MuleSoft Certified Associate Exam
Questions and Answers
What is the IT delivery gap? - -The growing gap between IT delivery capacity
and the ability of IT to meet those demands
- What is the MuleSoft Catalyst? - -MuleSoft Catalyst is centered around
three core pillars: Business Outcomes, Organizational Enablement, and
Technology Delivery.
- What are some common factors for IT delivery gaps? - -1. Lack of
alignment around Business Outcomes
2. Organization wasn't Enabled to deliver success
3. Project took too long to realize value
- What is MuleSofts approach for closing IT gaps? - -A new approach enables
central IT to focus on operating, connecting, and abstracting systems of
record (System APIs). Subsequently, the line of business IT benefits by
consuming previously built assets and then extending those resources into
new solutions, ultimately delivering customer-facing innovation. This enables
a model for PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, and FEEDBACK... Also known as
an Application Network.
- What is an Application Network? - -An application network emerges from
our approach to enterprise integration, called API-LED CONNECTIVITY, and
our equally unique approach to organizational structure and application
delivery, the CENTER FOR ENABLEMENT.
- What is an Application Building Block? - -An Application Network is
composed of application building blocks. These have multiple elements. The
API interface, the API implementation, and the API management can be
considered as building blocks. All building blocks have their own specific,
unique lifecycles to follow.
- What is API-Led Connectivity? - -A production + consumption model (i.e.
core capabilities must be packaged up for consumption) or a way to connect
data to applications through a series of reusable and purposeful modern APIs
(System, Process, and Experience).
- What are System API? - -System APIs provide a means of insulating the
user from the complexities or any changes to the underlying systems we are
trying to integrate (authenticate) with. It is focused on Connectivity.
, - What are Process APIs? - -Process APIs interact with and shape data within
a single system or across systems (breaking down data silos) and are
created here without a dependence on the source systems from which that
data originates. This is typically where the business logic is implemented for
further processing data.
- What are Experience APIs - -Experience APIs are the means by which data
can be reconfigured so that it is most easily consumed by its intended
audience, all from a common data source. Experience APIs are concerned
with how data is presented securely.
- What is the Center for Enablement (C4E)? - -With a major culture shift that
the new API development model requires, there needs to be a people and
business process component as well. We suggest doing this by establishing a
cross-functional team called a Center for Enablement, or C4E.
- What are the different paths/play books for the MuleSoft Catalyst
methodology? - -1. Business Outcomes
2. Anypoint Platform
3. Projects
4. Center for Enablement (C4E)
5. Internal Support
6. Training
- What is agile development? - -An iterative approach to project delivery, in
which software is built in an incremental fashion from the beginning of the
project by creating user stories, prioritizing, and then implementing code.
- What are the three main building blocks for the complete MuleSoft API
lifecycle? - -Design, Implement, and Management.
- What are the stages of design an API in MuleSoft? - -Start from an outside-
in perspective and then Design, Simulate, Feedback, and Validate.
- What is an API Notebook? - -An API Notebook is the artifact to convey the
inspiration for what is possible with an API, for example a MuleSoft portal.
- What are the stages of implementation in MuleSoft? - -Accomplished in a
systematic manner, we Build and Test in the implementation phase (Roles
involved in this stage include: Integration Dev, Architects, Ops, API Manager).
- How do we manage an API with MuleSoft? - -Embracing modern DevOps-
centric processes and tooling is critical to reduce mean time-to-production
then Secure, Deploy, Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Manage.
Questions and Answers
What is the IT delivery gap? - -The growing gap between IT delivery capacity
and the ability of IT to meet those demands
- What is the MuleSoft Catalyst? - -MuleSoft Catalyst is centered around
three core pillars: Business Outcomes, Organizational Enablement, and
Technology Delivery.
- What are some common factors for IT delivery gaps? - -1. Lack of
alignment around Business Outcomes
2. Organization wasn't Enabled to deliver success
3. Project took too long to realize value
- What is MuleSofts approach for closing IT gaps? - -A new approach enables
central IT to focus on operating, connecting, and abstracting systems of
record (System APIs). Subsequently, the line of business IT benefits by
consuming previously built assets and then extending those resources into
new solutions, ultimately delivering customer-facing innovation. This enables
a model for PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, and FEEDBACK... Also known as
an Application Network.
- What is an Application Network? - -An application network emerges from
our approach to enterprise integration, called API-LED CONNECTIVITY, and
our equally unique approach to organizational structure and application
delivery, the CENTER FOR ENABLEMENT.
- What is an Application Building Block? - -An Application Network is
composed of application building blocks. These have multiple elements. The
API interface, the API implementation, and the API management can be
considered as building blocks. All building blocks have their own specific,
unique lifecycles to follow.
- What is API-Led Connectivity? - -A production + consumption model (i.e.
core capabilities must be packaged up for consumption) or a way to connect
data to applications through a series of reusable and purposeful modern APIs
(System, Process, and Experience).
- What are System API? - -System APIs provide a means of insulating the
user from the complexities or any changes to the underlying systems we are
trying to integrate (authenticate) with. It is focused on Connectivity.
, - What are Process APIs? - -Process APIs interact with and shape data within
a single system or across systems (breaking down data silos) and are
created here without a dependence on the source systems from which that
data originates. This is typically where the business logic is implemented for
further processing data.
- What are Experience APIs - -Experience APIs are the means by which data
can be reconfigured so that it is most easily consumed by its intended
audience, all from a common data source. Experience APIs are concerned
with how data is presented securely.
- What is the Center for Enablement (C4E)? - -With a major culture shift that
the new API development model requires, there needs to be a people and
business process component as well. We suggest doing this by establishing a
cross-functional team called a Center for Enablement, or C4E.
- What are the different paths/play books for the MuleSoft Catalyst
methodology? - -1. Business Outcomes
2. Anypoint Platform
3. Projects
4. Center for Enablement (C4E)
5. Internal Support
6. Training
- What is agile development? - -An iterative approach to project delivery, in
which software is built in an incremental fashion from the beginning of the
project by creating user stories, prioritizing, and then implementing code.
- What are the three main building blocks for the complete MuleSoft API
lifecycle? - -Design, Implement, and Management.
- What are the stages of design an API in MuleSoft? - -Start from an outside-
in perspective and then Design, Simulate, Feedback, and Validate.
- What is an API Notebook? - -An API Notebook is the artifact to convey the
inspiration for what is possible with an API, for example a MuleSoft portal.
- What are the stages of implementation in MuleSoft? - -Accomplished in a
systematic manner, we Build and Test in the implementation phase (Roles
involved in this stage include: Integration Dev, Architects, Ops, API Manager).
- How do we manage an API with MuleSoft? - -Embracing modern DevOps-
centric processes and tooling is critical to reduce mean time-to-production
then Secure, Deploy, Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Manage.
