Chapter 1 – Introduction
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[q topic=”Introduction”]What does TOGAF stand for?
[a]The Open Group Architecture Framework
[q topic=”Introduction”]Certification Level 1
[a]TOGAF 9 Foundation
[q topic=”Introduction”]Certification Level 2
[a]TOGAF 9 Certified
[q topic=”Introduction”]Why is TOGAF certification Important?
[a]Inventivizes Organizations to standardize on TOGAF. Helps make Enterprise Architecture a well-recogized discipline
[q topic=”Introduction”]List 6 Open Group Certification Program Principals
[a] Openness, Fairness, Market Relevance, Learning Support, Quality, Best Practice
[q topic=”Introduction”]How many questions on the Foundations Exam?
[a] 40
[q topic=”Introduction”]List 11 Topic Areas
[a]
1. Basic Concepts (3 questions)
2. Core Concepts (3 questions)
3. Introduction to the ADM (3 questions)
4. The Enterprise Continuum and Tools (4 questions)
5. ADM Phases (9 questions)
6. ADM Guidelines and Techniques (6 questions)
7. Architecture Governance (4 questions)
8. Architecture Views, Viewpoints, and Stakeholders (2 questions)
9. Building Blocks (2 questions)
10. ADM Deliverables (2 questions)
11. TOGAF Reference Models (2 questions)
[q topic=”Introduction”]What is the waiting period to retake the exam in case of failure?
[a] 30 days
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Chapter 2 – Basic Concepts
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[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]What is the TOGAF standard?
[a]An architecture framework
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]What does the TOGAF standard provide?
[a]Methods and tool for assisting in acceptance, production, use, and maintenance of Enterprise Architectures.
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]What type of process model is the TOGAF standard based on?
[a]Iterative Process Model
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]The iterative process model is supported by what two things?
[a]best practices AND reusable set of existing architectural assets
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Who develops and maintains the TOGAF standard?
[a]The Open Group Architecture Forum
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]When was the first version of the TOGAF standard developed?
[a]1995
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]The TOGAF standard was based on what other framework?
[a]US Department of Defense Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM)
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]A key part of the TOGAF standard is the method… what is the method?
[a]Architecture Development Method (ADM)
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]What is the ADM for?
[a]Developing Enterprise Architecture that addresses business needs
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Documenation that accompanies the standard and contains many bit of supplemental information relating to the stand and it’s customizations / applicability options
[a]TOGAF Library
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Library Section: Broadly applicable information relating to the subject of the TOGAF framework or Enterprise Architecture.
[a]Section 1: Foundation Documents
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Library Section: Information describing architecture styles and how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture can be adapted to exploit the characteristics of a more specific context.
[a]Section 2: Generic Guidance and Techniques
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Library Section: Information describing how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture can be applied to meet the specific needs of a vertical industry segment.
[a]Section 3: Industry-Specific Guidance and Techniques
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Library Section: Information describing how the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture have been applied to meet the needs of specific enterprises.
[a]Section 4: Organization-Specific Guidance and Techniques
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]A collection of organizations that has common goals
[a]Enterprise
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]List some typical and non-typical “thoughts” of Enterprises
[a]whole corporation, or a division of a corporation
a government agency or a single government department
a chain of geographically distant organizations linked together by common ownership
groups of countries or governments working together to create common or shareable deliverables or infrastructures
partnerships and alliances of businesses working together, such as a consortium or supply chain
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Name 2 things the term “enterprise” in the context of “Enterprise Architecture” can be used to denote
[a]1. entire enterprise, encompassing all of its information systems
2. specific domain within the enterprise
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”] the architecture crosses ________ ________ and _______ ___________ ____________ within the enterprise
[a]multiple systems , multiple functional groups
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]`“The fundamental concepts or properties of a system in its environment embodied in its elements, relationships, and in the principles of its design and evolution” (BONUS what standard?)
[a]Architecture per ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]The structure of components, their inter-relationships, and the principles and guidelines governing their design and evolution over time
[a]Architecture per TOGAF second definition
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]”The organizing logic for business processes and IT infrastructure reflecting the integration and standardization requirements of the firm’s operating model.”
[a]Enterprise Architecture (MIT Center for Information Systems Research)
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]”A conceptual blueprint that defines the structure and operation of an organization intended to show how an organization can most effectively achieve its current and future objectives.
[a]Enterprise Architecture (SearchCIO.com)
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Purpose of Enterprise Architecture
[a]to optimize across the enterprise the often fragmented legacy of processes (both manual and automated) into an integrated environment that is responsive to change and supportive of the delivery of the business strategy
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Two key factors to business success, and an indispensable means to achieving competitive advantage.
[a]Effective management and exploitation of information and Digital Transformation
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Enterprise Architecture provides strategic context for…
[a]… the evolution and reach of digital capability in response to the constantly changing needs of the business environment
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]The 4 high-level business benefits of having an Enterprise Architecture.
