ArchiMate 3 Foundation (OGA-031)

What is the primary purpose of the ArchiMate modeling language?

• ATo replace UML for software design
• BTo provide a visual language for describing, analyzing, and communicating Enterprise Arch…
• CTo define a project management methodology
• DTo document database schemas

Which organization develops and maintains the ArchiMate Specification?

• AOMG (Object Management Group)
• BISO
• CThe Open Group
• DIEEE

The ArchiMate Core Framework is structured as a 3x3 grid. What are the three columns (aspects)?

• ABusiness, Application, Technology
• BStrategy, Tactics, Operations
• CActive Structure, Behavior, Passive Structure
• DPeople, Process, Technology

What are the three core layers in the ArchiMate Core Framework?

• AStrategy, Business, Technology
• BBusiness, Application, Technology
• CMotivation, Business, Implementation
• DConceptual, Logical, Physical

Which two layers were newly introduced in ArchiMate version 3 compared with ArchiMate 2?

• ABusiness and Application
• BStrategy and Physical
• CMotivation and Implementation & Migration
• DTechnology and Application

In ArchiMate, a Business Actor is classified as which type of element?

• ABehavior element
• BPassive Structure element
• CActive Structure element
• DMotivation element

Which ArchiMate element represents a responsibility or expected behavior assigned to a Business Actor?

• ABusiness Process
• BBusiness Function
• CBusiness Role
• DBusiness Service

Which ArchiMate element represents a sequence of business behaviors that achieves a specific outcome?

• ABusiness Function
• BBusiness Process
• CBusiness Event
• DBusiness Service

How does a Business Function differ from a Business Process in ArchiMate?

• AA Function is automated; a Process is manual
• BA Function groups behavior based on required resources or competencies, while a Process i…
• CA Function belongs to the Application layer; a Process to the Business layer
• DThere is no difference — they are synonyms

Which Business layer element represents an external trigger such as receipt of a customer order?

• ABusiness Interaction
• BBusiness Service
• CBusiness Event
• DBusiness Process

In ArchiMate, a Business Service is best described as:

• AInternal behavior carried out by a single role
• BAn explicitly defined exposed business behavior that delivers value to its environment
• CA document or contract used during a transaction
• DA piece of application functionality

Which ArchiMate element is a Passive Structure element in the Business layer?

• ABusiness Actor
• BBusiness Process
• CBusiness Object
• DBusiness Role

What is a Contract element used to model in ArchiMate?

• AAny internal business behavior
• BA formal or informal specification of an agreement that defines rights and obligations be…
• CA passive data store
• DA motivational driver

Which element represents a perceptible form of a Business Object, such as a printed invoice or a screen?

• AContract
• BProduct
• CRepresentation
• DArtifact

In ArchiMate, a Product element groups which combination?

• AA set of services, accompanied by a contract, offered as a coherent whole to internal or…
• BA physical good only
• CA set of business processes
• DA single application component

Which Application layer Active Structure element represents an encapsulated, modular piece of software with well-defined interfaces?

• AApplication Function
• BApplication Service
• CApplication Component
• DApplication Interaction

An Application Service is which type of ArchiMate element?

• AActive Structure
• BBehavior
• CPassive Structure
• DMotivation

What is the Passive Structure element in the Application layer?

• AData Object
• BApplication Component
• CApplication Interface
• DArtifact

Which element is used to model a point of access to an Application Component for one or more services?

• AApplication Function
• BApplication Service
• CApplication Interface
• DApplication Collaboration

In the Technology layer, which Active Structure element represents a computational or physical resource that hosts, manipulates, or interacts with other resources?

• AArtifact
• BNode
• CTechnology Function
• DPath

Which Technology layer element is a specialization of Node representing a physical IT resource?

• ASystem Software
• BDevice
• CCommunication Network
• DTechnology Interface

What is the Passive Structure element of the Technology layer?

• AData Object
• BNode
• CArtifact
• DTechnology Service

Which Technology layer element represents a link between two nodes through which they exchange data?

