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1
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What are the technical standards for legal and industry compliance

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ISO 42010 (Systems and software engineering - Architecture description)
ISO 924-11 (Ergonomics of human-system interaction)
ISO 27000 series (information security management system)
ISO 14000 series (Environmental managemt)

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what are the architecture frameworks used to promote consistency across the enterprise

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DoDAF (Department of Defence Architecture Framework)
Zachman (The Zachman Framework)
TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework)

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what are the professional standards used to promote organisational principles and drive competency

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BCS Code of Conduct
DDaT (Digital, Data and Technology Professional Capability Framework)
SFIA+ (Skills Framework for the Information Age Plus)

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what is the existing state in a gap analysis called

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as is

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what is the desired state in a gap analysis called

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to be

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what is the purpose of cross reference grids in applications architecutre

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visualise dependencies and relationships between applications

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what are the levels of architecture

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enterprise > domain > solution

enterprise = highest level, considers all activity
domain = more specific aspects of the enterprise
solution = specific business problem or opportunity

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what are the domains of enterprise architecture

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security, business, data, applications and infrsaturcture

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which domains does solution architecture affect

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all domains

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10
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define governance

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controlling activity and decision making to ensure that the change delivered matches the specifications agreed with the business through the use of processes and organisational structures

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define risk management

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coordinated activities to direct and control an organisation with regard to risk

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define compliance

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the state of being in accordance with established guidelines or specifications

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what is a delivery roadmap

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a high level plan for the delivery of the changes required to implement and deploy the solution.

based on gap analysis, models of the problem and solution are designed along with transitional states

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what is gap analysis

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the systematic identification of differences or gaps between two architectures. The gaps indicate which parts of the as-is architecture need to change to achieve the transformation to the to-be architecture.

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what is a business case

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a record of the decisions made by the business relating to the solution, including consideration of alternatives and cost benefit analysis and ROI forecast

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what is a risk assessment

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an assessment of risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies etc., typically captured in a RAID log

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whar are some of the drivers for architecture

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“internal and external factors
problem solving
strategic change
legal requirements

e.g. changes in legislationsm the offer of a new product or service or in response to competitor action”

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what does vmost stand for

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vision
mission
objectives
strategy
tactics”

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what are some exmaples of internal drivers of architecture

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business strategy
it strategy
business analysis techniques such as the life cycle for business change
enterprise architecture frameworks”

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what are some exmaples of external drivers of architecture

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Political
economical
social
technology
legilsation
environmental”

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what is an architecture description

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work product used to express the state of an architecture

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22
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what are the solution components

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POPIT

People
Organisation
Processes and procedures
Information and data
Technology

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what are the five stages in the five-stage life cycle for business change

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align
define - creating business case
design - what solution architecture is mainly focuses on
implement
realise - handover of solution

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what are the three levels of a business system

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it system
information system
business system

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what are the basic components of a business system

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actors
roles
functions
processes
capabilities
services
information concepts

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26
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what is an applications portfolio catalogue

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a list of all the applications in the enterprise with details of how and by whom they are being used

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what is an applications interface catalogue

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documents all of the interfaces between the applications

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Explain the purpose and use of cross-reference grids

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Cross-reference grids are a tool used to visualise the dependencies and relationships of applications with other areas of architecture and how this relates to a particular function or process within the organisation

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29
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Identify different kinds of applications

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User application
Infrastructure application
Platform application
Business application
Generic application

30
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what are business applications

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unique or off the shelf, such as enterprise resource planning (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics) or customer relationship management (CRM such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamic) systems

31
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what is a generic application

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used for multiple purposes eg office productivity Gmail

32
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what is an application platform

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PaaS

usually considered part of the infrastructure domain

33
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Explain the differences between data and information and how they are used

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Data: reinterpretable representation of information in a formalised manner suitable for communication or processing

information: Knowledge concerning objects, such as facts, events, things, processes or ideas

