Data Accuracy and Data Consistency CT-FT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A tester is validating the 'Interest Rate' field in a loan system. The source document states the rate should be 5.25%, but the system displays 5.25%. The tester also verifies that the rate is correctly applied to the monthly payment calculation. This testing activity is primarily verifying which data quality dimension?

   • ACompleteness
   • BTimeliness
   • CConsistency
   • DAccuracy
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which scenario best illustrates a data consistency problem rather than a data accuracy problem?

   • AA required field for the customer's tax ID is left blank in the system.
   • BThe customer's address is spelled differently in the CRM and billing systems.
   • CThe system displays the transaction date in DD/MM/YYYY format instead of MM/DD/YYYY.
   • DThe interest rate for a loan is recorded as 5% but the actual agreed rate is 6%.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of data validation in testing data accuracy?

   • ATo ensure that all required data fields are populated.
   • BTo check that data values meet predefined rules and constraints.
   • CTo secure data from unauthorized access.
   • DTo compare data across different systems to find inconsistencies.
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5. 24application · medium

   A financial institution is integrating a new payment processing system with its core banking system. To ensure data consistency, the project team plans to implement a data management practice that involves defining common data formats and validation rules for transactions exchanged between the systems. Which practice is this?

   • AData standardization and integration management.
   • BData backup and recovery planning.
   • CData masking for non-production environments.
   • DData retention policy definition.
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6. 25application · medium

   A multinational corporation's finance team notices that the same vendor invoice appears with a 'USD 1,000.00' amount in the US ERP system and 'EUR 1,000.00' in the European ERP system. The invoice was entered in EUR and should be converted to USD. What is the MOST LIKELY source of this data inconsistency?

   • AThe invoice was entered twice by two different users.
   • BThe US ERP system automatically rounded the amount to the nearest dollar.
   • CLack of a defined data governance policy for currency conversion across systems.
   • DA hardware failure in the network connecting the two ERP systems.
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