Exam 11: Enterprise Architecture

Organizations need only to look at product differentiation and cost reduction to provide customer value.

Enterprise _____________________ provides the overall foundation for achieving an organization's strategic vision.

The enterprise ____ is a continually evolving set of documents that guides the use of technology.

Managers of an organization play a key role in ensuring that the proper architecture is designed and built.

Client/server architecture provides for a separation of responsibilities and enables the application to be organized in ____.

____ is a software application development approach based on building user applications out of software services.

Customers always know what they really want.

The tenet "form ever follows function" describes the relationship between an organization's form (enterprise architecture)and the customers' need for functionality (purpose,utility,and desired value).

The TOGAF process is typically applied across the entire enterprise at one time.

A(n)____________________ service is a unit of work developed by a service provider to achieve desired results for a service consumer.

The process of defining the enterprise architecture is generally finished within a year.

List three questions that an organization should ask while developing the enterprise architecture.

A major type of high-order thinking is the ability to ____________________.

If enterprise ____ is not in place,is mismanaged,or is built without flexibility,it can cause service outages,problems with products,and failure.

____ provide a clear statement of the tangible benefits that a customer obtains from using a company's products or services.

Identify the parts of a client/server architecture.

Why is enterprise architecture important?

In a client/server system,a client requests information from a server and the server performs a database request to the database server.

Ineffective enterprise architecture can frustrate employees but does not jeopardize the success of an organization.

During the _________________________ phase of the TOGAF approach,the organization creates an architectural specification for each project to be implemented.