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1. What is described as the core purpose of Data Governance?
Question 1A. Slowing down innovation through bureaucracyB. Balancing data as an asset with data as a liabilityC. Choosing a cloud providerD. Replacing the finance functionE. Building dashboards
2. Before the era of Big Data, where was Data Governance typically practised?
Question 2A. In every organisationB. Only in highly regulated industriesC. Only in start-upsD. Only in governmentE. Nowhere at all
3. Which of the following is NOT listed as a component of a Data Governance framework?
Question 3A. Data StrategyB. Policies, Procedures and StandardsC. Master Data ManagementD. Metrics and ReportingE. Hardware Procurement
4. In a governance framework, what is Data Stewardship?
Question 4A. Defining the vision and goals for dataB. Writing the data strategyC. Purchasing catalogue toolsD. Turning policies into practice on a day-to-day basisE. Archiving old data
5. Which governance execution model combines central policies with distributed execution across business units?
Question 5A. Decentralised – Single Business UnitB. Decentralised – Shared ListsC. Centralised ExecutionD. Centralised Governance, Decentralised ExecutionE. Federated Ownership
6. In the 'Decentralised – Shared Lists' model, what do business units align on?
Question 6A. A single central master data bodyB. Nothing, each unit is fully independentC. Shared entities such as customers or vendors, while keeping separate dataD. A common cloud providerE. A single dashboard
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the four pillars of Data Governance?
Question 7A. StewardshipB. QualityC. MDMD. Use CasesE. Encryption
8. What is the first step in the practical implementation of Data Governance?
Question 8A. Define roles and responsibilitiesB. Monitor compliance, quality and usageC. Implement controls and standardsD. Identify and classify data domainsE. Establish authoritative sources
9. Who is described as the captain of the Data Governance ship?
Question 9A. The Chief Data OfficerB. The Chief Financial OfficerC. The Chief Executive OfficerD. The Database AdministratorE. The Head of Marketing
10. What is the consequence of having no Data Governance, in one phrase?
Question 10A. A data lakeB. A data martC. A data swampD. A data vaultE. A data fabric