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1. What is a Data Sandbox?
Question 1A. A backup copy of the production databaseB. A controlled and isolated environment where data scientists, analysts or developers can explore, test and experiment with data without affecting productionC. A tool for compressing large datasetsD. A production server reserved for executivesE. A physical storage device for archived data
2. From what idea is the sandbox concept borrowed?
Question 2A. A laboratory clean roomB. A bank vaultC. A children's sandbox where they can play and experiment freely within a confined areaD. A quarantine wardE. A construction site
3. Why is a Data Sandbox isolated from the production environment?
Question 3A. To reduce licensing costsB. To make it faster than productionC. To prevent unauthorised users from seeing production dashboardsD. To prevent unintended consequences or disruptions to critical systems or dataE. To ensure it uses a different programming language
4. Which activity is described as part of prototyping in a Data Sandbox?
Question 4A. Archiving old recordsB. Approving production deploymentsC. Monitoring live system uptimeD. Billing cloud usageE. Developing new solutions, algorithms or models before deploying them to production
5. Why are Data Sandboxes valuable for learning and training?
Question 5A. They allow professionals to train and educate others without the risk of impacting live systemsB. They automatically generate training certificatesC. They replace formal courses entirelyD. They contain no data at allE. They are only accessible to trainers
6. Why might data in a sandbox be masked or anonymised?
Question 6A. To reduce storage sizeB. To comply with privacy regulations while still allowing meaningful analysisC. To speed up query executionD. To prevent version control conflictsE. To make the data easier to visualise
7. What does version control in a Data Sandbox allow users to do?
Question 7A. Encrypt sensitive columnsB. Grant access to external partnersC. Track changes and revert to previous states if neededD. Deploy directly to productionE. Increase the sandbox's storage quota
8. Although sandboxes are designed for experimentation, what must they still adhere to?
Question 8A. Production release schedulesB. Marketing guidelinesC. Financial reporting standardsD. Security best practices, including access controls and permissionsE. Hardware procurement rules
9. What benefit comes from integrating sandboxes with development and deployment processes?
Question 9A. Production data is automatically overwrittenB. Testing becomes unnecessaryC. Sandboxes no longer need access controlsD. All experiments are deleted after each sessionE. A seamless transition from testing and experimentation to production deployment
10. Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of a Data Sandbox as described?
Question 10A. Direct modification of live production dataB. Isolation from the production environmentC. Experimentation and testing in a risk-free environmentD. Data exploration without altering the original dataE. Data masking and anonymisation