Data Governance Quiz

The following item is NOT considered to be one of the areas of scope used to define the concept of Governance:

• Defining Policies

• Establishing Accountability

• Managing Control

• Allocating Decision Rights

Data Governance is described as being structured along the lines of three separate dimensions. Which item identifies these three dimensions?

• Access, Integration, and Distribution

• People, Processes, and Goals

• Metadata, Quality, and Security

• Owners, Stewards, and Custodians

The following item is NOT a core role in a Data Governance organization:

• Data Executive

• Data Controller

• Data Owner

• Data Steward

Program Operation Processes are used to support the operational activities of the Data Governance Program. The following item is NOT considered to be a Program Operation Process:

• Communications and Training

• Measuring and Monitoring Results

• Policy Alignment

• Providing Stakeholder Support

Program Sustainment Processes are used to ensure the Data Governance Program remains relevant and valuable over time to meet the changing needs of the organization. The following item is NOT considered to be a Program Sustainment Process:

• Adjusting and Re-Defining Scope

• Defining and Re-Defining Business Priorities

• Defining and Classifying Data

• Managing and Resolving Data Issues

Big data adds complexity to data governance because governance needs vary widely by data source.

• True

• False

Security and privacy are concerns that are connected to big data due to the original focus of the technology. What is an example of a best practice to address security and privacy in big data governance?

• Don’t use big data technology if you don’t have to

• Address privacy laws by country, state, and province

• Ensure that all PII data is not stored in Hadoop

• Remove big data sources from the data warehouse

To manage regulatory compliance with big data, an example of a best practice is to:

• Identify data that crosses geographic boundaries and know the regulations for each location

• Eliminate data that does not comply

• Store all data in different repositories

• Do not use a data warehouse

Cloud computing is the widely used term for virtualization of computing services. Cloud technology may fit into which of the following categories:

• Software as a Service

• Infrastructure as a Service

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Moving data to the cloud does not necessarily mean worse data quality; however, there are some key questions to think about when managing quality in the cloud. Which of the following is not a concern with data quality in the cloud:

• Service level agreements with the cloud provider

• Data quality responsibilities of the cloud provider

• Data quality impacts and issue management

• Maintaining business definitions