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DAMA DMF-1220 Data Management Fundamentals Exam Practice Test

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Total 666 questions

Data Management Fundamentals Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be an interest of Data Governance?

Options:

A.

Inconsistent definitions

B.

Competing versions of source data

C.

Metadata

D.

Database development

E.

Redundant data

Question 2

A successful Data Governance program requires that all enterprise data be certified.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 3

What are the components of a Data Governance Readiness Assessment?

Options:

A.

Assess best practices, data metrics, and data quality

B.

Compliance to internal standards, Data Security, Data Privacy rules

C.

Data Management Maturity, Capacity to Change, Collaborative Readiness and Business Alignment

D.

Capacity to change, Establish standards. Data Quality skills, Data Stewardship productivity

E.

Capacity to change, Establish Stewardship, Business Alignment and Metadata Repository

Question 4

If two data stores are able to be inconsistent during normal operations, then the

integration approach is:

Options:

A.

Asynchronous

B.

Uncontrolled

C.

Synchronous

D.

Streaming

E.

Faulty

Question 5

Media monitoring and text analysis are automated methods for retrieving insights from large unstructured or semi-structured data, such as transaction data, social media, blogs, and web news sites.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 6

Please select the types of DBA specializations:

Options:

A.

Data

B.

Application

C.

Innovation

D.

Development

E.

Procedural

F.

All of the above

Question 7

The target of organizational change is expedition.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 8

Content refers to the data and information inside a file, document or website.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 9

A goal of reference and master data is to provide authoritative source of reconciled and quality-assessed master and reference data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 10

Enterprise data architecture description must include both [1] as well as [2]

Options:

A.

[1] Data Flow Design [2] Data Context Diagram

B.

[1] Enterprise Data Model [2] Architecture Diagram

C.

[1] Enterprise Data Model [2] Data Flow Design

D.

[1] Enterprise Data Model [2] Data Context Diagram

Question 11

Your organization has many employees with official roles as data stewards and data custodians, but they don't seem to know exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Which of the following is most likely to be a root cause of this problem?

Options:

A.

There has been too much investment in Data Governance and data management tools without improving the data

B.

The people who were new to the organization were assigned to Data Governance

C.

People were assigned roles based on a somewhat random connection to the data, and without a clear purpose

D.

The Data Governance initiative leaders are using outdated vocabulary

E.

The data standards are too general and high level for proper enforcement

Question 12

A ‘Golden Record’ means that it is always a 100% complete and accurate representation of all entities within the organization.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 13

All metadata management solutions include architectural layers including:

Options:

A.

Metadata Quality Assurance Testing

B.

Metadata integration

C.

Metadata usage

D.

Metadata delivery

E.

Metadata control and management

F.

None of the above

Question 14

Governance ensures data is managed, but is not include the actual act of managing data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 15

A metadata repository is essential to assure the integrity and consistent use of an enterprise data model across business processes.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 16

Integrating data security with document and content management knowledge areas.

guides the implementation of:

Options:

A.

Appropriate access and authorization to unstructured data

B.

Fitness for purpose metrics for unstructured data

C.

Appropriate privacy controls on data marts

D.

Appropriate access and authorization to structured data

E.

Straight-through processing for NoSQL queries

Question 17

A Global ID is the MDM solution-assigned and maintained unique identifier attached to reconciled records.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 18

All DMM and Data Governance assessments should identify its objectives and goals for improvement. This is important because:

Options:

A.

There is always room for improvement

B.

An assessment without goals and objectives will not have a conclusion

C.

The assessment team has to be aware of the objectives to be successful

D.

Data management and Data Governance assessments have different goals and objectives

E.

Assessment objectives start at the business drivers (for funding), goals to describe focus, and objectives to provide specific expectations and criteria for evaluation for success

Question 19

'Planning, implementation and control activities for lifecycle management of data and

information, found in any form or medium', pertains to which knowledge area?

Options:

A.

Document and Content Management

B.

Metadata Management

C.

Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

D.

Data Storage and Operations

E.

Data Integration and Interoperability

Question 20

Every DMM and Data Governance assessment must define how the assessment team will interact with its subjects (after defining the subject/stakeholder list). This is important because:

Options:

A.

Each type of stakeholder may need a different form of interaction, and each process evaluation may lend itself to a different form of information gathering

B.

Data management and Data Governance assessments will have different types of stakeholders

C.

The definition of stakeholder interaction depends on the executive sponsor

D.

Assessment teams may not know what a stakeholder is

E.

Each type of stakeholder may need a different form of data and security

Question 21

Data security internal audits ensure data security and regulatory compliance policies are followed should be conducted regularly and consistently.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 22

Data Governance is at the centre if the data management activities, since governance is required for consistency within and balance between functions.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 23

CIF stands for:

Options:

A.

Company Information Factory

B.

Corporate Information Floor

C.

Corporate Information Factories

D.

Corporate Information Factory

Question 24

Quality Assurance Testing (QA) is used to test functionality against requirements.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 25

The accuracy dimension has to do with the precision of data values.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 26

One of the first steps in a master data management program is to:

Options:

A.

Decommission similar data collection systems

B.

