific Guidance and Techniques

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Information describing how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture have been applied to meet the needs of specific enterprises8

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Architecture Domains Supported by the TOGAF Standard

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• Business Architecture
• Data Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Technology Architecture

Question 17

Business Architecture

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The business strategy, governance, organization, and key business processes.

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Data Architecture

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The structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets and data management resources.

Question 19

Application Architecture

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A blueprint for the individual application systems to be deployed, their interactions, and their relationships to the core business processes of the organization.

Question 20

Technology Architecture

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The software and hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of business, data, and application services. This includes IT infrastructure, middleware, networks, communications, processing, and standards.

Question 21

Enterprise Architecture Capability

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Is the ability of an organization to effectively undertake the activities of an Enterprise Architecture practice

Question 22

Reference Models Included in the Enterprise Continuum

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• TOGAF Foundation Architecture Technical Reference Model
• Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM)

Question 23

TOGAF Foundation Architecture Technical Reference Model

Answer 23

The TOGAF Technical Reference Model is an architecture of generic services and functions that provides a foundation on which specific architectures and Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs) can be built.

Question 24

Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM)

Answer 24

The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM) is based on the TOGAF Foundation Architecture and is specifically aimed at helping the design of architectures that enable and support the vision of Boundaryless Information Flow.

Question 25

What is an enterprise?

Answer 25

• A collection of organizations that share common goals, such as a government agency, part of a corporation, or a corporation in its entirety
• Large corporations may comprise multiple enterprises
• An “extended enterprise” can include partners, suppliers, and customers

Question 26

What is architecture?

Answer 26

Architecture is defined as “the fundamental concepts or properties of a system in its environment embodied in its elements, relationships, and in the principles of its design and evolution”