Implementation & Configuration Flashcards

An organization is implementing a data governance operating model across several business units that each have strong local data teams. Which model is usually the best fit?

Answer: Federated (hub-and-spoke) model

A federated model sets central standards while letting business-unit stewards carry them out locally, which suits units with strong local teams.

Which configuration best supports GDPR/CCPA 'right to delete' requests across many downstream systems?

Answer: A centralized consent and data subject request workflow integrated with lineage and the catalog

Integrating request workflows with lineage and the catalog finds every copy of the personal data so deletion can be done and audited end to end.

While implementing a data lakehouse, the team wants ACID transactions and schema enforcement on files in object storage. Which technology choice delivers this?

Answer: An open table format such as Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, or Apache Hudi

Open table formats add a transaction log and schema management on top of object storage, which gives ACID guarantees.

In configuring MDM survivorship rules, which rule is most appropriate for choosing the customer's email address when sources disagree?

Answer: Take the most recently updated value from the most trusted source

Combining source trust ranking with recency usually yields the most accurate, current attribute value.

A CDO wants data quality issues caught before bad data lands in the warehouse. Where should validation rules be configured?

Answer: At ingestion or in pipeline stages as quality gates

Quality gates in the pipeline stop or quarantine bad records early, so downstream consumers never see them.

Which metadata attribute is most important to configure for each dataset so that accountability is clear when issues arise?

Answer: Named data owner and data steward

Assigning a named owner and steward sets clear accountability for a dataset's quality, access decisions, and fixes.

When implementing attribute-based access control (ABAC) instead of pure RBAC, what is the main advantage?

Answer: Access decisions use attributes like data classification, user region, and purpose, so fewer roles are needed

ABAC evaluates policies on user, resource, and context attributes, which avoids role explosion and allows fine-grained control.