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Orchestration & Ownership — CCAR-F Practice Question

A representative Claude Certified Architect - Foundations (CCAR-F) exam question on Orchestration & Ownership. Work through it below, then read why each option is right or wrong.

This question is part of the free Claude Certified Architect - Foundations practice test.

Short answer

The correct answer is B. The coordinator, using cited evidence and a defined conflict-resolution policy, with human escalation if material uncertainty remains.

Cross-specialist conflicts belong at the orchestration layer, where evidence can be compared consistently and material uncertainty can trigger human review.

The Question

In a multi-agent research system, two specialists discover contradictory revenue figures. Who should resolve the conflict?

AWhichever agent finished first
BThe coordinator, using cited evidence and a defined conflict-resolution policy, with human escalation if material uncertainty remainsCorrect
CBoth specialists should silently average the figures
DThe final writer should choose the larger figure

Why B is correct

Cross-specialist conflicts belong at the orchestration layer, where evidence can be compared consistently and material uncertainty can trigger human review.

Why the other options are wrong

Option A: Whichever agent finished first

Option A does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (B) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.

Option C: Both specialists should silently average the figures

Option C does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (B) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.

Option D: The final writer should choose the larger figure

Option D does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (B) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.

Key idea: Orchestration & Ownership

Cross-specialist conflicts belong at the orchestration layer, where evidence can be compared consistently and material uncertainty can trigger human review. On the CCAR-F exam, questions in the "Agentic Architecture and Orchestration" domain test whether you can map a scenario's constraints to the right choice. Read the requirement carefully, eliminate options that violate any single constraint, and pick the one that satisfies all of them with the least operational overhead.

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