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You are a graduate student in the Information and Communications Technology Department who recently learned that Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a core course. Three weeks into the course you have already learned that according to An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture, EA can be described as a combination of:

Business Operations + Information Technology

Strategy + Business + Technology

Infrastructure + Business + Technology

Organizational Culture + Organizational Structure + Organizational Operations

 

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Question 25 pts

In the book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, the Diversification operating model is the opposite of the Unification model and entails both low integration and low standardization.

True

False

 

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Question 35 pts

The Six Parts of TOGAF include all of the following except:

Part I: Preliminary

Part II: Architecture Development Method (ADM)

Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Part IV: Architecture Content Framework

Part V: Enterprise Continuum and Tools

 

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Question 45 pts

According to An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture, for an EA approach to be considered to be complete, six core elements most be present and working synergistically.  These core elements include all of the following except:

Governance

IT engagement

Methodology

Artifacts

Standards

 

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Question 55 pts

The book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy describes four stages of architecture maturity. Which of the following is/are not included in the four stages? (Mark all that apply.)

a. Business Silos

b. Clearly Articulated Business Vision, Mission, and Strategy

c. Standardized Technology

d. Optimized Core

e. Standardized EA Framework

f. Business Modularity

 

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Question 65 pts

The books Collaborative Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Architecture as Strategy use the same approach in their discussions of enterprise architecture maturity, reinforcing the fact that there is a universally accepted view of what makes for a mature enterprise architecture program.

True

False

 

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Question 75 pts

According to “The Common Approach to Federal Enterprise Architecture,” the primary outcomes enabled by the common approach to federal EA include: (Mark all that apply.)

a. Service Delivery

b. Functional Integration

c. Organizational Sustainability

d. Resource Optimization

e. Authoritative Reference

 

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Question 85 pts

According to the book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, to build an effective foundation for execution, companies must master three key disciplines. Which of the following is not one of these?

Communication model

Operating model

Enterprise architecture

IT engagement model

None of the above

 

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Question 95 pts

In the book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, the following describes the Unification operating model: "Both integration and standardization of business processes are required to serve different customer types but technology is NOT used to link and automate processes."

True

False

 

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Question 105 pts

According to TOGAF, The advantages that result from a good enterprise architecture can bring important business benefits, including: (Mark all that apply.)

More effective and efficient Digital Transformation and IT operations

Better return on existing investment, reduced risk for future investment

Faster, simpler, and cheaper procurement

More effective and efficient business operations

 

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Question 115 pts

According to Leading Change, by far the biggest mistake people make when trying to change organizations is:

Assuming the change is successful and, therefore, the change implementation is complete

Failing to effectively communicate the vision of the change, thereby failing to gain enterprise-wide buy-in

Plunging ahead without establishing a high enough sense of urgency in fellow managers and employees

Neglecting to anchor the changes firmly in the corporate culture

 

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Question 125 pts

According to An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture, the concept of EA as a management program focuses on Strategic Alignment, Standardized Policy, and (mark all that apply):

Change Management

Decision Support

Resource Oversight

Business Process Analysis and Improvement

Governance

 

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Question 135 pts

According to TOGAF, all of the following are suggested elements of an architecture framework, except

A list of recommended standards

A common vocabulary

A set of tools

A system development lifecycle method for software engineering

 

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Question 145 pts

According to Leading Change, elements of “creating a guiding coalition” include: (Mark all that apply.)

Identifying an engaging all internal and external stakeholders

Putting together a group with enough power to lead the change

Putting together a group that fully support the change

Getting the group to work together like a team

 

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Question 155 pts

The Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Version 2.0 describes “guiding principles,” high-level concepts that provide a general roadmap for success in developing Architectural Descriptions under DoDAF 2.0.  Which of the following is/are not among the “guiding principles” mentioned? (Mark all that apply.)

a. Efficiency

b. Data-Centricity

c. Net-Centricity

d. Management of Knowledge, Information, and Data

e. Reusability

f. Agility

 

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Question 165 pts

Architecture domains supported by TOGAF include all of the following except: (Mark all that apply.)

Strategic Architecture

Business Architecture

Capability Architecture

Data Architecture

Application Architecture

Technology Architecture

 

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Question 175 pts

According to the book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, integration links the efforts of organizational units through shared data. This sharing of data can be: (Mark all that apply.)

A business silo-ed approach to information flow

Across processes to allow the company to present a single face to customers

Effectively accomplished through application of Service-oriented architecture

Facilitated by Cloud computing

Between processes to enable end-to-end transaction processing

 

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Question 185 pts

The Zachman Framework is a methodology that implies a specific method or process for collecting, managing, and using information that it describes.

True

False

 

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Question 195 pts

According to An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture, the concept of EA as an Analysis and Design Method includes all of the following elements except: 

An EA documentation framework

Current Architecture

Transition Architectures

Future Architecture

An EA Management Plan

Threads

 

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Question 205 pts

In the book Enterprise Architecture as Strategy, according to the authors, the four stages of architecture maturity include which of the following stages? Mark all that apply.

ad hoc

Business silos architecture

Standardized Technology architecture

Business Modularity architecture

Data Optimization architecture