CDS Data Governance & Stewardship Principles 2

Question 1

A data steward discovers that two business units use different definitions for 'active customer.' What governance artifact should be created first?

Accepted Answer

A business glossary entry with an agreed canonical definition

Answer

A business glossary entry establishes the authoritative definition that resolves conflicting terminology across business units.

Question 2

Under DAMA-DMBOK, which role is primarily accountable for the quality of data within a specific business domain?

Accepted Answer

Business Data Owner

Answer

The Business Data Owner is accountable for data quality, access decisions, and policy compliance within their domain.

Question 3

A company wants to ensure that data governance policies are consistently applied across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. This is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Federated governance

Answer

Federated governance distributes governance authority while maintaining consistent enterprise policies across diverse environments.

Question 4

Which governance principle states that data should be collected only for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes?

Accepted Answer

Purpose limitation

Answer

Purpose limitation, a core GDPR and data governance principle, restricts data use to the purposes declared at collection.

Question 5

A data governance council is evaluating a new initiative. Which metric best demonstrates the business value of data governance to executive stakeholders?

Accepted Answer

Reduction in revenue lost due to data errors

Answer

Financial impact metrics like revenue loss reduction directly link governance investments to business outcomes executives care about.

(CDS) Certified Data Steward Practice Test

(CDS) Certified Data Steward Practice Test

CDS Data Governance & Stewardship Principles 2