Review data security protocols

C.

Secure funding for 20 years of operations

D.

Build multiple data marts

E.

Evaluate and assess data sources

Question 27

Data science depends on:

Options:

A.

Information alignment and analysis

B.

Presentation of findings and data insights

C.

Rich data sources

D.

Information delivery

Question 28

What types of data are considered Technical Data?

Options:

A.

Data standards; ETL job details; source-to-target mappings

B.

Valid value constraints; File format schemas; data models; data access rights

C.

Attributes that are only used for status reporting; data quality rules; data usage, database table names

D.

Physical database and column names; ETL job details; recovery and backup rules; data access rights

E.

Physical data models; calculations and algorithms; program and application names

Question 29

Domains can be identified in different ways including: data type; data format; list; range; and rule-based.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 30

Structural Metadata describe srealtionships within and among resource and enables identification and retrieval.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 31

ISO 8000 will describe the structure and organization of data quality management, including:

Options:

A.

Data Quality Assurance

B.

None of the above

C.

Data Quality Planning

D.

Data Quality Audit

E.

Data Quality Control

F.

Data Quality Improvement

Question 32

RACI is an acronym that is made up of the following terms.

Options:

A.

Control

B.

Responsible

C.

Accountable

D.

Informed

E.

Reliable

F.

Consulted

Question 33

Enterprise data architecture influences the scope boundaries of project and system releases. An example of influence is data replication control.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 34

Poorly managed Metadata leads to, among other, redundant data and data management processes.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 35

Examples of business metadata include:

Options:

A.

Data models

B.

Data quality rules

C.

Data usage notes

D.

Data Standards

Question 36

Several global regulations have significant implications on data management practices. Examples include:

Options:

A.

BCBS 239

B.

Data Standards

C.

Privacy laws

D.

Effectiveness of education Standards

E.

SPCA

F.

PCI-DSS

Question 37

Please select the answer that best fits the following description: Contains only real-time data.

Options:

A.

Batch layer

B.

Speed layer

C.

Serving layer

D.

Real-time layer

Question 38

Please select the correct types of data stewards:

Options:

A.

Executive Data Steward

B.

Chief Data Steward

C.

Enterprise Data Steward

D.

Business Data Steward

E.

A Data Seller

F.

All of the above

Question 39

Please select the user that best describes the following description: Uses the business glossary to make architecture, systems design, and development decisions, and to conduct the impact analysis.

Options:

A.

Business user

B.

Technical user

C.

Analytical user

D.

None of the above

E.

Advanced user

Question 40

Which of the following is a Data Quality principle?

Options:

A.

Prevention

B.

Governance

C.

Criticality

D.

Standards Driven

E.

All of these

Question 41

A goal of metadata management is to manage data related business terminology in

order toc

Options:

A.

Successfully size the database

B.

Ensure accurate data requirements are gathered for reporting

C.

Ensure people understand data content and can use data consistently

D.

Ensure people understand data definition in Bl systems

E.

Ensure the business processes align to the data model

Question 42

When presenting a case for an organization wide Data Governance program to your Senior Executive Board, which of these potential benefits would be of LEAST importance?

Options:

A.

Better corporate compliance with legal and regulatory demands, especially in relation to data protection, security and privacy

B.

Lower operational costs resulting from better data quality and a reduced need for cost of failure and rework activities

C.

The current corporate information policy states that company data must be managed and effectively governed

D.

Enhanced customer perceptions of your company's brand and enhanced customer acquisition, retention and loyalty

E.

New sales and revenue opportunities that better managed data will enable

Question 43

Issue management is the process for identifying, quantifying, prioritizing, and resolving Data Governance issues. Which of the following are areas where that issues might arise:

Options:

A.

Contract negotiations regarding data sharing & resolution of data quality issues

B.

Documenting accounting procedures

C.

Documenting physical assets

D.

Authority and decision rights Change management escalations Meeting Compliance requirements

E.

Conformance issues related to policies, standards and principles

Question 44

A catastrophic system failure due to processing attachments that are too large may

be solved by:

Options:

A.

Changing the network bandwidth to handle infinitely sized attachments

B.

Associating attachment size with the attachment and changing the process to check the size is less than the upper limit

C.

Compressing the attachment before sending it in an email

D.

Increasing the available memory on the database

E.

Associating attachment date with the attachment and changing the process tocheck the date is less than 1 month old

Question 45

Examples of transformation in the ETL process onclude:

Options:

A.

De-duping

B.

Structure changes

C.

Hierarchical changes

D.

Re-ordering

E.

Semantic conversions

F.

None of the above

Question 46

Time-based patterns are used when data values must be associated in chronological order and with specific time values.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 47

Data Integration and Interoperability is dependent on these other areas of data management:

Options:

A.

Metadata

B.

Data architecture

C.

Data governance

D.

Data security

E.

Data modelling and design

F.

Data storage and operations

Question 48

The Data Governance Council (DGC) manages data governance initiatives, issues, and escalations.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 49

A Data Management Maturity Assessment (DMMA) can be used to evaluate data management overall, or it can be used to focus on a single Knowledge Area or even a single process.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 50

Service accounts are convenient because they can tailor enhanced access for the processes that use them.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 51

An advantage of a centralized repository include: High availability since it is independent of the source systems.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 52

Critical Data is most often used in

Options:

A.

