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1. According to the author's own definition, what is data?
Question 1A. The features and activities of an objectB. Any number stored in a computerC. Information that has already been analysedD. A report produced for managementE. The software that stores records
2. The word "data" comes from the Latin "datum". What does datum mean?
Question 2A. Something measuredB. Something givenC. Something storedD. Something calculatedE. Something written
3. In the data world, what is an "object" called?
Question 3A. A recordB. A fieldC. An entityD. A transactionE. A schema
4. In the car example in I Am Datapedia!, which of these is an INTERNAL activity of the car?
Question 4A. The car being sold to a new ownerB. An insurance policy affecting its valueC. Its mileage decreasing over time through engine wearD. A modification made by the ownerE. The car being leased to a company
5. What must corporate data be tied to in order to be valuable?
Question 5A. A database vendorB. Return on Investment (ROI) of at least one line of businessC. A government regulationD. The volume of storage availableE. The number of employees who use it
6. What criticism does I Am Datapedia! make of the traditional DIKW (data–information–knowledge–wisdom) model?
Question 6A. It has too many stagesB. It treats wisdom as unimportantC. It does not capture the continuous, iterative nature of the data cycleD. It ignores information entirelyE. It applies only to machine learning
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the three states of data?
Question 7A. Data-at-restB. Data-in-transitC. Data-in-useD. Data-in-archiveE. All of these are named states
8. What is metadata?
Question 8A. Data that has been deletedB. Data about data, which offers context and improves accessibilityC. Core entities such as customers or productsD. Records of user actions and habitsE. Data that is currently being transferred
9. How does data differ from traditional assets such as machinery?
Question 9A. Data depreciates faster than machineryB. Data must be replaced every yearC. Data gains value through use instead of being depletedD. Data cannot be owned by an organisationE. Data has a fixed expiry date
10. Among data's unique properties, what does every interaction with data produce?
Question 10A. A backup copyB. Metadata such as who accessed it, when and whyC. A new database tableD. A financial chargeE. A loss of accuracy