TOGAF 9 Exam 2 Flashcards
What according to TOGAF is an Enterprise?
A. Entire business group or corporation comprising of all local and international main and sub offices, divisions, subsidiaries, and departments
B. Any collection of organizations that has a common set of goals
C. Any large organization
D. An enterprise is an organization that uses computers
E. A large corporation or government agency, but it may also refer to a company of any size with many systems and users to manage
B
Any collection of organizations that has a common set of goals
Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about an Architecture Framework?
A. An architecture framework is a tool that can be used for developing a broad range of different architectures
B. An architecture framework should describe a method for designing an information system in terms of a set of building blocks, and for showing how the building blocks fit together
C. Architecture Framework is a set of resources, guidelines, templates, background information, etc. provided to help the architect establish an architecture practice within an organization
D. An architecture framework should contain a set of tools and provide a common vocabulary
E. An architecture framework should also include a list of recommended standards and compliant products that can be used to implement the building blocks
C
Architecture Framework is a set of resources, guidelines, templates, background information, etc. provided to help the architect establish an architecture practice within an organization
Which of the following statement is NOT a reason for suitability of TOGAF as a Framework for Enterprise Architecture?
A. It provides an immediate return on investment
B. It has been developed through the collaborative efforts of more than 300 Architecture Forum member companies from some of the world’s leading IT customers and vendors and represents best practice in architecture development
C. It will allow architectures to be developed that are consistent, reflect the needs of stakeholders, employ best practice, and give due consideration both to current requirements and to the likely future needs of the business
D. It plays an important role in helping to “de-mystify” and de-risk the architecture development process
E. It provides a platform for adding value, and enables users to build genuinely open systems-based solutions to address their business issues and needs
A
TOGAF as a Framework for Enterprise Architecture does NOT provide an immediate return on investment
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Architecture Capability Framework?
A. Standards with which new architectures must comply
B. Guidelines for establishing an Architecture Capability within an organization
C. A set of role, skill, and experience norms for staff undertaking enterprise architecture work
D. Techniques for evaluating and quantifying an organization’s maturity in enterprise architecture
E. Framework and guidelines for Architecture Governance
A
Standards with which new architectures must comply are not part of the Architecture Capability Framework
TOGAF recommends running the enterprise architecture practice like any other operational unit within a business. For that, which of the following processes capability needs to be established?
A. Environment Management, Supplier Management and Network Management
B. Risk Management, Resource Management and IT Management
C. Communications and Stakeholder Management, Quality Management and Presentation Management
D. Financial Management, Performance Management and Service Management
E. Configuration Management, Release Management and Change management
D
Financial Management, Performance Management and Service Management
According to TOGAF Document Categorization Model, which are the four categories of content?
A. Central, Mandated, Recommended and Supporting
B. Core, Mandated, Reference and Supplemental
C. Central, Mandated, Recommended and Supplemental
D. Central, Mandated, Reference and Supplemental
E. Core, Mandated, Recommended and Supporting
C
Core, Mandated, Recommended and Supporting
Which of the following statements is NOT true for ADM?
A. ADM defines a recommended sequence for the various phases and steps involved in developing an organization-wide enterprise architecture
B. ADM does not determine the scope for an enterprise architecture activity; this must be determined by the organization itself
C. The numbering scheme provided in the TOGAF ADM for its outputs is a mandated practice
D. An output in an early ADM phase may be modified in a later phase
E. The ADM has ten phases
C
The numbering scheme provided in the TOGAF ADM for its outputs is NOT a mandated practice
Which of the following is a Key Point of the ADM Cycle?
A. Decisions taken should be based on the value accruing to the enterprise only
B. ADM provides a recommended the scope of activity which can be tailored by the organization itself
C. The main guideline is to focus on what creates value to the enterprise, and to select horizontal and vertical scope, and project schedules, accordingly
D. Where necessary, use of the ADM should be tailored to meet the needs of the organization but phases cannot be omitted
D. Though ADM is iterative, the decisions regarding enterprise coverage, level of detail, time period and architecture asset re-use needs to be take upfront
C
The main guideline is to focus on what creates value to the enterprise, and to select horizontal and vertical scope, and project schedules, accordingly
Which of the following is NOT a correct reason for limiting the scope of the Architecture Activity?
A. The inflexibility of the baseline IT technical architecture
B. The realities of resource and time constraints often mean there is not enough time, funding, or resources to build a top-down, all-inclusive architecture description encompassing all four architecture domains
C. To ensure an appropriate demarcation between the architecture effort and other, related activities (system design, system engineering, system development)
D. The organizational authority of the team producing the architecture
E. The objectives and stakeholder concerns to be addressed within the architecture
A
The inflexibility of the baseline IT technical architecture is NOT a correct reason for limiting the scope of the Architecture Activity
Which among the following statements about Architecture Continuum is NOT true?
A. It offers a consistent way to define and understand the generic rules, representations, and relationships in an architecture, including traceability and derivation relationships
B. It represents a structuring of Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs) which are re-usable architecture assets
C. Every artifact in the Solutions Continuum has a one to one relationship with a corresponding artifact in the Architecture Continuum
D. It shows the relationships among foundational frameworks, common system architectures, industry architectures, and enterprise architectures
E. It is a useful tool to discover commonality and eliminate unnecessary redundancy
C
NOT TRUE: Every artifact in the Solutions Continuum has a one to one relationship with a corresponding artifact in the Architecture Continuum
The relationship between the Architecture Continuum and the Solutions Continuum is one of ____
A. Guidance, derivation and support
B. Guidance, direction and support
C. Governance, direction and support
D. Guidance, direction and supplementing
E. Governance, derivation and supplementing
B
The relationship between the Architecture Continuum and the Solutions Continuum is one of Guidance, direction and support
What are the levels of granularity the Architecture Landscape is divided into?
A. Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures
B. Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Transition Architectures
C. Enterprise Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures
D. Enterprise Architectures, Segment Architectures and Transition Architectures
E. Enterprise Architectures, Solution Architectures and Transition Architectures
A
Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures
Which of the following is NOT a stated reason for using a tool for Enterprise Continuum?
A. Promote re-use
B. Enable sharing of architecture information within an organization
C. Facilitate easier maintenance of the software assets
D. Ensure common terminology is used
E. Provide stakeholders with relevant models
C
Facilitate easier maintenance of the software assets is NOT a stated reason for using a tool for Enterprise Continuum
Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Preliminary phase?
A. Understand the business environment
B. Ensure high-level management commitment and obtain agreement on scope
C. Establish principles and establish governance structure
D. Agree architecture method to be adopted
E. Articulate an Architecture Vision and value proposition
E
Articulate an Architecture Vision and value proposition is NOT an objective of the Preliminary phase
What first-cut, high-level description does Architecture Vision provide?
A. Baseline Architectures, Target Architectures and Gap Analysis
B. Architecture Definition, Architecture Specification and Architecture Roadmap
C. Strategic Architectures, Segment Architectures and Capability Architectures
D. Business Architectures, Data Architectures, Application Architectures and Technology Architectures
E. Enterprise Architectures, Solution Architectures and Transition Architectures
D
Business Architectures, Data Architectures, Application Architectures and Technology Architectures