Regulatory, financial, or management reporting

B.

Business operational needs

C.

Measuring product quality and customer satisfaction

D.

Business strategy, especially efforts at competitive differentiation.

E.

All of these

Question 53

Different storage volumes include:

Options:

A.

Gigabyte

B.

Petabyte

C.

Perabyte

D.

Exabyte

E.

Tetrabyte

F.

Terabyte

Question 54

Identify indicative components of a Data Strategy.

Options:

A.

Vision, case studies, succession plans, functional requirements

B.

Vision, data invoice, payment receipts, confirmations

C.

Vision, business surveys, employee performance goals

D.

Vision, business case, data models, employee goals

E.

Vision, business case, principles, goals, and measures

Question 55

Enterprise data architecture project-related activities include:

Options:

A.

Define maturity assessment

B.

Define scope

C.

Design

D.

Implement

E.

None of the above

F.

All of the above

Question 56

Please select the two concepts that drive security restrictions:

Options:

A.

Regulation

B.

Regression

C.

Confidence level

D.

Confidentiality level

Question 57

What model is the highest level model within the enterprise data model?

Options:

A.

Logical model

B.

Physical model

C.

Conceptual model

D.

Subject Area model

Question 58

The advantage of a decentralized data governance model over a centralized model is:

Options:

A.

The common metadata repository configurations

B.

Having a common approach to resolving data governance issues

C.

The easier implementation of industry data models

D.

An increased level of ownership from local decision making groups

E.

The cheaper execution of data governance operations

Question 59

SOA stand for Service Orchestrated Architecture

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 60

A change management program supporting formal data governance should focus communication on:

Obtaining buy-in from all stakeholders

Options:

A.

Implementing data management training

B.

Monitoring the resistance

C.

Promoting the value of data assets

D.

Addressing all queries

E.

Implementing new metric and KPIs

Question 61

If data is not integrated with care it presents risk for unethical data handling. These ethical risks intersect with fundamental problems in data management including: Limited knowledge of data’s origin and lineage; Data of poor quality; Unreliable Metadata; and Documentation of error remediation.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 62

Basic profiling of data involves analysis of:

Options:

A.

Data sources, data visualisations, data latency and ownership

B.

Data clusters, data clouds, data repositories and metadata libraries

C.

Data lakes, data warehouses and operational data stores

D.

Data formats, data values, patterns and relationships

E.

Data criteria, data acquisition, data policy and procedures inside dataGovernance

Question 63

JSON is an open, lightweight standard format for data interchange.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 64

With respect to health data, what is the difference between the privacy and the security of the data?

Options:

A.

Privacy is defined as the right for an individual to keep his individual health information from being disclosed. Security is defined as the mechanism used to protect privacy of information

B.

Privacy is defined as the right for an doctor to share health data with other doctors and insurance companies. Security is defined as keeping the data where it was recorded

C.

Privacy is defined as the right of the individual to see their own medical records. Security is defined as the laws that protect a person's privacy

D.

Privacy is only possible if a person signs an affidavit requesting privacy. Security is the placing of the document in a safe place

E.

Privacy means only an individual can give access to their medical records to another person. Security means their records are secure and will not be shared

Question 65

The impact of the changes from new volatile data must be isolated from the bulk of the historical, non-volatile DW data. There are three main approaches, including:

Options:

A.

All of the above

B.

Streaming

C.

Messaging

D.

Technology

E.

Data

F.

Trickle Feeds

Question 66

Inputs in the data quality context diagram include:

Options:

A.

Data stores

B.

Data lakes

C.

Business requirements

D.

Data quality expectations

Question 67

The four A’s in security processes include:

Options:

A.

Audit

B.

Authentication

C.

Access

D.

Authorization

E.

Aliment

F.

Applicable

Question 68

Data management professionals who understand formal change management will be more successful in bringing about changes that will help their organizations get more value from their data. To do so, it is important to understand:

Options:

A.

The triggers for effective change

B.

Data architecture

C.

How people experience changes

D.

Data security

E.

The barriers to change

F.

Why change fails

Question 69

The acronym CMDB stands for:

Options:

A.

Customization management tools or databases

B.

Classic management technologies or databases

C.

Cached management technologies or databases

D.

Configuration management tools or databases

E.

Cached management tools or databases

F.

Classic monitoring technologies or databases

Question 70

Master data is an aggregation of:

Options:

A.

Transaction Structure Data

B.

Database Structure Data

C.

Reference Data

D.

Enterprise Structure Data

Question 71

The acroymn ACID stands for.

Options:

A.

Atomicity, completeness, independence and durability

B.

Actual, created, identifled and deleted

C.

Avallable, completeness, isolation and dangerous

D.

Atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability

E.

Available, corrupt, isolation and durable

Question 72

CMDB provide the capability to manage and maintain Metdata specifically related to the IT assets, the relationships among them, and contractual details of the assets.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 73

Some common data quality business rule types are:

Options:

A.

Definitional conformance

B.

