Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :A2160-669
  • Exam Name
    :Assessment: SOA Fundamentals [2008]
  • Certification
    :IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Vendor
    :IBM
  • Total Questions
    :108 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Mar 31, 2025

IBM IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) A2160-669 Questions & Answers

  • Question 31:

    Why is defining appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) important for the success of an

    SOA?

    A. To provide IT performance metrics

    B. To determine the marketability of the SOA processes

    C. To justify funding for migration of the processes to SOA

    D. To provide feedback indicating Return on Investment (ROI) back to the business

    E. To enable business executives to identify impediments and bottlenecks in performance of the business processes

  • Question 32:

    At which two points in SOA communication are registries used?

    A. During discovery

    B. During publication

    C. During message transport

    D. During message validation

    E. During message transformation

  • Question 33:

    Which role does XML play in an SOA design?

    A. XML is used to implement the UML design.

    B. XML schema drives the messaging payloads.

    C. XML is used for Web services which are required in SOA.

    D. XML is used to describe interfaces and message bindings.

  • Question 34:

    A dealer in rare and antique books is interested in streamlining their business process. Bottlenecks occur when dealing with inventory and shipping functions in the process. How can

    the dealer optimize this process?

    A. Create a new application to deal with the bottlenecks.

    B. Replace legacy systems with more advanced technology.

    C. Automate the manual steps so that the process is easier to monitor.

    D. Provide multiple paths through the process for some of the functions.

  • Question 35:

    Which standard describes the interface for Web services?

    A. WS-I

    B. BPEL

    C. SOAP

    D. WSDL

  • Question 36:

    What is a method for verifying the business success of an SOA solution?

    A. Pilot the solution and solicit feedback from stakeholders and subject matter experts.

    B. Implement appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at multiple levels of the solution.

    C. Implement a technology think-tank integrated with the lines of business and with overall executive sponsorship.

    D. Implement a Center of Excellence (CoE) to provide a tight linkage with business to define services and operational characteristics at technical and business levels.

  • Question 37:

    What is a key difference between a component and a service?

    A. A service is deployed once and a component is deployed many times.

    B. A component is deployed once and a service is deployed many times.

    C. A component has an interface and a service implements the interface.

    D. A service has an interface and a component implements the interface.

    E. A service does not have a well-defined interface and a component does.

  • Question 38:

    A business has been 'doing' SOA for a while and is becoming disillusioned with the results. They

    are not seeing the Return on Investment (ROI) they expected even though they have created

    several hundred services. What is the likely cause of this problem?

    A. Services are replicated based on language and geographic needs.

    B. Developers need better training on how to create reusable services.

    C. Governance processes are not in place to review and approve services.

    D. Scaling the environment is challenging for such large SOA implementations.

  • Question 39:

    Which action should they take first?

    A. Create a service registry.

    B. Define an SOA governance model.

    C. Perform an SOA maturity assessment.

    D. Create an SOA Center of Excellence (CoE).

  • Question 40:

    When starting to adopt SOA, which action should be taken early to help drive acceptance and

    success?

    A. Establish the SOA strategy and project roadmap.

    B. Identify the first services required and ensure they are designed well, considering security and scalability.

    C. Roll the SOA project in as the next phase of a project under development to prove the value to the business.

    D. Prepare the infrastructure for SOA by establishing a development environment, testing environment and the control process to promote services.

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