Unit 4/Chapter 5 - Relationships

Question 1

Relationships in ArchiMate:

Answer 1

Structural, Dependency, Dynamic, Other

Question 2

Model the static construction or composition of concepts of the same or different types

Answer 2

Structural

Question 3

Model how the elements are used to support other elements

Answer 3

Dependency

Question 4

Model behavior dependencies between elements

Answer 4

Dynamic

Question 5

Realization, Assignment, Aggregation, Composition

Answer 5

Structural Relationship

Question 6

Association, Influence, Access, Serving

Answer 6

Dependency Relationship

Question 7

Triggering, Flow

Answer 7

Dynamic Relationship

Question 8

Specialization

Answer 8

Other Relationship

Question 9

And/or Junction

Answer 9

Relationship Connector

Question 10

Represents that an element consists of one or more other concepts

Answer 10

Composition

Question 11

Answer 11

Composition

Question 12

Represents that an element combines one or more other concepts

Answer 12

Aggregation

Question 13

Answer 13

Aggregation

Question 14

Represents the allocation of responsibility, performance of behavior, storage, or execution

Answer 14

Assignment

Question 15

Answer 15

Assignment

Question 16

Represents that an entity plays a critical role in the creation, achievement, sustenance, or operation of a more abstract entity

Answer 16

Realization

Question 17

Answer 17

Realization

Question 18

Links active structure elements with units of behavior that are performed by them, business actors with business roles that are fulfilled by them, and nodes with technology objects

Answer 18

Assignment

Question 19

Indicates that more abstract entities (“what” or “logical”) are realized by means of more tangible entities (e.g. “how” or “physical”)

Answer 19

Realization

Question 20

Whole/part relationship that expresses an existence dependency; if a composite is deleted, its parts are normally deleted

Answer 20

Composition Relationship

Question 21

Represents that an element provides its functionality to another element

Answer 21

Serving

Question 22

Answer 22

Serving

Question 23

Represents the ability of behavior and active structure elements to observe or act upon passive structure elements; data dependency

Answer 23

Access

Question 24

Answer 24

Access

Question 25

Represents an element that affects the implementation or achievement of some motivation element

Answer 25

Influence

Question 26

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Influence

Question 27

Represents an unspecified relationship, or one that is not represented by another ArchiMate relationship

Answer 27

Association

Question 28

Always allowed between two elements, or between a relationship and an element

Answer 28

Association

Question 29

Answer 29

Association

Question 30

Represents a temporal or causal relationship between elements

Answer 30

Triggering

Question 31

Answer 31

Triggering

Question 32

Represents transfer from one element to another

Answer 32

Flow

Question 33

Answer 33

Flow

Question 34

Represents that an element is a particular kind of another element

Answer 34

Specialization

Question 35

Answer 35

Specialization

Question 36

Describe that the element on the source side contains, groups, performs, or realizes the concept on the target side of the relationship

Answer 36

Structural relationships

Question 37

Describe that a part of the target element has a dependency on a part of the source element

Answer 37

Dependency relationship

Question 38

Dynamic Relationship that follows the same semantics as structural relationships

Answer 38

Triggering

Question 39

Dynamic relationship that follows the same semantics as dependency relationships

Answer 39

Flow