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1. How are Critical Data Elements (CDE) characterised in terms of their nature?
Question 1A. As a process to manipulate dataB. As a principle rather than a process, holding significant value for managing and securing dataC. As a database index typeD. As a reporting format for dashboardsE. As a data cleansing algorithm
2. In Data Strategy, which data elements are categorised as Critical Data Elements?
Question 2A. Those with the most columnsB. Those stored in the largest tablesC. Those that can have a negative impact on the organisationD. Those that are updated most frequentlyE. Those created by IT
3. Which of the following is given as an example of a Critical Data Element in the Banking sector?
Question 3A. Branch opening hoursB. Marketing campaign namesC. Office furniture inventoryD. Credit or Debit Card detailsE. Staff canteen menus
4. Which sector is used to illustrate location details as a Critical Data Element?
Question 4A. TelecommunicationB. BankingC. RetailD. HealthcareE. Manufacturing
5. Who owns the identification of Critical Data Elements?
Question 5A. Technical teams, because they maintain the databasesB. External regulatorsC. The BI tool vendorD. Metadata management softwareE. The business, because an element may be critical for one department but not for others
6. Why are Master Data and Reference Data given as good examples of Critical Data Elements?
Question 6A. Because they are the largest datasetsB. Because without a Golden Record there may be duplication, and wrong code management can map wrong products to wrong transactionsC. Because they are always regulated by GDPRD. Because they are stored only in data lakesE. Because they change every day
7. Which statement best distinguishes a technical Critical Data Element from a business Critical Data Element?
Question 7A. Technical CDEs can be fixed by technical people and may not affect the company's image; business CDEs may cost the organisation heavily in penaltiesB. Technical CDEs always lead to penalties; business CDEs never doC. Business CDEs are fixed by IT; technical CDEs are fixed by the businessD. There is no difference between themE. Technical CDEs apply only to unstructured data
8. A low-quality data element that corrupts many downstream data elements is critical with respect to what?
Question 8A. Organisation-level strategyB. Regulatory complianceC. Data Quality, but not at an organisation levelD. Public imageE. Legal ownership
9. Which of the following is NOT listed as a basis for classifying a data element as a Critical Data Element?
Question 9A. Regulatory requirementsB. Legal or compliance requirementsC. Elements that could damage the company's image with the general publicD. Elements whose inaccuracy makes stakeholders lose confidence in dataE. Elements that occupy the most storage space
10. With what are Critical Data Elements most often confused?
Question 10A. Primary keys in a databaseB. Columns in a heat mapC. Fields on a dashboardD. Elements or data points identified during a Data Quality exerciseE. Reference data codes