The word "architecture" is heard increasingly in computer circles. 20 years ago the only 'architecture' 'was designating the logical organization of computers, IBM coined in the mid-70s (Zachman, 2014).
John Zachman at IBM by 1987 deemed it necessary to structure how information systems in enterprises arose so that they allow defining the interfaces and integration of system components. Zachman proposed a neutral and objective scheme that is, facilitates defining the "information" architecture firms.
Zachman proposed a matrix that has six columns that correspond to media questions (what, how, where, who, when, why) and six rows corresponding to interest groups (
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