Format compliance

C.

Range conformance

D.

Mapping conformance

Question 74

Business rules describe why business should operate internally, in order to be successful and compliant with the outside world.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 75

Veracity refers to how difficult the data is to use or to integrate.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 76

When constructing models and diagrams during formalisation of data architecture there are certain characteristics that minimise distractions and maximize useful information. Characteristics include:

Options:

A.

Linear symmetry

B.

A match between all diagram objects and the legend

C.

A clear and consistent legend

D.

A consistent line across display methods

E.

Consistent object attributes

F.

A clear and consistent line direction

Question 77

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 78

When starting a Data Governance initiative it is important to understand what the Business cannot achieve due to data issues because:

Options:

A.

It is important to understand the data quality issues that will need to be addressed

B.

Unless you correctly identify the most important business stakeholders it is harder to sustain political buy-in to Data Governance

C.

It is essential to identify key stakeholders so you can sell your vision of Data Governance to them

D.

Change management creates a sense of dissatisfaction.

E.

Aligning Data Governance with actual business needs makes it easier to communicate the vision and value of Data Governance

Question 79

A node is a group of computers hosting either processing or data as part of a distributed database.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 80

ETL is the basic process which is central to all areas in Data Integration and Interoperability. It is an abbreviation for extract, transition and load.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 81

Data Governance Office (DGO) focuses on enterprise-level data definitions and data management standards across all DAMA-DMBOK knowledge areas. Consists of coordinating data management roles.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 82

Considerations for whether to integrate two data stores should include all except

the:

Options:

A.

Maintaining of master data trust across the two data stores

B.

Privacy and access consideration for the data

C.

Complexity of data operations

D.

Ability to govern the data across both systems

E.

Capability of the systems to support the data natively

Question 83

Data security issues, breaches and unwarranted restrictions on employee access to data cannot directly impact operational success.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 84

The goals of Metadata management include:

Options:

A.

Managing performance of data assets

B.

Ensure metadata quality, consistency, currency and security

C.

Managing the availability of data throughout the data lifecycle

D.

Provide standard ways to make metadata accessible to metadata consumers

E.

Managing the performance of data transactions

F.

Establish or enforce the use of technical Metadata standards to enable data exchange

Question 85

Adoption of a Data Governance program is most likely to succeed:

Options:

A.

When the CDO is a charismatic leader

B.

In 1 or 2 months with a large consulting team

C.

When the entire enterprise is partaking at once

D.

When dictated by senior executives

E.

With an incremental rollout strategy

Question 86

What position is responsible for the quality and use of their organization's data

assets?

Options:

A.

Data Architect

B.

Data Steward

C.

Data Scientist

D.

Chief Information Officer

E.

Data Modeler

Question 87

The key architecture domains include:

Options:

A.

Business, data, infrastructure and technology architectures

B.

Process, database, software and technology architectures

C.

Zachmann, TOGAF, Cobit, and Heath architectures

D.

Business, data, application and technology architectures

E.

Business, strategy, application and technology architectures

Question 88

A sandbox environment can either be a sub-set of the production system, walled off from production processing or a completely separate environment.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 89

A data model that consists of a single fact table linked to important concepts of the

business is a:

Options:

A.

elational Model

B.

Dimensional Model

C.

Transition State Model

D.

Process Model

E.

Machine Leaming Model

Question 90

Data models comprise and contain metadata essential to data consumers.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 91

The biggest business driver for developing organizational capabilities around Big Data and Data Science is the desire to find and act on business opportunities that may be discovered through data sets generated through a diversified range of processes.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 92

A point to point interface architecture will, in general, have more or less interfa

formats than a service oriented architecture?

Options:

A.

A few less

B.

About the same

C.

A few more

D.

Many less

E.

Many more

Question 93

An organization can enhance its Data Governance program and thereby improve its approach to enterprise data management. This is important for the following reason:

Options:

A.

Since most organizations start Data Governance in silos and not at the enterprise level, it is important to be able to assess current state and determine desired targeted state that supports the overall vision

B.

Often organizations have a data repository or dictionary that is just as good as Data Governance

C.

Data Governance programs are rarely enhanced once they are launched

D.

Assessing current state for Data Governance may not tell the organization the current state of other components

E.

Starting a Data Governance program does not require that the organization start a data management program

Question 94

Those responsible for the data-sharing environment have an obligation to downstream data consumers to provide high quality data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 95

The Data Model Scorecard provides 10 data model quality metrics

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 96

The need to manage data movement efficiently is a primary driver for Data Integration and Interoperability.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 97

A critical step in data management organization design is identifying the best-fit operating model for the organization.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 98

The CAP theorem states that at most two of the three properties: consistency, availability and partition tolerance can exist in any shared data system.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 99

Practitioners identify development of staff capability to be a primary concern of Data Governance. Why would this be a main concern?

Options:

A.

Because we need to develop the next generation of Chief Data Officers

B.

Because it is important to have senior people, in order to dictate that the policy will be followed

C.

Because organizations expect quick results

D.

Because it is important to train staff to ensure application of appropriate methods

E.

Because it is a recognized benchmark standard

Question 100

Three data governance operating models types include:

Options:

A.

