Foundational Concepts

Question 1

In the conceptual model of an architecture description, what is the relationship between an architecture viewpoint and an architecture view?

Answer 1

An architecture viewpoint governs an architecture view.

“Governs” is the key word. That is what they are looking for.

Question 2

What aspect of the language contains processes, functions, events, and services?

Answer 2

Behavior

Question 3

What can be classified into tangible assets, intangible assets, and human assets?

Answer 3

Resources

Question 4

What type of core element realizes a capability?

Answer 4

Behavior

Question 5

What element describes the internal behavior of a node?
* Technology interaction
* Technology function
* Technology collaboration
* System software

Answer 5

Technology function

Question 6

Consider the following diagram: What is the element “message queuing”?

Answer 6

Path

Question 7

What relationship type describes a temporal or causal relationship between elements?
* Flow
* Triggering
* Influence
* Access

Answer 7

Triggering, which is a type of dynamic relationship along with Event.

Question 8

Which of the following is an Application Layer element that specializes a component by aggregating two or more co-operating application internal active structure elements to perform collective behavior?
* Application interface
* Application component
* Application collaboration
* Application function

Answer 8

Application collaboration
This is a bad question because application collaboration does not specialize a component. It specializes an “application internal active structure element, and aggregates two or more (cooperating) application components.”

Question 9

Complete the sentence: A service is a(n)

Answer 9

external behavior element

Question 10

Which of the following relationships is used to describe the transfer of information between processes?

Answer 10

Flow

Question 11

Which of the following represents a sequence of activities that create an overall result for a customer, stakeholder, or end user?

Answer 11

Value Stream

Question 12

What category of relationship models show how elements are used to support other elements?

Answer 12

Dependency

Question 13

What element is defined as a representation of a link between two or more nodes, through which the nodes exchange material?

Answer 13

Path

Question 14

What can be classified into strategies and tactics?

Answer 14

Courses of action

Question 15

What element aggregates two or more application components?

Answer 15

Application collaboration

Question 16

What ArchiMate entity is capable of performing behavior?
* Location
* Business actor
* Businessservice
* Business role

Answer 16

Business actor

Question 17

In the implementation and migration elements metamodel, what direct relationship is defined between a deliverable and a plateau?
* Triggers
* Assignment
* Access
* Realization

Answer 17

Realization

Question 18

What is the intended use of an architecture viewpoint?
* Allow architects to showcase their work.
* Highlight individual metamodel elements.
* Communicating certain aspects of an architecture.
* Categorize architectural deliverables.

Answer 18

It is designed for the purpose of communicating certain aspects of an architecture.

Question 19

Complete the sentence: The ArchiMate Core Framework is

Answer 19

a reference structure used to classify elements of the ArchiMate core language.

Question 20

Complete the sentence: In the ArchiMate modeling language, the behavior of an application collaboration is represented by .

Answer 20

an application interaction

Question 21

What is a core element?

Answer 21

A structure or behavior element in one of the core layers of the ArchiMate language

Question 22

What element type is defined as a factor that prevents or obstructs the realization of goals?

Answer 22

Constraint

Question 23

Which of the following Application Layer elements realizes a Business Layer business object?
* Data object
* Application component
* Application interface
* Application service

Answer 23

Data object

Question 24

Assuming the standard notation, what type of element has round corners?

Answer 24

A behavior element

Question 25

Complete the following sentence: In the ArchiMate modeling language implementation and migration elements, a .......... is similar to the TOGAF concept of a Transition Architecture.

Answer 25

plateau

Question 26

What type of relationship can be used to model the following: A Purchase Order is a type of a Business Form.

Answer 26

Specialization

Question 27

Complete the sentence: The statement “All systems should safeguard company Intellectual Property” would be considered a(n) .......... * Constraint * Objective * Principle * Requirement

Answer 27

Principle

Question 28

Which of these direct relationships can be used to link Application Layer elements to Business Layer elements? * Access * Serving * Triggering * Composition

Answer 28

Serving

Question 29

Which of the following is a layer in the ArchiMate Full Framework that is not present in the ArchiMate Core Framework? Technology Business Application Strategy

Answer 29

Strategy

Question 30

Which of the following best describes how the ArchiMate language supports the development of Enterprise Architectures? * It provides for a detailed, fine-grained description of business motivation. * It provides a uniform representation for diagrams. * Its metamodel distinguishes explicitly between process and sub-process * It supports 13 different diagram techniques.

Answer 30

It provides a uniform representation for diagrams.

Question 31

What best describes a core element?

Answer 31

A structure or behavior element in one of the core layers.

