What is a role of Web services in building an SOA?
A. To provide interoperability using XML-based messages
B. To provide an interface for human interaction using task lists
C. To provide loose coupling via remote method invocations using JAX-RPC
D. To implement the service functionality through interfaces defined in the applications' BPEL
Which statement describes a business process in the context of SOA?
A. It is a business policy or decision procedure.
B. Items are accumulated and then processed together.
C. It is a series of tasks connected together like building blocks.
D. It enables interactions between message consumers and providers.
If a component of the overall system is functionally complete and operates within that system
independently from the functionality of the other components, it is an example of which SOA
architectural concept?
A. Modularity
B. Extensibility
C. Loose coupling
D. Separation of concerns
E. Composite implementation
Which three characteristics of SOA can make a business more agile?
A. Defining rules for business
B. Enforcing governance processes
C. Creating components that can be shared
D. Maintaining up-to-date application interfaces
E. Building applications from reusable components
F. Changing the implementation without affecting the consumers
Which cross-cutting concerns are present at all areas within a logical SOA?
A. Integration, security, management, monitoring and governance
B. Logging, auditing, business processes, information architecture, identity provision and governance
C. Encapsulation, separation of concerns, high cohesion, loose-coupling, correct granularity and abstraction
D. Business flexibility, business agility, cost effectiveness, goal related, traceable requirements and continuous incremental improvement
Which is an important decision for the adoption of SOA?
A. Use Web services for all SOA communication.
B. Use the latest open standard specification in the industry.
C. Focus on a core set of systems when defining enterprise services.
D. Encapsulate underlying technical differences between different SOA implementations.
Which three statements describe services within a SOA?
A. Services are written in Java or C#.
B. Services are compatible across technologies.
C. Services can change location without affecting clients.
D. Services provide an interface according to a SOAP file.
E. Services can be stopped without disruption to the consumer.
F. Service implementations can be changed without changing the consumers.
What does the WS-I Basic Profile provide for an SOA?
A. Test suites for Web services interoperability
B. An implementation of interoperable Web services
C. Interoperability guidance for Web services specifications
D. A certification of interoperability for Web services engines
How does SOA achieve alignment between business and IT?
A. By ensuring services represent the underlying IT functions that the business must use in order to function
B. By hiding operational details allowing services to be loosely coupled and changed to suit the situation
C. By creating business processes that are direct representations of the business which can be simulated and refined
D. By providing service operations that represent business tasks allowing those operations to be used in whatever combination the business decides is appropriate
Which specifications are central to Web services?
A. WSDL and XML
B. ESB and WS-Policy
C. XML and XML Schema
D. SOAP, WSDL and HTTP