Centralized

B.

Decentralized

C.

Feathered

D.

Federated

E.

Replicated

F.

Duplicated

Question 101

The first two steps in the data science process are:

Options:

A.

Define Big Data data strategy & Business Need(s)

B.

Choose Data Sources

C.

Develop Data Science Hypotheses and Mehods

D.

Acquire & Ingest Data source(s)

Question 102

One common KPI of e-discovery is cost reduction.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 103

Achieving security risk reduction in an organisation begins with developing what?

Options:

A.

A change management model, prioritising security changes and then updatingthe active directory

B.

An enterprise data model, rolling out data flow diagrams and enbedding securityinto the database

C.

A security model, classifying each organisational role and putting the physicaldata behind a firewall

D.

A classification model, classifying each data concept and locating the physicaldata

E.

A metadata model, locating the data and moving it into the metadata repository

Question 104

Business requirements is an input in the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence context diagram.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 105

A goal of Data warehouse and business intelligence is to support and enable ineffective business analysis and decision making by knowledge workers.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 106

What is the most critical task for a new Data Governance team?

Options:

A.

To begin developing the Business Data Glossary

B.

To identify metrics for data quality issues in the organisation

C.

To define the requirements for technologies to support DG activities

D.

To collate an Information Risk Register

E.

To establish its purpose, process, and measures of team progress

Question 107

There are three basic approaches to implementing a Master Data hub environment, including:

Options:

A.

Compliance hub

B.

Transaction hub

C.

Consolidated hub

D.

Emotions hub

E.

Location hub

F.

Registry

Question 108

Drivers for data governance most often focus on reducing risk or improving processes. Please select the elements that relate to the improvement of processes:

Options:

A.

Regulatory compliance

B.

Data quality improvements

C.

Metadata management

D.

Efficiency in development projects

E.

Vendor management

F.

All of the above

Question 109

A hacker is a person who finds unknown operations and pathways within complex computer system. Hackers are only bad.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 110

The term data quality refers to both the characteristics associated with high quality data and to the processes used to measure or improve the quality of data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 111

The standard for a strong password is set by the:

Options:

A.

Data security standard

B.

Data access standard

C.

Identity management standard

D.

Data modelling standard

E.

Data naming standard

Question 112

Reference and Master Data Management follow these guiding principles:

Options:

A.

Obtaining buy-in from all stakeholders

B.

Stewardship

C.

Monitoring the resistance

D.

Ownership

E.

Addressing all queries

F.

Controlled change

Question 113

Preparation and pre-processing of historical data needed in a predictive model may be performed in nightly batch processes or in near real-time.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 114

Please select the answer that does not represent a machine learning algorithm:

Options:

A.

Reinforcement learning

B.

Supervised learning

C.

Artificial learning

D.

Unsupervised learning

Question 115

Decentralized informality can be made more formal through a documented series of connections and accountabilities via a RACI matrix.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 116

Information architecture is the process of creating structure for a body of information or content. It includes the following components:

Options:

A.

Navigation maps

B.

User flows

C.

Use cases

D.

Controlled technologies

Question 117

Examples of concepts that can be standardized within the data architecture knowledge area include:

Options:

A.

Enterprise data models

B.

System naming conventions

C.

None of the above

D.

Data security standards

E.

Data quality rules

F.

Tool standards

Question 118

The repeated implementation of different CRM technologies with different data

structures is mostly a failure of:

Options:

A.

Data security

B.

Data modelling

C.

Data architecture

D.

Data warehousing

E.

Data quality

Question 119

Data Governance focuses exclusively on:

Options:

A.

The management of data assets and of data as an asset

B.

Alignment of IT strategies and investments with enterprise goals and strategies

C.

Decisions about IT investments

D.

Rules and regulations including GDPR

E.

The COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) framework

Question 120

The goals of data storage and operations include:

Options:

A.

Managing performance of data assets

B.

Capture and document explicit knowledge about an organization’s data and systems

C.

Managing the availability of data throughout the data lifecycle

D.

Provide the starting point for customizations, integration or even replacement of an application

E.

Managing the performance of data transactions

F.

Make the integration between data management and data analytics possible

Question 121

Data Governance requires which of the following?

Options:

A.

Culture Change

B.

Data Reference Model

C.

Data Governance Tools

D.

Master Data Management

E.

Data Dictionary

Question 122

Type of Reference Data Changes include:

Options:

A.

Row level changes to internal Reference Data sets

B.

Row level changes to external Reference Data sets

C.

Creation of new Reference Data sets

D.

Business model changes on column level

E.

Structural changes to external Reference Data sets

F.

None of the above

Question 123

Changes to reference data do not need to be management, only metadata should be managed.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 124

Data asset valuation is the process of understanding and calculating the economic value of data to an organisation. Value comes when the economic benefit of using data outweighs the costs of acquiring and storing it, as

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 125

Compound authorization groups provide a means to:

Options:

A.

Effectively prepare for data security audits

B.

Distract the data security officer

C.

Encrypt sensitive transmissions of data

D.

Precisely configure an individual's access to a system

E.

