CMA Solution Architecture Process 3

Question 1

Which architecture pattern best supports a scenario where multiple downstream consumers need to react to the same business event independently?

Accepted Answer

Event-Driven Architecture

Answer

Event-Driven Architecture decouples producers from consumers, allowing multiple independent downstream systems to react to the same event without tight integration.

Question 2

What is the key differentiator between a logical architecture view and a physical architecture view?

Accepted Answer

Logical views describe what the system does; physical views describe how it is deployed

Answer

Logical architecture describes system functions and component relationships abstractly, while physical architecture specifies actual deployment infrastructure, hardware, and software products.

Question 3

A CMA is reviewing a proposed microservices architecture. Which anti-pattern should they flag as a risk to long-term maintainability?

Accepted Answer

A distributed monolith with tightly coupled services

Answer

A distributed monolith retains the deployment complexity of microservices while keeping tight coupling, eliminating the independence benefits and increasing failure cascade risk.

Question 4

When establishing architecture principles for a solution, which quality makes a principle most actionable?

Accepted Answer

It includes a rationale and implications that guide decision-making

Answer

Actionable principles include a clear rationale explaining why the principle exists and implications describing how it affects decisions, making them usable rather than decorative.

Question 5

Which TOGAF ADM phase is responsible for identifying and addressing gaps between baseline and target architectures?

Accepted Answer

Phase E – Opportunities and Solutions

Answer

Phase E (Opportunities and Solutions) consolidates gap analysis results from Phases B, C, and D and identifies the solution building blocks to close those gaps.

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CMA Solution Architecture Process 3