Compare and Contrast Various Techniques, Approaches and Considerations for Capturing and Managing Business and Technical Metadata (e.g., Business Dictionary, Data Lineage, Taxonomy, Data Classification). DATA-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A financial services company must ensure that customer personal data is protected and that access is restricted based on data sensitivity. They plan to tag data assets in their catalog. What should they use?

   • ABusiness terms from the glossary
   • BLineage information showing data flow
   • CTechnical metadata like data types
   • DSensitivity labels such as 'Confidential' and 'Restricted'
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2. 12expert · hard

   A data team is evaluating tools for capturing metadata. They need to capture lineage for complex ETL processes and also support manual annotations for business context. They have a limited budget and need to minimize manual effort. What should they choose?

   • AA tool that only captures technical metadata
   • BA data catalog tool with automated lineage extraction and annotation features
   • CA custom-built solution that requires significant development effort
   • DA manual documentation process using spreadsheets
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4. 13foundation · easy

   In data management, what is the primary purpose of a taxonomy?

   • ATo track data lineage from source to target
   • BTo organize data assets into hierarchical categories for easier discovery and governance
   • CTo store the business definitions of terms
   • DTo define the physical schema of databases
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5. 14foundation · easy

   Why is data quality an important consideration in metadata management?

   • ABecause metadata quality is only relevant for technical metadata
   • BBecause metadata must be accurate and reliable to be useful for data governance
   • CBecause metadata quality is automatically guaranteed by data catalogs
   • DBecause metadata is stored in the same database as the data
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6. 15application · medium

   A company is implementing a business glossary to standardize terms across departments. They want to ensure that the glossary is maintained consistently and that changes are reviewed. Which approach best supports this?

   • ACentralized governance with a defined owner and approval workflow for each term
   • BAutomated ingestion of terms from all source systems without manual review
   • CDecentralized governance where each department manages its own terms independently
   • DA single glossary with no versioning or change control
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