June 23, 2013
1. The original Zachman framework, The Information Systems Architecture – A Framework, was created in which year?
a. 1971
b. 1984
c. 1987
d. 1999
2. The 2011 edition of the Zachman Framework is now defined as which of the following?
a. An Enterprise Ontology
b. An Business Architecture
c. A Business-Oriented Architecture
d. A Business-Oriented Framework
3. Which of the following best describes the benefit of EA artifacts?
a. EA artifacts help business stakeholders better understand the components of a business
b. EA artifacts help business stakeholders communicate business strategy and design
c. EA artifacts help business stakeholders design, manage and implement business change
d. All of the above
4. Which of the following is NOT a business transformation competence according to LiquidHub’s business transformation roadmap?
a. Governance and Program Management
b. Solution Design
c. Next Generation Architecture
d. Continuous Innovation
5. Which of the following statements best encompass LiquidHub’s capabilities?
a. LiquidHub is expert in business strategy
b. LiquidHub is expert in IT Enterprise Architecture
c. LiquidHub is expert in Digital Business Transformation
d. LiquidHub is expert in IT Staffing
6. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Next Generation Architecture (NGA)?
a. NGA is the contemporary view of EA and meant to capture the significant shifts in digital business models and enabling technologies
b. NGA is a summary, informal view of an enterprise used at the IT project level
c. NGA is a database of project implementation artifacts used to accelerate a project’s time to implementation
d. None of the above
7. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Business-Oriented Architecture (BOA)?
a. BOA is an outcome and target state descriptor of implementing NGA
b. BOA is the LH applied industry/vertical domain expertise on top of our EA fundamentals
c. BOA is used to help signify that a next generation architecture should be business oriented
d. All of the above
8. Which one of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s standard architecture “domains” or “layers?”
a. Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Information Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture and Governance
b. Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Information Architecture, Technology Architecture and Governance
c. Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Technology Architecture and Governance
d. Business Services Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Technology Architecture and Governance
9. Which one of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s NGA Toolkit?
a. The NGA Toolkit is a tool for developing Technology Architecture only
b. The NGA Toolkit is a method for IT Governance
c. The NGA Toolkit is a reference model for IT Architectures.
d. The NGA Toolkit consists of a framework, method and supporting tools to facilitate digital transformation
10. How many key tools does the LiquidHub NGA Toolkit contain?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 4
d. 3
11. Which one of the following is NOT a key NGA “Tool?”
a. Meta Models
b. Reference Models
c. Solution Architecture Map
d. Roadmap
12. Which of the following best describes LiquidHub’s NGA Framework?
a. The LiquidHub NGA Framework is a comprehensive collection of models (e.g., blueprints, lists, financial statements) that are used to describe an enterprise’s design; often arranged in a matrix format
b. The LiquidHub NGA Framework consists of qualitative statements of intent that should be met by the architecture, along with a supporting rationale, measure of importance and business implications
c. The LiquidHub NGA Framework consists of a process or methodology to populate the framework with current and future state information
d. None of the above
13. What is LiquidHub’s NEXAR?
a. LiquidHub’s enterprise architecture framework
b. LiquidHub’s enterprise architecture roadmap which is presented as the integration of enterprise architecture deliverables and methodology
c. LiquidHub’s business-oriented architecture
d. LiquidHub’s solution architecture and method
14. Which of the following best describes LiquidHub’s “layered enterprise” concept?
a. Multi-enterprise Value Chain, Enterprise, Division, LOB, Solutions
b. Multi-enterprise Value Chain, LOB, Solutions, Components, Elements
c. Multi-enterprise Value Chain, Enterprise, LOB, Solutions, Components
d. None of the above
15. Which one of the following elements is NOT consistent with LiquidHub’s EA Reference Model?
a. Enterprise Financial Statements
b. Enterprise Portfolio Management
c. Digital Asset Management
d. File and Print Services
16. What key factors influence an organization’s ability to manage a successful EA practice?
a. Organizational Structure
b. Organizational Culture
c. The EA group’s interaction with implementation
d. All of the above
17. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Business Architecture?
