What relationships are permitted between capabilities and requirements?

What relationships are permitted between capabilities and requirements?
A . Assigned to, associated with
B . Triggers, aggregates
C . Assigned to, realizes
D . Influences, realizes

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Answer: C

Explanation:

According to the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification1, a capability is an ability that an active structure element, such as an organization, person, or system, possesses. A requirement is a statement of need that must be realized by a system. Capabilities and requirements are both motivation elements that represent the reasons for designing and implementing an architecture.

The ArchiMate language defines two relationships that are permitted between capabilities and requirements:

✑ Assigned to: This relationship links a requirement to a core element (such as a business actor, a business service, a business process, an application service, an application component, etc.) that is responsible for realizing it. The core element may be assigned to a capability that enables it to realize the requirement.

✑ Realizes: This relationship links a capability to a requirement that is fully or partially realized by that capability.