• APath
• BTechnology Interface
• CCommunication Network
• DTechnology Collaboration

Which element belongs to the Physical extension of the Technology layer in ArchiMate 3?

• ASystem Software
• BEquipment
• CApplication Function
• DBusiness Service

Which element in the Physical layer is the counterpart to Artifact, representing tangible matter?

• AFacility
• BDistribution Network
• CMaterial
• DEquipment

Which of the following is a Motivation element in ArchiMate?

• ABusiness Process
• BApplication Component
• CGoal
• DArtifact

What does a Stakeholder represent in the Motivation extension?

• AA high-level statement of intent
• BThe role of an individual, team, or organization that represents interests in the outcome…
• CAn end-state to be achieved
• DA driver that initiates change

What is a Driver in ArchiMate's Motivation extension?

• AA statement of need that a system must satisfy
• BAn external or internal condition that motivates an organization to define its goals and…
• CAn end-state representing intent
• DA general property that applies to a system

Which Motivation element represents a specific, measurable end-result that has been achieved or has yet to be achieved?

• AGoal
• BOutcome
• CRequirement
• DDriver

How does a Requirement differ from a Goal in ArchiMate?

• AA Requirement is a measurable statement of need realized by elements of the architecture,…
• BA Requirement is always non-functional; a Goal is always functional
• CThey are synonyms
• DA Requirement is part of the Business layer, a Goal part of the Application layer

Which Motivation element represents a restriction on the way functionality is realized?

• APrinciple
• BRequirement
• CConstraint
• DGoal

What is an Assessment in the Motivation extension?

• AAn evaluation result of the state of affairs of the enterprise with respect to one or mor…
• BA measurement of project progress
• CA new requirement to be implemented
• DA change request

Which element represents a general property that applies to any system and which is realized by Requirements?

• AGoal
• BPrinciple
• COutcome
• DStakeholder

Which is a Strategy layer element new in ArchiMate 3?

• ABusiness Function
• BCapability
• CApplication Service
• DArtifact

What does a Resource represent in the Strategy layer?

• AAn asset owned or controlled by an enterprise, including people, finance, knowledge, or m…
• BA scheduled project deliverable
• CAn automation interface
• DA motivation driver

What is a Course of Action in ArchiMate's Strategy layer?

• AA single workflow step
• BAn approach or plan for configuring some capabilities and resources of the enterprise to…
• CA motivation driver
• DA physical artifact

Which element in the Implementation & Migration extension represents a series of actions executed to realize one or more architectures or solutions?

• ADeliverable
• BPlateau
• CWork Package
• DGap

What does a Plateau represent in ArchiMate's Implementation & Migration extension?

• AA planned deliverable
• BA relatively stable state of the architecture that exists during a limited period of time
• CA motivation goal
• DA specific work package

What is a Gap in ArchiMate's Implementation & Migration extension?

• AAn outcome
• BA statement of difference between two states, typically between Baseline and Target archi…
• CA type of Work Package
• DA physical resource

Which two composite elements can group elements of any layer in ArchiMate 3?

• AJunction and Path
• BLocation and Grouping
• CPlateau and Gap
• DCapability and Resource

What is the visual notation of the Composition relationship in ArchiMate?

• AA line with a filled (solid) diamond at the whole-end
• BA line with an open (hollow) diamond at the whole-end
• CA dashed line with an open arrowhead
• DA solid line with an open arrowhead

What is the visual notation of the Aggregation relationship in ArchiMate?

• AA line with a filled diamond at the whole-end
• BA line with an open (hollow) diamond at the whole-end
• CA dashed arrow
• DA solid line with an open arrowhead

Which relationship represents the allocation of responsibility — for example, a Business Actor performing a Business Role?

• AComposition
• BRealization
• CAssignment
• DTriggering

What does the Realization relationship represent?

• ATransfer of data between two elements
• BAn entity that plays a critical role in the creation, achievement, sustenance, or operati…
• CAn aggregation of parts
• DA trigger between behaviors

Which Dependency relationship models that one element provides its functionality to another?

• AAccess
• BInfluence
• CServing
• DAssociation