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DMF-1220 Data Management Fundamentals Question and Answers

Question # 4

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

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 5

Instant Messaging (IM) allows a user to message each other in real-time.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 6

Poorly managed metadata leads to:

A.

Row-orientated metadata

B.

Graph metadata issues

C.

Redundant data and data management processes

D.

Doubt about the reliability of metadata and data

E.

Redundant master data

F.

Document inefficiencies

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Question # 7

A synonym for transformation in ETL is mapping. Mapping is the process of developing the lookup matrix from source to target structures, but not the result of the process.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 8

One common KPI of e-discovery is cost reduction.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 9

Data replication can be active or passive.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 10

The goals of data storage and operations include:

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

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Question # 11

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

Obtaining buy-in from all stakeholders

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

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Question # 12

Risk classifications describe the sensitivity of the data and the likelihood that it might be sought after for malicious purposes.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 13

To build models, data modellers heavily rely on previous analysis and modelling work.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 14

Uniqueness, as a dimension of data quality, states no entity exists more than once within the data set.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 15

In the Abate Information Triangle the past moves through the following echelons befor it comes insight:

A.

Data

B.

Information

C.

Transactions

D.

Knowledge

E.

Big data

F.

Time

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Question # 16

An input in the Metadata management context diagram does not include:

A.

Business requirements

B.

Business metadata

C.

Technical metadata

D.

Metadata standards

E.

Process Metadata

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Question # 17

In an information management context, the short-term wins and goals often arise from the resolution of an identified problem.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 18

The best preventative action to prevent poor quality data from entering an organisation include:

A.

Institute a formal change control

B.

Define and enforce rules

C.

Implement data governance and stewardship

D.

None of the above

E.

Train data procedures

F.

Establish data entry controls

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Question # 19

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

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 20

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 21

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 22

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 23

The ethics of data handling are complex, but is centred on several core concepts. Please select the correct answers.

A.

Impact on machines

B.

Impact on people

C.

Potential for data management

D.

Potential for misuse

E.

Economic value of ethics

F.

Economics value of data

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Question # 24

Enterprise Architecture domains include:

A.

Business Architecture

B.

Data Architecture

C.

Data Management Architecture

D.

Systems Architecture

E.

Application Architecture

F.

Technology Architecture

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Question # 25

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

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 26

Data governance and IT governance are the same thing.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 27

Data flows map and document relationships between data and locations where global differences occur.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 28

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:

A.

Streaming

B.

Messaging

C.

DAAS

D.

Trickle Feeds

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Question # 29

Class operations can be:

A.

General: Hidden

B.

Public: Externally visible

C.

Internally visible: Visible to children objects

D.

Private: Hidden

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Question # 30

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 31

Data stewardship is the least common label to describe accountability and responsibility for data and processes to ensure effective control and use of data assets.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 32

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 33

Document and content management is defined as planning, implementation and control activities for storage management of data and information found in any form or medium.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 34

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 35

Deliverables in the data management maturity assessment context diagram include:

A.

Maturity baseline

B.

Roadmap

C.

Executive briefings

D.

Recommendations

E.

Risk assessment

F.

Ratings and ranks

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Question # 36

A dimensional physical data model is usually a star schema, meaning there is one structure for each dimension.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 37

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 38

Technical Metadata provides data about the technical data, the systems that store data, and the processes that move between systems.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 39

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

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 40

Business Intelligence tool types include:

A.

Technology reporting

B.

Operational reporting

C.

Descriptive, self-service analytics

D.

Operations performance management (OPM)

E.

Business performance management (BPM)

F.

Predictive, self-service analytics

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Question # 41

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 42

Deliverables in the document and content management context diagram include:

A.

Metadata and reference data

B.

Policy and procedure

C.

Data governance

D.

Content and records management strategy

E.

Audit trail and log

F.

Data storage and operations

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Question # 43

Data modelling is most infrequently performed in the context of systems and maintenance efforts, known as SDLC.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 44

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

A.

