ISDS 4120 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
State the Enterprise Architecture Equation - Answers :EA = S + B + T
enterprise architecture = strategy + business + technology
State the six core elements of enterprise architecture - Answers :governance,
methodology, framework, artifacts, standards, and best practices
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What are the five aspects of the EA grid? - Answers :1) goals & initiatives
2) products & services
3) data & information
4) systems & applications
5) networks & infrastructure
GI
PS
DI
SA
NI
A distinct area of activity within an enterprise is the definition of:
a. Functional unit
b. Department
c. Line of business
d. Architectural segment
e. Organizational unit - Answers :c. Line of business
All enterprise architecture frameworks have the following in common:
a. Components
b. Ease of implementation
c. Tools
d. Methods
e. None of the above - Answers :e. None of the above
An organization whose boundary is defined by commonly-held goals, processes, and
resources is the definition of:
a. Functional unit
b. Company
c. Architecture
d. Line of business
,e. Enterprise - Answers :e. Enterprise
IT being used to manage work better is characteristic of which of the following economic
periods:
a. Digital
b. Platform
c. Information
d. Industrial - Answers :c. Information
IT enabling network based strategies is characteristic of which of the following economic
periods:
a. Industrial
b. Digital
c. Platform
d. Information - Answers :c. Platform
IT making pervasive changes to the structure and operation of the economy is
characteristic of which of the following economic periods:
a. Industrial
b. Digital
c. Information
d. Platform - Answers :b. Digital
Some early pioneers of enterprise architecture frameworks include:
a. Dewey
b. Walker
c. Zachman
d. A and B, but not C
e. B and C, but not A - Answers :e. B and C, but not A
The analysis and documentation of an enterprise in its' current and future states from an
integrated strategy, business, and technology perspective refers to:
a. Business Process redesign
b. Enterprise Architecture
c. Infrastructure
d. Enterprise Infrastructure
e. Architecture - Answers :b. Enterprise Architecture
The central productive and strategic asset for firms today is:
a. Knowledge
b. Architecture
c. Technology
d. Data
e. Information - Answers :a. Knowledge
The golden rule, according to your professor, can be stated as:
, a. There is no such thing as a business decision, just IT decisions
b. Infrastructure decisions must always align with architecture
c. There is no such thing as an IT decision, just business decisions about IT
d. All are golden rules that cannot be broken
e. IT strategy and business strategy must always align - Answers :c. There is no such
thing as an IT decision, just business decisions about IT
The most common organizational structure is:
a. Machine bureaucracy
b. Simple form
c. Professional bureaucracy
d. Adhocracy
e. Divisionalized - Answers :e. Divisionalized
Which of the following challenges are firms confronting today?
a. Optimization of process goals over functional goals
b. A and C, but not B
c. A lack of vertical and horizontal integration
d. Silo syndrome - Answers :b. A and C, but not B
Which of the following statements are true about the platform revolution:
a. Network-based strategy is key to success
b. External parternships are not valued
c. Technology investment is focused upon production
d. Growth derives from internal economices of scale and scope
e. It takes decades to achieve a market advantage - Answers :a. Network-based
strategy is key to success
State the golden rule - Answers :The is no such thing as an IT decision - just business
decisions about IT
A _____ organization responds only to those areas where it is forced by environmental
pressures
a. Analyzer
b. Reactor
c. Prospector
d. Defender
Feedback - Answers :b. Reactor
A ______ organization values first in new product and market areas and responds
rapidly to early signals concerning areas of productivity
a. Analyzer
b. Defender
c. Prospector
d. Reactor - Answers :c. Prospector
State the Enterprise Architecture Equation - Answers :EA = S + B + T
enterprise architecture = strategy + business + technology
State the six core elements of enterprise architecture - Answers :governance,
methodology, framework, artifacts, standards, and best practices
Got
More
Flour
And
Started
Baking
Pies
What are the five aspects of the EA grid? - Answers :1) goals & initiatives
2) products & services
3) data & information
4) systems & applications
5) networks & infrastructure
GI
PS
DI
SA
NI
A distinct area of activity within an enterprise is the definition of:
a. Functional unit
b. Department
c. Line of business
d. Architectural segment
e. Organizational unit - Answers :c. Line of business
All enterprise architecture frameworks have the following in common:
a. Components
b. Ease of implementation
c. Tools
d. Methods
e. None of the above - Answers :e. None of the above
An organization whose boundary is defined by commonly-held goals, processes, and
resources is the definition of:
a. Functional unit
b. Company
c. Architecture
d. Line of business
,e. Enterprise - Answers :e. Enterprise
IT being used to manage work better is characteristic of which of the following economic
periods:
a. Digital
b. Platform
c. Information
d. Industrial - Answers :c. Information
IT enabling network based strategies is characteristic of which of the following economic
periods:
a. Industrial
b. Digital
c. Platform
d. Information - Answers :c. Platform
IT making pervasive changes to the structure and operation of the economy is
characteristic of which of the following economic periods:
a. Industrial
b. Digital
c. Information
d. Platform - Answers :b. Digital
Some early pioneers of enterprise architecture frameworks include:
a. Dewey
b. Walker
c. Zachman
d. A and B, but not C
e. B and C, but not A - Answers :e. B and C, but not A
The analysis and documentation of an enterprise in its' current and future states from an
integrated strategy, business, and technology perspective refers to:
a. Business Process redesign
b. Enterprise Architecture
c. Infrastructure
d. Enterprise Infrastructure
e. Architecture - Answers :b. Enterprise Architecture
The central productive and strategic asset for firms today is:
a. Knowledge
b. Architecture
c. Technology
d. Data
e. Information - Answers :a. Knowledge
The golden rule, according to your professor, can be stated as:
, a. There is no such thing as a business decision, just IT decisions
b. Infrastructure decisions must always align with architecture
c. There is no such thing as an IT decision, just business decisions about IT
d. All are golden rules that cannot be broken
e. IT strategy and business strategy must always align - Answers :c. There is no such
thing as an IT decision, just business decisions about IT
The most common organizational structure is:
a. Machine bureaucracy
b. Simple form
c. Professional bureaucracy
d. Adhocracy
e. Divisionalized - Answers :e. Divisionalized
Which of the following challenges are firms confronting today?
a. Optimization of process goals over functional goals
b. A and C, but not B
c. A lack of vertical and horizontal integration
d. Silo syndrome - Answers :b. A and C, but not B
Which of the following statements are true about the platform revolution:
a. Network-based strategy is key to success
b. External parternships are not valued
c. Technology investment is focused upon production
d. Growth derives from internal economices of scale and scope
e. It takes decades to achieve a market advantage - Answers :a. Network-based
strategy is key to success
State the golden rule - Answers :The is no such thing as an IT decision - just business
decisions about IT
A _____ organization responds only to those areas where it is forced by environmental
pressures
a. Analyzer
b. Reactor
c. Prospector
d. Defender
Feedback - Answers :b. Reactor
A ______ organization values first in new product and market areas and responds
rapidly to early signals concerning areas of productivity
a. Analyzer
b. Defender
c. Prospector
d. Reactor - Answers :c. Prospector