Question 32

What type of behavior element is one that denotes a state change? * Interaction * Function * Event * Activity

Answer 32

Event

Question 33

What is defined as one or more physical machines, tools, or instruments that can create, use, store, move, or transform materials? * Facility * Distribution network * Equipment * Material

Answer 33

Equipment

Question 34

Complete the sentence: Relationships that model temporal dependencies between behavior elements are known as .......... * Static * Dynamic * Other * Structural

Answer 34

Dynamic

Question 35

Which of the following can be assigned to a strategy behavior element? * Requirement * Course of action * Capability * Resource

Answer 35

Resource

Question 36

What is an active structure element?

Answer 36

A subject that can perform behavior

Question 37

Which of the following Technology Layer elements is an active structure element? * Technology object * Technology process * Technology interaction * Technology collaboration

Answer 37

Technology collaboration

Question 38

Which of the following best describes the ArchiMate modeling language? * A graphical Enterprise Architecture modeling language * An architecture description language * A software development modeling language * A textual modeling language for Enterprise Architectures

Answer 38

A graphical Enterprise Architecture modeling language

Question 39

Which of the following Technology Layer elements is a specialization of a node that is used to model the software environment in which artifacts run? * Technology interface * Technology function * System software * Node

Answer 39

System software

Question 40

What element type can be used for a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis? * Driver * Outcome * Goal * Assessment

Answer 40

Assessment

Question 41

What can be categorized as either a strategy or tactic? * A constraint * A course of action * A capability * An outcome

Answer 41

A course of action

Question 42

How many aspects are there in the ArchiMate Core Framework?

Answer 42

Three

Question 43

Which of the following is used to directly link the Application Layer to the Technology Layer? * Composition * Aggregation * Realization * Any of these can be used

Answer 43

Realization

Question 44

Which of the following represents a point of access where technology services offered by a node can be accessed? * Technology function * Path * Technology interface * Network

Answer 44

Technology Interface

Question 45

What element can interrupt an application function?

Answer 45

An application event

Question 46

In the Technology Layer metamodel, device is defined as a specialization of what other technology element? * Technology function * Communication network * Node * Technology service

Answer 46

Node

Question 47

Which of the following statements about the grouping relationship is not true? * It is used to show graphically that model elements have something in common. * Model elements may only belong to one group. * The grouping relationship has no formal semantics. * The grouping relationship indicates that objects belong together based on some common characteristic.

Answer 47

Model elements may only belong to one group.

Question 48

What are the two dimensions that the ArchiMate viewpoint mechanism is based on?

Answer 48

Purpose and content

Question 49

Complete the sentence: Nesting elements can be used as an alternative graphical notation to express ... * Structural relationships * Dynamic relationships * Behavioral relationships * Composite relationships

Answer 49

Structural relationships Dynamic relationships are Trigger and Flow. These are inappropriate. Composite relationships *are* Structure relationships, but that answer is too narrow. Behavioral relationships are not a thing.

Question 50

What aspect of the language contains processes, functions, events, and services?

Answer 50

Behavior

Question 51

In the physical elements metamodel, what is the direct relationship defined between material and technology objects?

Answer 51

Specialization

Question 52

Which of the following Technology layer elements is an active structure element? * Technology Process * Technology Collaboration * Technology Interaction * Technology Object

Answer 52

Technology Collaboration

Question 53

Complete the sentence: Collective behavior is modeled as a(n)... * Interface * Interaction * Collaboration * Relationship

Answer 53

Interaction

Question 54

What Application Layer element is used to model the internal behavior of an application component? * Application Event * Application Function * Application Collaboration * Application Process

Answer 54

Application Process or Application Function This question sucks. * Event is an external behavior * Function is something an component realizes * Collaboration is an active structure element not a behavior.

Question 55

Which of the following is an active structure element? * Application process * Application event * Application collaboration * Application function

Answer 55

Application collaboration The others are behaviors

Question 56

Which of the elements in the strategy layer is a structure element? * Outcome * Course of action * Resource * Capability

Answer 56

Resource Course of action and Capability are behavior elements. Outcome is a motivation element.

Question 57

What physical element is a specialization of the node element from the Technology Layer? * Equipment * Distribution network * Material * Transportation infrastructure

Answer 57

Equipment Distribution network realizes a path. Material is a specialization of a Technology Object. Transportation Infrastructure is an active structure element

Question 58

In the Business Layer metamodel a business event can access which element? * Business Actor * Business Interface * Business Object * Business Collaboration

Answer 58

Business object - it is the only passive object in the list.

Question 59

In the Business Layer, what are the three types of internal active structure elements?

Answer 59

Actor, Role, Collaboration

Question 60

Describe the top-level structure of the language. * An element consists of a concept and a relationship. * A composite element consists of a structure element and a motivation element. * A model is a collection of concepts. * A concept is a behavior or structure element.

Answer 60

A model is a collection of concepts.

