Which of the following statements is false?

Question

Options

• AThe standardization of service contracts supports the strategic goal of Increased Intrinsic
• BThe standardization of service contracts supports the strategic goal of Increased Governance
• CThe standardization of service contracts is supported by service-orientation.
• DThe standardization of service contracts supports the strategic goal of Increased Federation.

• A
  7% (4)
• B
  80% (49)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  10% (6)

Explanation

Option B is false because "Increased Governance" is not a recognized strategic goal of service-orientation in the standard SOA framework (e.g., Thomas Erl's model). Governance is a discipline used to manage and enforce standards - it's a means to an end, not a strategic goal that contract standardization achieves.

Why the distractors are wrong (i.e., they are TRUE statements):

• A is true: Standardized contracts allow services to communicate predictably, directly enabling Increased Intrinsic Interoperability.
• C is true: Service-orientation as a design paradigm actively promotes and supports contract standardization through principles like standardized service contracts.
• D is true: Standardized contracts enable disparate systems and organizations to form a unified ecosystem, which is the essence of Increased Federation.

Memory tip: Remember "GOV is the ODD one OUT" - Governance governs the process of standardization, it doesn't result from it. The real payoffs of standardized contracts are things services directly deliver: talking to each other (Interoperability) and unifying across boundaries (Federation).

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