Architecture & Buy Build — CCAR-P Practice Question
A representative Claude Certified Architect - Professional (CCAR-P) exam question on Architecture & Buy Build. Work through it below, then read why each option is right or wrong.
Short answer
The correct answer is C. Use a managed Claude endpoint with retrieval over governed documents, citations, and a human escalation path.
Managed inference plus governed retrieval fits a short timeline, changing knowledge, and citation needs. Training or repeated fine-tuning adds cost and makes freshness harder.
The Question
A firm needs a low-volume internal policy assistant in six weeks. Its content changes weekly and must be cited. Which direction is the strongest starting point?
Why C is correct
Managed inference plus governed retrieval fits a short timeline, changing knowledge, and citation needs. Training or repeated fine-tuning adds cost and makes freshness harder.
Why the other options are wrong
Option A does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (C) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.
Option B does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (C) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.
Option D does not satisfy the requirement in the scenario. Review the explanation above: the correct choice (C) is the only one that fully meets every constraint stated in the question.
Key idea: Architecture & Buy Build
Managed inference plus governed retrieval fits a short timeline, changing knowledge, and citation needs. Training or repeated fine-tuning adds cost and makes freshness harder. On the CCAR-P exam, questions in the "Solution Design and Architecture" 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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