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Questions 1–10 of 10

1. Metadata Management is described as a key component of which two things?
Question 1A. Data Strategy and Data ManagementB. Data Storage and Data BackupC. Business Intelligence and ReportingD. Data Fabric and Data LakeE. Data Modelling and Data Quality
2. Are Metadata and Active Metadata two different things?
Question 2A. Yes, Active Metadata has a different structureB. Yes, Active Metadata is only for unstructured dataC. No, in reality there is no difference between passive and active Metadata itselfD. Yes, Active Metadata replaces Technical MetadataE. Yes, Active Metadata is stored outside the organisation
3. Where does the real difference between active and passive Metadata lie?
Question 3A. In the type of database used to store themB. In whether they describe business or technical factsC. In the size of the metadata recordsD. In whether they are owned by IT or by the businessE. In how they are generated and managed
4. How is Active Metadata generated?
Question 4A. Manually by data stewards in a glossaryB. Once a year during an auditC. By interviewing business usersD. Automatically and continuously by systems or toolsE. Only when a report is published
5. Which systems approach is named as a user of Active Metadata?
Question 5A. Data WarehouseB. Data MartC. Data SwampD. Master Data ManagementE. Data Fabric
6. In the analogy of a data solution as a body, what is the Data Fabric?
Question 6A. The heartB. The skeletonC. The BRAIND. The skinE. The blood
7. What does the BRAIN of a data solution need, in the Active Metadata analogy?
Question 7A. Continuous input and to know everything at the right time, dynamicallyB. A single annual snapshot of metadataC. Only Business MetadataD. Manual approval before each updateE. A separate copy of all raw data
8. How is the term Active Metadata characterised?
Question 8A. As a decades-old standardB. As a new term or jargon surfacing nowadaysC. As a retired conceptD. As a synonym for Master DataE. As a legal requirement
9. Which of the following is NOT true of Active Metadata?
Question 9A. It is generated continuouslyB. It is generated automatically by systems or toolsC. It feeds approaches such as Data FabricD. It is fundamentally a different kind of metadata from passive metadataE. It is a new term in the Data World
10. What is traditional metadata called in contrast with Active Metadata?
Question 10A. Static MetadataB. Passive MetadataC. Cold MetadataD. Legacy MetadataE. Fixed Metadata