IDSC 3001 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is Enterprise Architecture (EA)
The plan and guidance that helps business functions and technology work together
What are the four aspects of Enterprise Architecture?
Technology Architecture
Application Architecture
Data Architecture
Business Architecture
How does AT&T use Enterprise Architecture?
-"2020 will be year of the edge (computing, IoT)
-Strategy involves building 5G and edge technologies together
-Working with cloud service providers to add edge computing technology into its network
centers
Why is EA planning necessary?
- Align business processes and technology
-Selecting and managing tools and vendors
-Managing IT expenses (capital, recurring costs)
-Reusable techs
-Reduced redundancies
-Enhance organizational flexibility, competitiveness
-Different talent and skill sets are required
What is Enterprise Architecture built upon?
Variety of different technologies (hardware, software, networks, devices, and partners)
What does systems thinking do?
Aligns the IT strategy in support of the Business Strategy
, What are the three uses of Enterprise Architecture?
-Enable Growth
-Ensure Compliance
-Reduce Complexity
What is the central issue facing most legacy companies today?
How to operate and innovate like a tech company
What distinguishes successful companies?
Their technology allows them to move faster, more flexibly, and at a greater scale than their
competitors
Business and It are organized around what?
-A set of "platforms" that is managed by inter-disciplined platform or product teams
-McDonald's is a great example of this
What are the steps of systemic planning (technology planning)?
-Determine where you are
-Get consensus on where you should be
-Create a plan to fill the gap
What is the top-down architecture approach?
-Start with business processes plan
-Functional plan
-Applications and implementation plan
-Technical plan
What is the architecture methodology?
-Mobilization
-Current state (processes, building blocks, applications
-Target state (processes, building blocks, applications)
-Roadmap (processes, building blocks, applications)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is Enterprise Architecture (EA)
The plan and guidance that helps business functions and technology work together
What are the four aspects of Enterprise Architecture?
Technology Architecture
Application Architecture
Data Architecture
Business Architecture
How does AT&T use Enterprise Architecture?
-"2020 will be year of the edge (computing, IoT)
-Strategy involves building 5G and edge technologies together
-Working with cloud service providers to add edge computing technology into its network
centers
Why is EA planning necessary?
- Align business processes and technology
-Selecting and managing tools and vendors
-Managing IT expenses (capital, recurring costs)
-Reusable techs
-Reduced redundancies
-Enhance organizational flexibility, competitiveness
-Different talent and skill sets are required
What is Enterprise Architecture built upon?
Variety of different technologies (hardware, software, networks, devices, and partners)
What does systems thinking do?
Aligns the IT strategy in support of the Business Strategy
, What are the three uses of Enterprise Architecture?
-Enable Growth
-Ensure Compliance
-Reduce Complexity
What is the central issue facing most legacy companies today?
How to operate and innovate like a tech company
What distinguishes successful companies?
Their technology allows them to move faster, more flexibly, and at a greater scale than their
competitors
Business and It are organized around what?
-A set of "platforms" that is managed by inter-disciplined platform or product teams
-McDonald's is a great example of this
What are the steps of systemic planning (technology planning)?
-Determine where you are
-Get consensus on where you should be
-Create a plan to fill the gap
What is the top-down architecture approach?
-Start with business processes plan
-Functional plan
-Applications and implementation plan
-Technical plan
What is the architecture methodology?
-Mobilization
-Current state (processes, building blocks, applications
-Target state (processes, building blocks, applications)
-Roadmap (processes, building blocks, applications)