Obfuscate a user's actual access to a system

Question 126

A deliverable in the data security context diagram is the data security architecture.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 127

Primary deliverables of the Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence context diagram include:

Options:

A.

Data Products

B.

Data Stewardship

C.

Governance Activities

D.

Release Plan

E.

Load Tuning Activities

F.

BI Activity Monitoring

Question 128

Differentiating between data and information. Please select the correct answers based on the sentence below: Here is a marketing report for the last month [1]. It is based on data from our data warehouse[2]. Next month these results [3] will be used to generate our month-over-month performance measure [4].

Options:

A.

[1] Information, [2] Information, [3] Data, [4] Information

B.

[1] Data, [2] Information, [3] Data, [4] Data

C.

[1] Data, [2] Data, [3] Data, [4] Information

D.

[1] Information, [2] Data, [3] Data, [4] Information

Question 129

The categories of the Data Model Scorecard with the highest weightings include:

Options:

A.

How well does the model capture the requirements?

B.

None of the above

C.

How good are the definitions?

D.

How complete is the model?

E.

How structurally sound is the model?

F.

All of the above

Question 130

A completely distributed architecture maintains a single access point. The metadata retrieval engine responds to user requests by retrieving data from source systems in real time.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 131

The data in Data warehouses and marts differ. Data is organized by subject rather than function

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 132

The business glossary should capture business terms attributes such as:

Options:

A.

Lineage

B.

Utilization

C.

Common misunderstanding in terms

D.

System development

E.

Algorithms to supporting definitions

F.

All of the above

Question 133

The goals of data security include:

Options:

A.

Managing performance of data assets

B.

Enable appropriate access to enterprise data assets

C.

Managing the availability of data throughout the data lifecycle

D.

Understand and comply with all relevant regulations and policies for privacy and confidentiality

E.

Managing the performance of data transactions

F.

Ensure that the privacy and confidentiality needs of all stakeholders are enforced and audited

Question 134

Two risks with the Matching process are:

Options:

A.

False positives

B.

False Certainties

C.

False Negatives

D.

False Uncertainties

Question 135

Enterprise service buses (ESB) are the data integration solution for near real-time sharing of data between many systems, where the hub is a virtual concept of the standard format or the canonical model for sharing data in the organization.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 136

The term data quality refers to only the characteristics associated with high quality data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 137

When trying to integrate a large number of systems, the integration complexities can

be reduced by:

Options:

A.

The use of 5QL

B.

Clear business specification and priorities

C.

The use of a common data model

D.

Tackling the largest systems first

E.

Using data quality measures and targets.

Question 138

Modeling Bid data is a non-technical challenge but critical if an organization that want to describe and govern its data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 139

The DW encompasses all components in the data staging and data presentation areas, including:

Options:

A.

Operational source system

B.

Data access tools

C.

Data presentation area

D.

Data staging area

E.

All of the above

F.

Technology source system

Question 140

When assessing tools to implement master data management solutions, functionality

must include:

Options:

A.

Auto-normalization features

B.

Backup and recovery utilities

C.

Document and content management

D.

Sophisticated integration capability

E.

Advanced analytics capabilities

Question 141

GDPR and PIPEDA are examples of:

Options:

A.

Global data modelling standards

B.

Content management systems

C.

Data program rules

D.

Primary information parsing algorithms

E.

Data protection regulations

Question 142

Normalisation is the process of applying rules in order to organise business complexity into stable data structures.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 143

Data replication has two dimensions of scaling: diagonal and lateral

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 144

Data quality issues cannot emerge at any point in the data lifecycle.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 145

The independent updating of data into a system of reference is likely to cause:

Options:

A.

Reference data inconsistencies

B.

Duplicate data

C.

Deadlocks in the database

D.

Master data inconsistencies

E.

Transaction data inconsistencies

Question 146

Most document programs have policies related to:

Options:

A.

Scope and compliance audits

B.

Proper destruction of records

C.

Proper construction of records

D.

Identification and protection of vital records

E.

Partition tolerance

F.

All of the above

Question 147

The advantage of a decentralised Data Governance model over a centralised model is:

Options:

A.

An increased level of ownership from local decision making groups

B.

The cheaper execution of Data Governance operations

C.

Having a common approach to resolving Data Governance issues

D.

The common metadata repository configurations

E.

The easier implementation of industry data models

Question 148

When data is classified as either security data or regulatory data, the result will be:

Options:

A.

Business employees are restricted from viewing the data but technical employees can store the data in databases

B.

Employees will never see classified data for any reason

C.

Employees know they have to aggregate the data

D.

Employees, both business & technical know the sensitivity of the data

E.

Employees know they cannot use the data because it has been classified

Question 149

Data mining is a sub-field of supervised learning where users attempt to model data elements and predict future outcomes through the evaluation of probability estimates.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 150

Consistent input data reduces the chance of errors in associating records. Preparation processes include:

Options:

A.

Standardization

B.

EnrichmentC Validation

C.

Database management

Question 151

Some document management systems have a module that may support different types of workflows such as:

Options:

A.

Quality Assurance Testing (QA)

B.

Manual workflows that indicate where the user send the document

C.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

D.