a. Business Architecture is the high-level methods for modeling, measuring and monitoring an organization’s business processes.
b. Business Architecture is the business strategy, governance, organization and key business process information as well as the interaction between these concepts
c. Business Architecture defines the mix of corporate, line of business and function strategies of an modern enterprise
d. None of the above
18. In LiquidHub’s terminology, there is no difference between a business capability and a business process?
a. True
b. False
19. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of the 5 key Business Architecture views or models?
a. Business Capability, Business Process, Organization, Product/Service, Use Cases
b. Business Capability, Business Process, Organization, Product/Service, Channel
c. Portfolio, Business Process, Organization, Product/Service, Channel
d. None of the above
20. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Application Architecture?
a. An Application Architecture is: a description of the major logical groupings of capabilities that manage the data objects necessary to process the data and support the business
b. An Application Architecture is: the design & management techniques for transitioning from a set of business process models to a portfolio of business services as well as the management and coordination of the services portfolio
c. An Application Architecture is: the set of application meta models, data elements and infrastructure components that enable the business’ enterprise logic
d. None of the above
21. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of an Enterprise Architecture Metamodel?
a. A model of data, about data
b. A model that describes the characteristics of an entity
c. A model that describes how enterprise architecture models fit together
d. None of the above
22. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of the 5 key Application Architecture views or models?
a. Application Portfolio, Application-to-Business Capability, Application Security Model, Application Integration, Application Architecture Reference Models
b. Application Portfolio, Business Capability, Application Use Cases, Application Integration, Software Architecture Reference Models
c. Business Capability, Application-to-Business Capability, Application Use Cases, Application Integration, Software Architecture Reference Models
d. None of the above
23. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Information (Data) Architecture?
a. Information Architecture defines the business context, owner, content, format, and location of structured (e.g., database and XML) and unstructured (e.g. content) data
b. Information Architecture is the structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets and data management resources
c. Information Architecture is the categorization mechanism for classifying data-oriented architecture and solution artifacts.
d. None of the above
24. The benefits of Information Architecture are all of the following EXCEPT?
a. Enterprise-wide information management principles and strategies
b. Rigorous definition of modular and common business processes
c. Common specifications and stewardship of key data
d. Use of and contribution to Industry-wide information standards
25. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Technology (Infrastructure) Architecture?
a. The Technology Architecture describes the logical software and hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of business, application and information services.
b. The Technology Architecture describes the IT infrastructure, middleware and network standards of an organization.
c. The Technology Architecture describes the IT communications and processing standards of an organization.
d. All of the above
26. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of an effective tool in which to implement Governance?
a. RACI Chart
b. Program Management Plan
c. Burn Down Chart
d. Requirements Specification Document
27. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of Solution Architecture?
a. A Solution Architecture is a description of the business, providing a viewpoint of operational and change activity
b. A Solution Architecture is a pattern architecture of a reference model
c. A Solution Architecture is a “vertical slice” through all EA domains (layers) which aims to describe a focused business operation (capability, process, activity) and how IT enables it.
d. None of the above
28. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s approach to rationalizing enterprise application portfolios?
a. PORT
b. NEXAR
c. NGA
d. SOA
29. Which of the following statements best describes LiquidHub’s definition of the 5 key Technology (Infrastructure) Architecture views or models?
a. Technology Architecture Reference Model (Catalog), Application Infrastructure Architecture Model, Information Architecture Model, Distributed Computing Architecture Model
b. Technology Architecture Reference Model (Catalog), Application Infrastructure Architecture Model, Network Architecture Model, Distributed Computing Architecture Model, Storage Architecture Model
c. Data Center Model, Application Infrastructure Architecture Model, Network Architecture Model, Distributed Computing Architecture Model, Storage Architecture Model
d. None of the above
30. Who is most often credited with crafting the first EA methodology?
a. Jonathan Zachman
b. Al Gore
c. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
d. Steven Spewak