SOA Technology Concepts - S90.02 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
Orchestration is most commonly associated with which industry standard? Select the correct answer.

A. WS-Policy B. WS-BPEL C. WS-Addressing D. XML Schema

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2
If Service B is invoked by Service A and then Service B invokes Service C and all of this happens as part of the same service activity, then Service B would be considered: Select the correct answer.

A. an intermediary B. an ultimate receiver C. an initial sender D. a service agent

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 3
I would like to add two different WS-Policy definitions to my SOAP-based Web service and I would like to give the service consumer the choice to comply to either policy. How can I do this? Select the correct answer.

A. Create the two separate policies and group them in a policy alternative that is then associated with the service's WSDL definition. B. Create a separate XML schema for each policy and attach both XML schemas to the service's WSDL definition. C. Communicate each policy through a separate WS-Addressing SOAP header and let the service consumer choose which header to use. D. You cannot do this.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 4
XSLT is a technology that is primarily used to address _____________________ . Select the correct answer.

A. layer transformation requirements (such as when data located in different architectural layers needs to be exchanged between architectural layers) B. technology protocol bridging requirements (such as when .NET and Java components need to speak to each other) C. data model transformation requirements (such as when similar data based on different XML schemas needs to be exchanged) D. service transformation requirements (such as when two versions of the same service exist)

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 5
Identify what is wrong with this statement: "SOAP-based Web services A and B are participating in a runtime transaction that is carried out as per the WS-AtomicTransaction standard. When a message sent by Service A is rejected by Service B due to a violation of a WS-Policy definition expressed as part of the Service B contract, Service A is forced to issue an Abort message, thereby requiring the transaction to be rolled back." Select the correct answer.

A. There is nothing wrong with this statement. B. SOAP-based Web services cannot have policies and cannot participate in runtime transactions because they are limited to the use of a uniform service contract. C. WS-AtomicTransaction does not support the rollback of changes that occur during runtime transactions. D. WS-Policy definitions are not expressed as part of the service contract.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 6
Which of the following statements is true? Select the correct answer.

A. REST services do not exchange messages with headers. B. REST services primarily rely on the use of JMS headers to exchange message metadata. C. REST services primarily rely on the use of HTTP headers to exchange message metadata. D. REST services primarily rely on the use of SOAP headers to exchange message metadata.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 7
Which of the following statements is true? Select the correct answer.

A. WS-BusinessActivity is used for long-running transactions that are not expected to be rolled back to their original state. B. None of these statements are true. C. WS-BusinessActivity provides an alternative to WS-Coordination. D. WS-BusinessActivity is used for short-running, ACID-style transactions that can be rolled back to their original state.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 8
Which of the following statements are true? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A. XML and XML Schema are important because when services are built as Web services, they must be used to define service scalability characteristics and thresholds, as established by the infrastructure. B. XML and XML Schema can be used to help define the technical service contract of a SOAP-based Web service. C. XML and XML Schema are always used to define the structure of the underlying service logic as well as the component composition models the services may need to encapsulate. D. XML and XML Schema allow for the creation of data models that can be used by services, but can also establish a separate data architecture.

Correct Answer: B,D

QUESTION NO: 9
An intermediary can be an initial sender or an ultimate receiver. Select the correct answer.

A. True B. False

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 10
Messages transmitted using WS-ReliableMessaging are typically __________________ into __________________. Select the correct answer.

A. grouped, sequences B. parsed, WS-Policy definitions C. converted, comma-separated-value (CSV) files D. decomposed, HTTP methods

Correct Answer: A