TOGAF 40

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a building block?

Building blocks can be combined with other building blocks to deliver architectures and solutions

Building blocks can consist just of name or an outline description

Building blocks can be defined at various levels of detail

Building blocks are potentially reusable component of business, IT or architectural capability

Building blocks cannot be decomposed into smaller supporting building blocks

The TOGAF Document categorisation Model consists of four categories. Which one is not a TOGAF Document category?

TOGAF Recommended

TOGAF Supplemental

TOGAF Mandated

TOGAF Supporting

TOGAF Core

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

Part IV: Architecture Content Framework

Part V: Enterprise Continuum and Tools

Part I: Introduction

Part II: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

In context of ADM, how is the Transition Architecture formulated?

It is first formulated in phase E and gets refined in phase F and G

In Phase E major implementation projects grouped into Transition Architectures and they are confirmed with relevant stakeholders in phase F

It emerges through phase B to D and is finalized in phase E

Based on the implementation projects selected in phase E, Transition Architectures is arrived at in phase F

It is formulated in phase E and then split into implementation projects

What does the Architecture Requirements Specification provide?

An aspirational view of the end architecture product

A quantitative view of the solution stating measurable criteria

List of individual increments of change

Context for architecture work by describing the needs

A qualitative view of the solution and aims to communicate the intent of the architects

Which of the following is defined as the risk categorization after the implementation of mitigating actions?

Strategic Level of Risk

Initial Level of Risk

Actual Level of Risk

Residual Level of Risk

Complete the sentence: Business Architecture is the first architecture activity undertaken since __________

it defines the physical realization of an architectural solution

it finalizes the Architecture Vision and Architecture Definition Documents

it focuses on identifying and defining the key applications used in the enterprise

it mobilizes supporting operations to support the ongoing architecture development

it provides knowledge that is a prerequisite for undertaking work in the other architecture domains

In which phase of the ADM are the gap analysis results from the four architecture domains taken into account?

Phase E

Requirements Management

Phase F

Phase G

Phase H

Complete the sentence: All of the following are technology-related drivers for architecture Change Requests, except __________

strategic change

asset management cost reductions

new technology reports

standards initiatives

technology withdrawal

Within Phase C: Information Systems Architectures of the ADM which of the following is not a step stated by TOGAF

Document dependencies and assumptions

Conduct formal stakeholder review

Create Architecture Definition Document

Finalise the application architecture

Develop Target Application Architecture Description

Which of the following is a Core Metamodel Entity?

Framework

Organisation

Processes

Department

According to TOGAF, which of the following best describes why an Architecture Board should be established?

To ensure that new systems are introduced in a managed change process

To oversee the implementation of the governance strategy

To conduct performance appraisals on the enterprise architecture team

To conduct source code design reviews

To facilitate the adoption of advanced technologies

The approach of the Preliminary Phase is about defining “where, what, why, who, and how we do architecture” in the enterprise concerned. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

“Why” can be seen as the key drivers and elements in the context of the organization

“How” is determined by the frameworks selected and the methodologies that are going to be used

“Who” can be seen as defining the sponsor responsible for performing the architectural work

“Where” can be seen as scoping the enterprise concerned

Which section of the TOGAF document describes the purpose of deliverables produced as outputs from the ADM cycle?

Architecture Content Framework

Architecture Governance Framework

TOGAF Reference Models

ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Architecture Capability Framework

Which of the following lists the components within the Architecture Repository?

Organizational Metamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, Best Practices, Reference Library, Compliance Strategy

Architecture Metamodel, Organizational Capability Model, Application Landscape, SIB, Reference Library, Governance Model

Architecture Metamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, SIB, Reference Library, Governance Log

Business Metamodel, Architecture Capability, Architecture Landscape, SIB, Reference Library, Governance Log

Which of the following best completes the sentence: The Enterprise Continuum __________

is an architecture framework

provides methods for classifying artifacts

provides a method for architecture development

describes a database of open industry standards

is a technical reference model

What kinds of architecture does TOGAF deal with?

Technology, application, integration and business

Application, data, infrastructure and business

Functional, data, technology and business

Business, information, technology and application

Technology, data, application and business

Which of the following is not true of the Architecture Development Method?

The ADM provides a tested process for developing architectures

The ADM is iterative

The ADM explains how generic solutions can be specialized to support an organisation

The ADM has ten phases

The ADM allows organisations to transform their enterprise in response to business goals and opportunities

What is the (TRF) Technical Reference Model?

It is a reference model that focuses on the Application Software space

It enables each individual department to operate at maximum efficiency was for a long time accepted as the best approach to managing a large enterprise

It is fundamentally an Application Architecture reference model – a model of the application components and application services software essential for an integrated information infrastructure

It points to rules and standards to assist in leveraging solutions and products within the value chain

It describes a fundamental architecture upon which other, more specific, architectures can be based

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Architecture and Solution Building Blocks are the basis for Capability Increment Solutions

Capability consists of Capability Increment

Capability Increment is documented by Transition Architecture

Capability is documented in Architecture Vision

Corporate Strategic Plan manages and creates Capabilities

Question: Which of the following is not a part of the TOGAF document (official TOGAF documentation)?

Architecture Content Framework

Architecture Governance

Architecture Capability Framework

TOGAF Reference Models

ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Which of these is not the reason for wanting to tailor the ADM to the circumstances of an individual enterprise?

