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Architecture Conclusion - Quiz

Each question is worth one point. Select the best answer or answers for each question.
1. A brick-and-mortar company is interested in developing an e-commerce site to sell its products. The company already employs a Java specialist and has a current Web site used to market the company as a whole. What is the main reason the company would use an architect?
Please select the best answer.
  A. To ensure that the new system is compatible with the current environment.
  B. To maintain quality standards for all company products.
  C. To increase the likelihood that the solution will meet an overall quality objective.
  D. To increase the problem space within an environment.

2. To separate concerns and balance perspectives, which two requirements will a successful architecture meet?
Please select all the correct answers.
  A. Functional requirements.
  B. IT demands.
  C. Differentiation from alternative solutions.
  D. Customer demands.

3. To prevent over-engineering, an architect must understand:
Please select the best answer.
  A. The IT domain.
  B. The business domain.
  C. The fine line between "good" and "good enough."
  D. The business objectives.

4. Architecture is concerned with boundary creation and selection. ERP solutions and packages prescribe boundary conditions. An architect's involvement in package selection includes which two of the following?
Please select all the correct answers.
  A. Package selection through standards, guidelines, and cost-benefit analysis.
  B. Focusing on external interfaces rather than the internal workings of software packages.
  C. Detailed integration or specifications for package implementation.
  D. Recommending package customization without addressing detailed customization designs.

5. Why is it difficult for an architect to determine quality factors?
Please select the best answer.
  A. Some quality factors are unique to e-business.
  B. Quality is a static factor, not likely to change.
  C. Quality factors are intuitive and easy to determine.

6. A new employee is trying to determine whose skills match those of an architect. Which of the following skills belongs most clearly to an architect?
Please select the best answer.
  A. Matching the specificity within the design.
  B. Using quantitative specifications as input for the development process.
  C. Managing the complexity of the e-business solution.
  D. Concentrating on how system behavior is implemented.

7. The purpose of reference architectures is to:
Please select the best answer.
  A. Differentiate technical understanding and qualifications from competitors.
  B. Provide a framework for technical understanding.
  C. Provide a framework for understanding business architecture.
  D. Structure the architectural process and define the deliverables to be produced.

8. The OSI model is divided into:
Please select the best answer.
  A. Business architecture, information architecture, technical applications, technical application services, and technical infrastructure layers.
  B. Application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical layers.
  C. Data, function, network, people, time, and motivation.

9. A matrix created from building blocks allows an architect to:
Please select the best answer.
  A. View the business domain.
  B. Determine the cost associated with architecture.
  C. Trace perspectives and identify deliverables.
  D. View the network architecture indicating the interoperability of computers.