According to TOGAF, Which of the following is a characteristic of a Foundation Architecture?

The correct answer is C. It contains building blocks and their corresponding standards. A Foundation Architecture (such as TOGAF's Technical Reference Model) contains generic building blocks and their corresponding standards that are broadly applicable across many domains. It is not industry-specific and does not contain solution building blocks alone. The other…

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Apr 18, 2026Enterprise Continuum and Tools

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AIt contains only solution building blocks
BIt contains business functions and processes specific to a particular industry sector
CIt contains building blocks and their corresponding standards
DIt includes a model of application components and application services software, including
EIt includes models for common high-level business functions, such as supply chain management

How the community answered

(18 responses)

A
6% (1)
B
6% (1)
C
89% (16)

Explanation

A Foundation Architecture (such as TOGAF's Technical Reference Model) contains generic building blocks and their corresponding standards that are broadly applicable across many domains. It is not industry-specific and does not contain solution building blocks alone. The other options describe other architecture types: industry-specific functions belong to Common Systems Architectures, solution building blocks belong to SBB specifications, and application component models belong to Application Architecture.

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