Dynamic rules that allow for different workflows based on content

E.

All of the above

F.

None of the above

Question 152

Taxonomies can have different structures, including:

Options:

A.

Polyhierarchy

B.

Application

C.

Facet taxonomy

D.

Network taxonomy

E.

Flat taxonomy

F.

All of the above

Question 153

An enterprise's organisation chart has multiple levels, each with a single reporting

line. This is an example of a:

Options:

A.

Ecological taxonomy

B.

Hierarchical taxonomy

C.

Flat taxonomy

D.

Compound taxonomy

E.

Hybrid taxonomy

Question 154

Data parsing is the process of analysing data using pre-determined rules to define its content or value.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 155

A lineage data tool provides:

Options:

A.

Scope for reporting requirements

B.

A temporal distortion of data values across systems

C.

The capture and maintenance of source structures for each attribute on the datamodel

D.

Ancestral origin of data DNA

E.

A clean line between columns in the same entity

Question 156

Reference and Master Data Management follow these guiding principles:

Options:

A.

Quality

B.

Stewardship

C.

Authority

D.

Ownership

E.

Exclusivity

F.

Inclusivity

Question 157

Discovering and documenting metadata about physical data assets provides:

Options:

A.

Effective project scope management

B.

Scoping boundaries of the data dictionary

C.

Insights into the temporal data quality

D.

An estimation of balance sheet value of enterprise data

E.

Information on how data is transformed as it moves between systems

Question 158

Confidentiality classification schemas might include two or more of the five confidentiality classification levels. Three correct classifications levels are:

Options:

A.

Consistency

B.

Internal use only

C.

Restricted confidential

D.

System development

E.

Confidential

F.

None of the above

Question 159

A goal of a Reference and Master Data Management program include enabling master and reference data to be shared across enterprise functions and applications.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 160

Examples of interaction models include:

Options:

A.

Hub-and-spoke

B.

Publish - subscribe

C.

Point-to-point

D.

Wheel-and-spike

Question 161

You have completed analysis of a Data Governance issue in your organisation and have presented your findings to the executive management team. However, your findings are not greeted warmly and you find yourself being blamed for the continued existence of the issue. What is the most likely root cause for this?

Options:

A.

You did not secure appropriate budget or resources for the engagement and did not properly define the project charter

B.

You failed to correctly scope the analysis project and did not secure resources to deliver a fully executed solution to address root causes

C.

You failed to communicate to your team the importance of achieving a workable solution to the issues identified

D.

You failed to correctly manage expectations about the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for Data Governance in the organisation and are dependent on other areas to execute your recommendations

E.

You adopted an incorrect methodology to your Data Governance and have failed to execute necessary information management tasks

Question 162

Latency can be:

Options:

A.

Batch

B.

Event-driven

C.

Distributed

D.

Real-time synchronous

Question 163

The Data Warehouse (DW) is a combination of three primary components: An integrated decision support database, related software programs and business intelligence reports.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 164

Data quality rules and standards are a critical form of Metadata. Ti be effective they need to be managed as Metadata. Rules include:

Options:

A.

None of the above

B.

Tied to business impact

C.

Document consistency

D.

Accessible to all data customers

E.

Hierarchical consistency

F.

Confirmed by SMEs

Question 165

Which of these is not a goal of Data Governance and Stewardship?

Options:

A.

Define, approve, communicate, and implement principles, policies, procedures, metrics, tools, and responsibilities for data management

B.

Monitor and guide policy compliance, data usage, and management activities

C.

Help the data modelers to use data elements that have gone through Data Governance processes

D.

Enable an organization to manage its data as an asset

E.

Ensure that the privacy and confidentiality needs of all stakeholders are enforced and audited

Question 166

You are a reporting Data Analyst. A new Management Report has been requested. What is the most effective way to ensure you receive the appropriate data at the correct level of accuracy to meet the business need?

Options:

A.

Hold a meeting to understand the timelines of when data will be provided

B.

Supply a detailed definition document which includes timelines, data requirements, calculation details, etc

C.

Supply a detailed definition template document and request completion by relevant managers

D.

Send a general email to the manager of the department(s)

E.

Write a general definitions statement describing conceptually what is required

Question 167

Please select valid modelling schemes or notations

Options:

A.

NoSQL

B.

Dimensional

C.

Relational

D.

Object-orientated

E.

Fact-based

F.

Matrix-based

Question 168

The impact of the changes from new volatile data must be isolated from the bulk of the historical, non-volatile DW data. There are three main approaches, including:

Options:

A.

Streaming

B.

Messaging

C.

DAAS

D.

Trickle Feeds

Question 169

The data warehouse and marts differ from that in applications as the data is organized by subject rather than function.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 170

Business metadata focuses largely on the content and condition of the data and includes details related to data governance.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 171

Big data primarily refers specifically to the volume of the data.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 172

DBAs exclusively perform all the activities of data storage and operations.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 173

The CAP theorem asserts that the distributed system cannot comply with all the parts of the ACID. A distributed system must instead trade-off between the following properties:

Options:

A.

Consistency

B.

Utilization

C.

Availability

D.

System development

E.

Partition tolerance

F.

