OGA-031 ArchiMate 3 Part 1 Examination Questions and Answers

Based on the ArchiMate 3 documents or objectives, a realization relationship indicates that an entity plays a critical role in the creation, achievement, sustenance, or operation of a more abstract entity. A serving relationship models that an element provides its functionality to another element. The diagram should use a realization relationship from the Risk Assessment service to the Enterprise Risk Management process to indicate that the service realizes the process. The diagram should also use a serving relationship from the Risk Measurement application to the Risk Assessment service to indicate that the application serves the service.

References: ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification, Chapter 5 Relationships, Section 5.1 Structural Relationships 1; ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification, Chapter 5 Relationships, Section 5.2 Dependency Relationships 1; ArchiMate Notation: Part 8 – Relationships - ArchiMate Resources for FREE 2.

According to the Technology Layer metamodel, a communication network is a physical communication medium between two or more devices or other networks. A communication network realizes a path, which is a relation between two or more nodes through which they can exchange information.

References: Technology Layer in ArchiMate Part 1 - Metamodel1; ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification, Chapter 10: Technology Layer2.

This is because a grouping is a composite element that aggregates or groups other elements based on some common characteristic or purpose. A course of action is a motivation element that represents an approach or plan for achieving some goal. An aggregation is a structural relationship that models the whole-part hierarchy between elements. A contract is a passive structure element that represents a formal or informal specification of an agreement between a provider and a consumer that specifies the rights and obligations associated with a product or service.

ased on the ArchiMate 3 documents or objectives, a grouping is a composite element that consists of other concepts, from one or more aspects or layers of the ArchiMate language. A grouping can be used to model a logical or physical grouping of elements that belong together based on some criteria. A grouping can itself aggregate or compose other groupings, leading to a hierarchy of these elements.

References: ArchiMate® 3.2 Specification, Chapter 4 Generic Metamodel, Section 4.1 Behavior and Structure Elements, Subsection 4.1.5 Composite Elements 1; Composite Elements | Enterprise Architect User Guide 2.