Enterprise Architecture Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+
Enterprise - Answers An area of common activity and goals within an organization or between several
organizations, where information and resources are exchanged
Enterprise Architecture - Answers A holistic management, planning, and documentation activity; the
analysis, design and documentation of an enterprise in its current and future states from an integrated
strategy, business, and technology perspective
Core Elements - Answers To be complete, an EA approach must have six core elements that work
together:
Governance, methodology, framework, artifacts, standards, best practices
Core Element - Governance - Answers Identifies the planning, decision making, and oversight processes
and groups that will determine how the EA is developed and maintained
Core Element - Methodology - Answers The set of specific steps to establish and maintain an EA program
via the selected approach
Core Element - Framework - Answers Identifies the scope of the overall architecture and the type and
relationships of the various architecture levels and threads.
Core Element - Artifacts - Answers The types and methods of documentation to be used in each sub-
architecture area; also includes repository
Core Element - Standards - Answers Business and technology standards for the enterprise in each
domain, segment, and component of the EA
Core Element - Best Practices - Answers There are proven ways to implement parts of the overall
architecture or sub-architectures, in the context of the overarching EA
ERP - Answers Enterprise Resource Planning systems are a 'suite' of component-based commercial or
custom-developed software applications that support LOB functions
Reference Architecture - Answers The part of an EA that provides standards and documentation for a
particular type of capability throughout the enterprise
Ex. cloud computing
Segment Architecture - Answers Focuses on one or more particular business units or functions
EA3 Cube Levels - Answers Goals & Initiatives
Products & Services
Data & Information
, Systems & Applications
Networks & Infrastructures
Goals and Initiatives - Answers Provides strategic direction; mission statement, strategic goals, strategic
initiatives, SWOT
Products and Services - Answers Primary influence; current and future states; manufacturing, financial
services, marketing & sales
Data and Information - Answers IT strategy, future information flows, database design; knowledge
warehouses, databases, data interchange
Systems and Applications - Answers How do we deliver IT capabilities? SOA
Information systems, web sites, desktop applications
Networks and Infrastructures - Answers Host environment for applications/systems; voice/video/data
Intranets, extranets, telecommunications, buildings & equipment
Availability, scalability, reliability, recovery
SDLC Waterfall - Answers Analysis, requirement specification, design, development, testing &
integration, implementation/deployment, analysis...
SDLC Phases - Answers Planning, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance
EA3 Layers - Answers Strategy
Business
Data Layer
Application
Layer - Strategy - Answers For what purpose does the enterprise exist? - mission statement
What does the enterprise do and want to be known for? - vision statement
Primary goals, strategic initiatives, strategic plan, SWOT analysis, future scenarios
Layer - Business - Answers Includes the business planning activities that support the establishment of
the architecture through the steps of the implementation methodology
Business plan, node connectivity diagram, swim lane process diagram
Layer - Data - Answers What are the flows of information that will be required within and between
service areas in order to make them more successful? - standardized, formatted, etc.
