CDS Data Governance & Stewardship Principles 4

Question 1

In a data mesh architecture, who owns and publishes data products within their domain?

Accepted Answer

Domain teams that generate the data

Answer

Data mesh decentralizes ownership so that domain teams are responsible for producing, publishing, and maintaining data products.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of 'reference data' in an enterprise context?

Accepted Answer

ISO country codes used across multiple systems

Answer

Reference data consists of standardized code sets like country codes, currency codes, or status values that are shared and reused across systems.

Question 3

A governance policy states that personally identifiable information must be purged 7 years after last customer activity. Which governance function owns enforcement of this rule?

Accepted Answer

Data lifecycle management

Answer

Data lifecycle management governs retention schedules, archival, and purging of data according to legal, regulatory, and business requirements.

Question 4

An organization's data governance charter should primarily define:

Accepted Answer

The scope, authority, roles, and decision rights of the governance program

Answer

A governance charter establishes the program's mandate, organizational authority, roles, and the decisions the governance body can make.

Question 5

Which scenario demonstrates a violation of the 'data minimization' principle?

Accepted Answer

Storing full credit card numbers for completed, non-recurring transactions

Answer

Retaining full payment data beyond what is needed for completed transactions violates data minimization by keeping more data than necessary.

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CDS Data Governance & Stewardship Principles 4