Batch layer

B.

Speed layer

C.

Serving layer

D.

Real-time layer

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Question # 45

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 46

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

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 47

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

A.

Data Quality Availability

B.

Data Quality Planning

C.

Data Quality Control

D.

Data Quality Assurance

E.

Data Quality Improvement

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Question # 48

What type of key is used in physical and sometimes logical relational data modelling schemes to represent a relationship?

A.

Primary key

B.

Foreign key

C.

Network key

D.

Applications key

E.

Door key

F.

All of the above

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Question # 49

The first two steps of the Reference data Change request process, as prescribed DMBOk2, include:

A.

Decide and Communicate

B.

Receive Change Request

C.

Update and Inform

D.

Identify Stakeholder

E.

Identify Impact

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Question # 50

Value is the difference between the cost of a thing and the benefit derived from that thing.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 51

Please select the correct component pieces that form part of an Ethical Handling Strategy and Roadmap.

A.

Emotions matrix

B.

None of the above

C.

All of the above

D.

Compliance framework

E.

Values Statement

F.

Roadmap

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Question # 52

The four A’s in security processes include:

A.

Audit

B.

Authentication

C.

Access

D.

Authorization

E.

Aliment

F.

Applicable

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Question # 53

Temporal aspects usually include:

A.

Valid time

B.

Transmitting time

C.

Transaction time

D.

Value time

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Question # 54

Please select correct term for the following sentence: Any collection of stored data regardless of structure or content. Some large databases refer to instances and schema.

A.

Schema

B.

Database

C.

Node

D.

Instance

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Question # 55

Customer relationship management systems manage Master Data about customers.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 56

Machine learning explores the construction and study of learning algorithms.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 57

There are numerous methods of implementing databases on the cloud. The most common are:

A.

Virtual machine image

B.

Distributed machine image

C.

DAAS

D.

Managed database hosting on the cloud

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Question # 58

Data governance requires control mechanisms and procedures for, but not limited to, assignment and tracking of action items.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 59

A control activity in the metadata management environment includes loading statistical analysis.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 60

BI tool types include:

A.

BPM

B.

Operational reporting

C.

Data lake extraction

D.

Diagnostic, self-service analytics

E.

Descriptive, self-service analytics

F.

Reduction of risk

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Question # 61

Data and enterprise architecture deal with complexity from two viewpoints:

A.

None of the above

B.

Implementation-orientated

C.

Quality-orientated

D.

Architecture-orientated

E.

Innovation-orientated

F.

Industry-orientated

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Question # 62

Controlling data availability requires management of user entitlements and of structures that technically control access based on entitlements.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 63

The primary goal of data management capability assessment is to evaluate the current state of critical data management activities in order to plan for improvement.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 64

An implemented warehouse and its customer-facing BI tools is a technology product.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 65

Data Storage and Operations: The design, implementation and support of stored data to maximize its value.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 66

Please select the three types of data models:

A.

Innovative Data Model

B.

Logical Data Model

C.

Dimensional Data model

D.

Conceptual Data Model

E.

Idea Data Model

F.

Physical Data Model

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Question # 67

The flow of data in a data integration solution does not have to be designed and documented.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

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Question # 68

Coupling describes the degree to which two systems are intertwined.

A.

FALSE

B.

TRUE

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Question # 69

Inputs in the data modelling and design context diagram include:

A.

Data standards

B.

Data sets

C.

Data Management Architecture

D.

Systems Architecture

E.

Data architecture

F.

Enterprise taxonomy

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Question # 70

A data governance strategy defines the scope and approach to governance efforts. Deliverables include:

A.

Charter

B.

Operating framework and accountabilities

C.

Implementation roadmap

D.

Plan for operational success

E.

All of the above

F.

None of the above

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Question # 71

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

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

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Question # 72

The deliverables of the data modelling process include:

A.

Lineage

B.

Definitions

C.

Issues and outstanding questions

D.

Assessments

E.

Diagram

F.

Roadmap

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