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Information Architecture & Strategy Flashcards

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  1. Which DAMA-DMBOK knowledge area is responsible for defining the blueprint for managing data assets in line with organizational strategy?

    Answer: Data Architecture

    In DMBOK2, Data Architecture defines the blueprint that aligns data assets with business strategy.

  2. How does a taxonomy differ from an ontology in information architecture?

    Answer: A taxonomy is a hierarchical classification, while an ontology also defines rich relationships and rules between concepts

    Ontologies extend hierarchies with typed relationships, properties, and logic that support reasoning.

  3. A regulator asks a bank to show how a reported risk figure was derived from its source systems. Which capability most directly answers this?

    Answer: End-to-end data lineage

    Lineage traces data from origin through transformations to the report, which BCBS 239-style requirements expect.

  4. Why have many modern cloud platforms moved from ETL to ELT?

    Answer: Scalable cloud warehouse compute makes it efficient to load raw data first and transform in place

    Elastic cloud compute lets transformations run inside the target platform, which keeps raw data available for reprocessing.

  5. What does 'active metadata' mean, as opposed to passive metadata?

    Answer: Metadata that is continuously collected, analyzed, and used to trigger actions and recommendations across tools

    Active metadata is operationalized: it drives automation such as alerts, access policies, and quality checks.

  6. A CDO is choosing between a single canonical enterprise data model and domain-specific models with shared conformed entities. What is the main risk of the single canonical model?

    Answer: It is often slow to build and maintain, and it creates bottlenecks as the business changes

    Large monolithic enterprise models tend to lag business change and become delivery bottlenecks.

  7. Which component of an information architecture helps users discover, understand, and trust data assets through search, business glossary terms, ownership, and usage information?

    Answer: Data catalog

    Data catalogs inventory assets with metadata, glossary terms, owners, and ratings so users can discover them on their own.

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