04e Key Terminology T-V

Question 10

Explain the term :

Target Architecture

Answer 10

The description of a future state of the architecture being developed for an organization.

There may be several future states developed as a roadmap to show the evolution of the architecture to a target state.

Question 11

Explain the term :

Technical Reference Model (TRM)

Answer 11

A structure which allows the components of an information system to be described in a consistent manner.

Question 12

Explain the term :

Technology Architecture

Answer 12

A candidate solution which conforms to an Architecture Building Block (ABB).

Question 13

Explain the term :

Transition Architecture

Answer 13

A formal description of one state of the architecture at an architecturally significant point in time.

One or more Transition Architectures may be used to describe the progression in time from the Baseline to the Target Architecture.

Question 14

Explain the term :

View

Answer 14

The representation of a related set of concerns.

A view is what is seen from a viewpoint.

An architecture view may be represented by a model to demonstrate to stakeholders their areas of interest in the architecture.

A view does not have to be visual or graphical in nature.

Question 15

Explain the term :

Viewpoint

Answer 15

A definition of the perspective from which a view is taken.

It is a specification of the conventions for constructing and using a view (often by means of an appropriate schema or template).

A view is what you see; a viewpoint is where you are looking from – the vantage point or perspective that determines what you see.