IBM C2160-669 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IBM C2160-669 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  Access services represent which vital function in the IBM SOA Reference Architecture?

  A. Distributed role-based access control mechanisms
  B. Connectivity with existing and legacy functionality
  C. Additional security at gateway points between domains
  D. Services exposed across different business units or organizations
  B. Connectivity with existing and legacy functionality

• Question 62:

  Which need drives a project to use an SOA approach?

  A. Business flexibility
  B. Resource virtualization
  C. Application integration
  D. Improved systems management
  A. Business flexibility

• Question 63:

  Which approach is considered the most effective first step in ensuring funding for the service lifecycle of shared services at the enterprise level?

  A. Chargeback mechanisms are put in place to prevent illegitimate use of services.
  B. Use a 'tax' based approach based on the overall usage of IT by each line of business.
  C. Form an SOA governance organization and provide this group with the required funding.
  D. Use the "first need" approach, where each project that needs a service first funds its creation.
  C. Form an SOA governance organization and provide this group with the required funding.

• Question 64:

  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.
  C. It is a series of tasks connected together like building blocks.

• Question 65:

  Which people, organizational or technology factors would positively impact the readiness for SOA and its success?

  A. Excess hardware capacity
  B. Short-term revenue expectations
  C. Business unit executives avoid disruptive innovations
  D. Business partners that have the necessary skills and capabilities
  D. Business partners that have the necessary skills and capabilities

• Question 66:

  What is an SOA repository?

  A. Storage of service metadata
  B. Storage for versions of service components
  C. The medium for messaging in a standardized way
  D. The means by which services are loosely coupled
  E. A source of information about invoking a service
  A. Storage of service metadata

• Question 67:

  Which service is running in an SOA environment that is not defined in a service registry and is built without proper governance or controls?

  A. Rogue Service
  B. Duplicate Service
  C. Shelfware Service
  D. Composite Application Service
  A. Rogue Service

• Question 68:

  What is a primary need for implementing SOA governance?

  A. Multiple projects are being implemented concurrently.
  B. The project office is required to report to executive management.
  C. Services are developed, maintained and owned by multiple stakeholders.
  D. Government regulations dictate compliance with government requirements.
  C. Services are developed, maintained and owned by multiple stakeholders.

• Question 69:

  What is a role of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) in SOA management?

  A. To provide the governance of services by limiting who can access services
  B. To provide point-to-point connection of service consumers and service providers
  C. To provide flexibility that allows business process inefficiencies to be rapidly corrected
  D. To ensure a seamless flow of information from anywhere at any time using a variety of protocols
  C. To provide flexibility that allows business process inefficiencies to be rapidly corrected

• Question 70:

  Which organization has the greatest need for SOA governance?

  A. One that is structured around localized business representatives for the IT team(s).
  B. One in which the departments are small, geographically centralized, and provide many goods and services.
  C. One that is relatively large, geographically dispersed, and with a centralized management and funding structure.
  D. One in which the funding, management and control of IT resources are spread among multiple stakeholders in different parts of the organization.
  D. One in which the funding, management and control of IT resources are spread among multiple stakeholders in different parts of the organization.