Question 61

Which Business layer element is defined as: “A collection of business behavior based on a chosen set of criteria (typically required business resources and/or competencies), closely aligned to an organization, but not necessarily governed by the organization”? * Business activity * Business function * Business process * Business interaction

Answer 61

Business function

Question 62

Which of the following can be assigned to a strategy behavior element? * Requirement * Resource * Course of action * Capability

Answer 62

Resource It is the only structure component in Strategy. Capability and Course of action are behaviors. Requirement is a motivation layer element.

Question 63

Which of the following is defined as a statement of need defining a property that applies to a specific system as described by the architecture? * Constraint * Requirement * Goal * Driver

Answer 63

Requirement.

Question 64

Complete the sentence: The ArchiMate modeling language has been designed to balance... * Graphical images and textual descriptions * Generic concepts and specific concepts * Elegance and efficiency * Complexity and simplicity

Answer 64

Generic concepts and specific concepts. This is a lame, vague description of the real statement about balancing the specificity of IT domain languages and generic concepts.

Question 65

Complete the sentence: A service is ...

Answer 65

An external behavior element

Question 66

Which of the following is a collection of concepts? * Layer * Element * Relationship * Model

Answer 66

Model

Question 67

In the Application Layer metamodel, what direct relationship is defined between an application component and an application event? * Aggregation * Realization * Assignment * Access

Answer 67

Assignment because that's what the metamodel says.

Question 68

What are the two dimensions the ArchiMate viewpoint mechanism is based on? * Aspects and layers * Deciding and designing * Purpose and content * Metamodel and concerns

Answer 68

Purpose and content. Deciding and designing are flat wrong. Concerns is right, but metamodel is wrong. Aspects and layers is almost right since it says that Viewpoints are a means to focus on aspects and layers. But the viewpoint mechanism is based on purpose and content.

Question 69

Why are the ArchiMate language concepts separate from their notation?

Answer 69

Different stakeholders may need different notations.

Question 70

Which of the following is used to directly link the Application Layer to the Technology Layer? * Aggregation * Composition * Realization * Any of the above

Answer 70

Realization crosses layers. Aggregation and Composition occur within a layer.

Question 71

What are the four types of relationship?

Answer 71

Structural, Dependency, Dynamic, Other

Question 72

What are the four types of Structural Relationship?

Answer 72

Realization, Assignment, Aggregation, Composition.

Question 73

What are the four types of Dependency Relationship?

Answer 73

Association, Accessing, Serving, Influence.

Question 74

What are the types of Dynamic Relationship?

Answer 74

Triggering, Flow.

Question 75

What are the types of Other Relationship?

Answer 75

Specialization

Question 76

Which of the following Technology Layer elements is an active structure element? * Technology process * Technology collaboration * Technology interaction * Technology object

Answer 76

Technology Collaboration. Process and Interaction are behaviors. Object is passive.

Question 77

In the physical elements metamodel, what is the direct relationship between Material and Technology Object? * Specialization * Assignment * Access * Realization

Answer 77

Specialization

Question 78

What part of the language contains Process, Events, Functions, and Services?

Answer 78

Behavior

Question 79

Complete the sentence: Nesting elements can be used as an alternative graphical notation to express... * Structural relationships * Dynamic relationships * Behavioral relationships * Composite relationships

Answer 79

Structural relationships. Composite relationships are structural relationships so nesting can be used, but Structural relationships covers all cases not just the composition one.

Question 80

Which layer of the ArchiMate language includes services such as processing, storage, and communication services, and the computer and communication hardware and system software that realize those services? * Application * Technology * Physical * Business

Answer 80

Technology

Question 81

Complete the sentence: A requirement can be related to a structure element by a(n) .......... * Realization relationship * Assignment relationship * Access relationship * Triggering relationship

Answer 81

Realization relationship

Question 82

Which of the following best describes the ArchiMate Core Framework? * A collection of concepts * The central part of the language defining the concepts and relationships * A structure used to classify elements of the language * An abstraction of the ArchiMate Framework at which an enterprise can be modeled

Answer 82

A structure used to classify elements of the language. Specifically active structure elements, behaviors, and passive structure elements in the business, application, and technology layers.

Question 83

Complete the sentence: A facility is a specialization of a ......... * Technology service * Distribution network * Node * Technology process

Answer 83

Node

Question 84

Complete the sentence: In the motivation elements metamodel, an outcome realizes a(n) .......... * Principle * Goal * Requirement * Value

Answer 84

Goal

Question 85

Which of the following is the main active structure element within the physical elements? * Facility * Material * Distribution network * Equipment

Answer 85

Equipment

Question 86

What is defined as a unit of collective business behavior performed by two or more business roles? * Business interaction * Business function * Business service * Business interface

Answer 86

Business interaction. Interaction is a behavior that realizes a Collaboration. While related, Collaboration is an active structure element.