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1. What is Data Lineage?
Question 1A. The process of encrypting data as it moves between systemsB. A method for ranking data sources by costC. The process of tagging all the touchpoints, such as databases, tables, columns and business rules, that data has travelled through on its way to a BI solution or downstream systemD. A backup schedule for the data warehouseE. A list of users permitted to view a report
2. Data Lineage is described as the single most important factor in preventing what?
Question 2A. A Data Lake becoming a Data SwampB. A database exceeding its storage quotaC. A report running too slowlyD. Duplicate customer recordsE. Unauthorised access to production systems
3. What must already be in place before efficient Data Lineage can be built?
Question 3A. A cloud subscriptionB. A machine learning modelC. A real-time streaming platformD. A customer feedback programmeE. Metadata
4. If a figure shown in a BI solution cannot be tracked back to its source, what does that indicate?
Question 4A. The BI tool needs a licence upgradeB. There is no Data Lineage, and the organisation is heading towards disasterC. The figure is automatically correctD. The source system has been decommissionedE. The report is being cached
5. Which of the following is NOT something Data Lineage shows about data on its journey?
Question 5A. The ETLs the data went throughB. The aggregations and conversions appliedC. The new measures created along the wayD. The hardware specification of the source serverE. The data enrichments and transformations performed
6. By roughly how much can a proper Data Lineage process reduce the effort required to resolve errors?
Question 6A. 10%B. 25%C. 80%D. 50%E. 100%
7. In the context of Data Lineage, what does UAM stand for?
Question 7A. User Access MetricB. Unified Analytics ModelC. Universal Audit MechanismD. Upstream Aggregation MapE. User Activity Monitor
8. How does Data Lineage relate to Data Provenance?
Question 8A. They are unrelated disciplinesB. Data Provenance is a subset of Data LineageC. Data Lineage replaces Data Provenance in modern systemsD. Data Lineage applies only to unstructured data, Data Provenance only to structured dataE. Data Lineage is the low-level detail of Data Provenance
9. Which team does Data Lineage particularly help by tracing data from source to endpoint?
Question 9A. The Marketing teamB. The BAU Support teamC. The Legal teamD. The Sales teamE. The Facilities team
10. What does Data Lineage provide across the enterprise that helps businesses trust their data?
Question 10A. A guarantee that data is never wrongB. An automatic correction of bad recordsC. A ranking of the most popular reportsD. An audit trail of the data lifecycleE. A replacement for Master Data Management