An important consideration is that the order of the phases in the ADM is to some extent dependent on the maturity of the architecture discipline within the enterprise concerned

The ADM is one of many corporate processes that make up the corporate governance model for an enterprise

The enterprise is a small-to-medium enterprise, and wishes to use a “cut-down” version of the ADM

The ADM is being mandated for use by a prime or lead contractor in an outsourcing situation, and needs to be tailored to achieve a suitable compromise between the contractor’s existing practices and the contracting enterprise’s equirements

An enterprise may wish to use or tailor the ADM in conjunction with the security best practices in use in the enterprise

Complete the sentence. The Transition Architectures defined in Phase E are confirmed with the stakeholders in _________________.

Phase E

Phase F

Phase G

Phase H

The Implementation and Migration Plan deliverable has the following content, except:

Implementation and Migration Strategy

Work Package Portfolio

Interactions with other management frameworks

Implementation Plan

Project Charters

Which of the following is not a part of the guidelines for adapting the ADM process?

Ways to apply iteration to the ADM

Security considerations when applying the ADM

Using TOGAF to define Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs)

Coexisting with other Enterprise Architecture frameworks

Applying the ADM at different levels of the enterprise

Which of the following is NOT an activity in Phase E?

Perform initial implementation planning

Decide on approach — Make versus buy versus re-use

Identify the major implementation projects

Perform a cost/benefit analysis and a risk assessment

Group projects into Transition Architectures

Which of the following is not one of the domain architectures produced by the TOGAF ADM process?

Application Architecture

Technology Architecture

Data Architecture

Pattern Architecture

Business Architecture

How is the scope of the enterprise architecture projects decided?

The scope is defined and agree upon in the Preliminary phase

Agreement on the scope is reached in the Preliminary phase but the definition happens through phase A to D

Agreement on the scope is reached in the Preliminary phase and it is defined in phase A

The scope is defined in phase A and refined in phases B, C and D

The scope is defined in the Preliminary phase and agreement is reached in phase A

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of enterprise architecture?

To enable the CIO to take effective control of the business units across an enterprise

To optimise an enterprise into an environment that is responsive to business needs

To provide a set of standards that all actors must adhere to within an enterprise

To ensure compliance in an enterprise to corporate auditing standards

To allow an enterprise to exploit the latest trends in technology

Which of the following is not true of Principles in TOGAF?

Principles must be Understandable, Robust, Complete, Consistent and Stable

Principles are developed by the lead enterprise architect in conjunction with the CIO, Architecture Board and other key stakeholders

Principles are inter-related and need to be applied as a set. Principles will sometimes compete.

Architecture Principles maybe established at one or all three levels of enterprise, Information Technology and Architecture

The Components of Architecture Principles are Name, Statement, Rationale, Implications and Risks and Issues.

Which one of the following is defined as describing the state of an architecture at an architecturally significant point in time during the progression from the Baseline to the Target Architecture?

Foundation Architecture

Capability Architecture

Transition Architecture

Solution Architecture

Segment Architecture

Which of the following is not one of the Categories of Skills in the TOGAF Architecture Skills Framework?

Procurement and Vendor Management

Generic Skills

Program or Project Management Skills

IT General Knowledge Skills

Legal Environment

An organization has bought a large enterprise application. As a result, which of the following could be included in the organization’s Solutions Continuum?

A reference implementation of the Foundation Architecture

Detailed pricing information about the purchased products

Architecture Building Blocks for the organizations’ Industry-Specific Architecture

Product information for purchased products

A reference implementation of the Technical Reference Model for the organization

Which among the following statements about patterns is NOT correct?

Patterns are considered to be a way of putting building blocks into context

Pattern is “an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others”

Patterns are a package of functionality defined to meet business needs across an organization

Patterns can tell when, why, and what trade-offs you have to make

Patterns offer the promise of helping the architect to solutions that have been proven to deliver effective in the past

Which one of the following best describes the content of an Architecture Building Block?

Defined implementation

Products and components used to implement the functionality

Specific functionality

Fundamental functionality

Product or vendor-aware

Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the Communications Plan?

To keep the Architecture Review Board appraised of changes to the architecture

To ensure that the outcomes of a Compliance Assessment are distributed to the members of the

To ensure that architecture information is communicated to the right stakeholders at the right time

To support Boundaryless Information Flow

To evangelize the architecture to the end user community

Which one of the following statements does not come from TOGAF Risk Management?

Initial Level of Risk is the risk categorisation prior to determining and implementing mitigating actions

Risk mitigation refers to the identification, planning, and conduct of actions that will reduce the risk to an acceptable level

Risk Management is an integral part of enterprise architecture

The activities in risk management are Risk Identification, Risk Quantification, Risk Response Development and Risk Response Control

Residual risks have to be approved by the IT governance framework

Which of the following is H?

Requirement Management

Migration Planning

Oppurtunities and Solutions

Implementation Governance

Architecture Change Management

Which of the following is incorrect when describing Architecture Deliverables?

Deliverables cannot be used as building blocks

Architecture Deliverables contain Artifacts

Artifacts within deliverables may include Catalogs, Matrices and Diagrams

An Architecture Definition Document is an architectural deliverable

Architecture Deliverables may be composed of more than one artifact

Which of the following is not a Core Metamodel Entity?

Organisation

Function

Data Entity

Standards

Platform Service

TOGAF - 40 Questions