All of the above

Question 174

Please select correct term for the following sentence: An organization shall assign a senior executive to appropriate individuals, adopt policies and processes to guide staff and ensure program audibility.

Options:

A.

Principle of integrity

B.

Principle of availability

C.

Principle of retention

D.

Principle of accountability

Question 175

An organization has a legitimate interest in commercializing data. So why is the economic value of data a core concept of data handling ethics?

Options:

A.

It is critical that customers are not exploited in ways that are detrimental to the customer in the long run

B.

In owning data, we have a commitment to society to determine how value can be accessed and who can derive this value

C.

Data is used in every business process. The effectiveness of the process is dependent on the quality of the data it is dependent on

D.

An organization does not own its customer data so it is illegal to monetize the data

E.

Organizations dependent on information to provide product and services that meet Customer and Community needs, must ensure the ethical handling of customer information

Question 176

Data management organizational constructs include the following type of model.

Options:

A.

Network operating model

B.

Decentralized operating model

C.

Centralized operating model

D.

Federation operating model

E.

Hybrid operating model

F.

Integrated operating model

Question 177

In a data warehouse, where the classification lists for organisation type are

inconsistent in different source systems, there is an indication that there is a lack of

focus on:

Options:

A.

Metadata Management

B.

Data Storage

C.

Data Modelling

D.

Master Data

E.

Reference data

Question 178

Data modelling tools and model repositories are necessary for managing the enterprise data model in all levels.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 179

Machine learning explores the construction and study of learning algorithms.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 180

Oversight for the DMMA process belongs to the Data Quality team.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 181

Data Integrity includes ideas associated with completeness, accuracy, and consistency.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 182

The second stage of Kotter’s eight stage process is:

Options:

A.

Developing a vision and a strategy

B.

Establishing a sense of urgency

C.

Creating short term wins

D.

Creating the guiding coalition

Question 183

A communication plan includes an engagement model for stakeholders, the type of information to be shared, and the schedule for sharing information.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 184

The Belmont principles that may be adapted for Information Management disciplines, include:

Options:

A.

Respect for Persons

B.

Respect for Machines

C.

Beneficence

D.

Criminality

E.

Justice

Question 185

What is the main purpose of developing a Data Architecture Roadmap?

Options:

A.

To help forward-looking decision making

B.

To help the management of the organization to see the trade-offs

C.

To manage the data dependencies that require active management

D.

To formulate a plan to address architectural problems in the business

E.

To ensure that projects are aligned with business needs and opportunities

Question 186

Which Data Architecture artefact contains the names of key business entities, their

relationships, critical guiding business rules and critical attributes?

Options:

A.

Enterprise Data Standards

B.

Enterprise Business Glossary

C.

Enterprise Semantic Model

D.

Enterprise Data Model

E.

Enterprise Data Flows

Question 187

Access to data for Multidimensional databases use a variant of SQL called MDX or Multidimensional expression.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 188

Data governance requires control mechanisms and procedures for, but not limited to, identifying, capturing, logging and updating actions.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 189

A general principle for managing metadata includes Responsibility.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

Question 190

SOR Stands for:

Options:

A.

Service of Record

B.

System of Record

C.

System on Record

D.

Service over Record

Question 191

Within the Data Handling Ethics Context Diagram a key deliverable is the Ethical Data Handling Strategy.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 192

Looking at the DMBoK definition of Data Governance, and other industry definitions, what are some of the common key elements of Data Governance?

Options:

A.

Exercise of authority, formalization of reporting lines, implementation of supporting technology, definition of common glossaries

B.

Alignment of Business and IT strategies, definition of data standards, implementation of Data Governance and metadata software tools

C.

Agreed models for decision making and decision rights, defined authority and escalation paths, structures for assigning accountability and delegating responsibility, alignment with business objectives

D.

Agreed architectures, transparent policies, shared language, effective tools, delegated authority, stewardship

E.

Agreed models for data design and definition, decision rights regarding standards and controls, delegation of accountability

Question 193

Data profiling is a form of data analysis used to inspect data and assess quality.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 194

In designing and building the database, the DBA should keep the following design principles in mind:

Options:

A.

Assessments

B.

Maintainability

C.

Reusability

D.

Performance and ease of use

E.

Security

F.

Integrity

Question 195

Customer value comes when the economic benefit of using data outweighs the costs of acquiring and storing it, as well we managing risk related to usage. Which of these is not a way to measure value?

Options:

A.

Market value

B.

Identified opportunities

C.

Risk cost

D.

User perspective

E.

Replacement cost

Question 196

A data warehouse deployment with multiple ETL, storage and querying tools often

suffers due to the lack of:

Options:

A.

Integration of the dictionaries to achieve common understanding

B.

Conflict between software vendors

C.

Disk space on the big data platform

D.

Quality data modelers

E.

Common data types in the source datasets

Question 197

Self-service is a fundamental delivery channel in the BI portfolio.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 198

An advantage of a centralized repository include: Quick metadata retrieval, since the repository and the query reside together.

Options:

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 199

Within each area of consideration mentioned in question 13, they should address morale adversity as per Ethical Risk Model for Sampling Projects.

Options:

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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