[a] More effective and efficient business operations,
More effective and efficient Digital Transformation and IT operations,
Better return on existing investment, reduced risk for future investment,
Faster, simpler, and cheaper procurement
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]”Ultimately, the benefits of Enterprise Architecture derive from the better ———- , earlier ———- , and more ———- ——— that result when it is introduced
[a]planning,
visibility,
informed designs
(Source: Simon Townson, Why Does Enterprise Architecture Matter?)
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]EA makes business operations more ————— and ————
[a]effective , efficient
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Name 6 ways EA makes more effective and efficient business operations
[a] — Lower business operation costs
— More agile organization
— Business capabilities shared across the organization
— Lower change management costs
— More flexible workforce
— Improved business productivity
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]List 7 ways EA makes Digital Transformation and IT operations more efficient
[a]— Extending the effective reach of the enterprise through digital capability
— Bringing all components of the enterprise into a harmonized environment
— Lower software development, support, and maintenance costs
— Increased portability of applications
— Improved interoperability and easier system and network management
— Improved ability to address critical enterprise-wide issues, such as security
— Easier upgrade and exchange of system components
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Name 4 ways EA creates better returns on existing investments and reduces risks for future investments
[a]— Reduced complexity in the business and IT,
— Maximum return on investment in existing business and IT infrastructure
— The flexibility to make, buy, or out-source business and IT solutions
— Reduced risk overall in new investments and their costs of ownership
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Name 4 ways EA makes for faster, simpler, cheaper procurement
[a]— Simpler buying decisions, because the information governing procurement is readily available in a coherent plan
— Faster procurement process, maximizing procurement speed and flexibility without sacrificing architectural coherence
— The ability to procure heterogeneous, multi-vendor open systems
— The ability to secure more economic capabilities
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]A foundational structure, or set of structures, that can be used for developing a broad range of different architectures
[a] Architecture Framework
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]An architecture framework should describe a method for designing a ————– in terms of a set of —————-, and including showing how the building blocks ———-.
[a]target state of the enterprise,
building blocks,
fit together
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]An architecture framework should provide a set of ——- and provide a common ———– to improve communication.
[a]tools,
vocabulary
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]An architecture framework should include a list of recommended ———– and compliant ———– that can be used to implement the building blocks
[a]standards ,
products
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Using a framework for Enterprise architecture had these 3 benefits.
[a]1. will speed up and simplify architecture development,
2. ensure more complete coverage of the designed solution,
3. make certain that the architecture selected allows for future growth in response to the needs of the business.
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Name 3 regulatory drivers for adaption of Enterprise Architecture
[a]1. The Clinger-Cohen Act – designed to improve the way the US Federal Government acquires and manages IT
2. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act – companies must provide attestation of internal control assessment, including documentation of control procedures related to IT
3. EU Directives on the Award of Public Contracts – require vendors involved in Public Contracts to show that they are using formal Enterprise Architecture processes
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Using the TOGAF standard results in Enterprise Architecture that is ——— , reflects the ———————, employs ————, and gives due consideration both to
——————- and to the —————-of the business.
[a]consistent,
needs of stakeholders,
best practice,
current requirements,
perceived future needs
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Number of architecture domains TOGAF covers?
[a]4
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]What are the four architecture domains which a TOGAF covers and are commonly accepted as subsets of an overall Enterprise Architecture?
[a]1. Business Architecture,
2. Data Architecture,
3. Application Architecture,
4. Technology Architecture
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]An ability that an organization, person, or system possesses.
[a]Capability
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]The ability for an organization to effectively undertake the activities of an Enterprise Architecture practice
[a]Enterprise Architecture Capability
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]ADM
[a]Architecture Development Method
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]List the Architecture Development Phases in the ADM
[a]Business Architecture,
Information Systems Architectures,
Technology Architecture
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Provides a detailed model of architectural work products, including deliverables, artifacts within deliverables, and the Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs) that deliverables represent
[a]Architecture Content Framework
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”] Provides a model for structuring a virtual repository and provides methods for classifying architecture and solution artifacts, showing how the different types of artifacts evolve, and how they can be leveraged and re-used.
[a] Enterprise Continuum
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]A set of resources, guidelines, templates, background information, etc. provided to help the architect establish an architecture practice within an organization.
[a]Architecture Capability Framework
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]A reference library containing guidelines, templates, patterns, and other forms of reference material to accelerate the creation of new architectures for the enterprise
[a]TOGAF Library
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Provides a number of guidelines and techniques to support the application of the ADM
[a]ADM Guidelines and Techniques
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Architecture Type for “The business strategy, governance, organization, and key business processes.”
[a]Business Architecture
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Architecture Type for “The structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets and data management resources.”
[a]Data Architecture
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Architecture Type for “A blueprint for the individual application systems to be deployed, their interactions, and their relationships to the core business processes of the organization.”
[a]Application Architecture
[q topic=”Basic Concepts”]Architecture Type for “The software and hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of business, data, and application services. This includes IT infrastructure, middleware, networks, communications, processing, and standards”
[a]Technology Architecture
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Chapter 4 – Key Terminology
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[q topic=”Key Terminology”]Application Architecture
[a]A description of the structure and interaction of the applications as groups of capabilities that provide key business functions and manage the data assets.
[q topic=”Key Terminology”]TermX
[a]Def X
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