34
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As data is used throughout an organisation and throughout various applications, its state, structure and use changes

What are the states

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Data in Storage

Data in motion

Data structures

Data items

35
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what is a technical reference model

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taxonomy of the terminology, components and conceptual organisation of the infrastructure

36
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what is the standards reference catalogue

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describes all technical standards in use

37
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what is a hardware configuration view

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shows current (physical) and preferred (logical) configurations - supports design and rationalisation activities and to resolve conflicts

38
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what is an application technology matrix

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cross references between applications and the infrastructure services they use

39
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what is a platform model

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technology platforms that support the operations of business applications and the management of data

40
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what is an NFR

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non functional requirement

41
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what are use case models

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shows interactoins with internal and external components

42
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what are component models

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how components work together using messages

43
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Describe the role of APIs in software architecture

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Enable data exchange and other communications between applications

Enable modularisation and reuse of software components

44
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what are the key features of data architecture security

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Security protection.
Security feature.
Security policy.
Information domain.
Identity.
Encryption.
Checksum.

45
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what are the key features of data architecture security

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identification
authentication
authorisation
access

46
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what are the key features of infrastructure architecture security

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regular auditing
event monitoring
penetration testing and ethical hacking

47
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Checksum and digital signatures are both KEY concepts in the security of which architecture domain?

A

data

48
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Which of the following is a KEY concept in application architecture security?

A Segmentation.
B Modularity.
C Identification.
D Encryption.

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identification

49
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In infrastructure architecture security which KEY activity can be used to
expose vulnerabilities?

A Change analysis.
B Creating use case models.
C Penetration testing.
D Encryption.

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penetration testing

50
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what is meant by a holistic approach

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solution can include building blocks from any part of the business, not just IT

51
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what is strategic debt

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short-term, urgent solutions that go against strategy

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54
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what is strategic alignment

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takes a long term view on how the solution will work together

55
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what is the difference between a functional and non functional requirement

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functional requirements define what the product does - what the product must do to satisfy the needs of the stakeholders

non functional requirements describe how the product works

56
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what are the functional requirements categories

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information and data
business processes
business rules
transaction processing
reporting, management information, BI and analytics
administration and access management
legislation and regulation

57
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what are the categories for non functional requirement

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performance
capacity
integrity
accessibility
availability
usability
security

58
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what are some examples of constraints on functional requirements

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finance
technology
time
capability

59
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what are the stages of the solution architecture lifecycle

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  1. initiation
  2. discovery
  3. solution outline
  4. solution analysis
  5. logical design
  6. solution validation
  7. solution roadmap
  8. solution delivery
60
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what happens during the initiation phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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business authorises solution architecture work to begin

61
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what happens during the discovery phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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investigating the situation

engaging with stakeholders

gathering inputs

62
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what happens during the solution outline phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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describing one or more solutions in high level terms to stimulate feedback from the business

63
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what happens during the solution analysis phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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deciding on one or two solutions to take forward

developing POCs for these solutions

64
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what happens during the logical design phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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developing a single model of the solution and its components

65
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what happens during the solution validation phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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testing and assuring that the design addresses the concerns of stakeholders, maximising positive impact and minimising disruption

66
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what happens during the roadmap development phase of the solution architecture lifecycle

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produce a structured delivery plan with stakeholder priorities and timelines

67
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what are the stakeholder categories in solution architecture

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  • business owners and senior managers
  • business sponsor or product owner
  • end users or business actors
  • customers and business ervice users
  • solution architecht
68
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what does RACI stand for

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responsibility
accountability
consultation
information

69
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what is the purpose of a business case

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can include options of solutions that are used to support decision making and persuade stakeholders how to move forward

70
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what needs to be considered with business feasability

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strategic fit
timely
organisational fit
culture fit
capability fit
regulatory alignment

71
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what are the measures in the 2x2 matrix for benefits

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immediate -> longer term

tangible -> intangible

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