Multiple choice technology architecture

What is best choice among below while selecting a technology component ?

  1. Technical component that is categorized as declining

  2. Technical component that is part of the reference architecture

  3. Technical component that meets all of the functional requirements, and most of the non functional requirements

  4. Technical component that meets all of the current requirements, but not necessarily the requirements for future products that the architecture will need to support

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When selecting technology components in TOGAF, components that are part of the reference architecture are preferred because they're standardized, proven, and align with organizational architecture principles. Option A (declining) should be avoided. Option C (meets requirements) is necessary but not sufficient - a component meeting requirements might still be non-standard or proprietary. Option D (current only) lacks future-proofing.