CDT CDT Document Standards & Formats 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PDF/A standard is specifically designed for long-term archiving of electronic documents?
- PDF/A-1 (Correct answer)
- PDF/X-1
- PDF/E-1
- PDF/UA-1
Correct answer: PDF/A-1
PDF/A-1 is an ISO-standardized version of PDF designed specifically for long-term archival preservation of electronic documents.
Question 2: What does the OAIS (Open Archival Information System) reference model define?
- Network routing protocols
- A framework for digital preservation systems (Correct answer)
- Database replication schemas
- Print output standards
Correct answer: A framework for digital preservation systems
OAIS (ISO 14721) defines a reference framework for digital preservation systems, covering ingestion, storage, and access of digital objects.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of ISO 15489 in document management?
- Define image compression algorithms
- Establish principles and requirements for records management (Correct answer)
- Specify network transmission protocols
- Define encryption key lengths
Correct answer: Establish principles and requirements for records management
ISO 15489 establishes internationally recognized principles and requirements for the creation, capture, and management of records in organizations.
Question 4: Which PDF variant is designed to ensure document accessibility for users with disabilities?
- PDF/X
- PDF/UA (Correct answer)
- PDF/A
- PDF/E
Correct answer: PDF/UA
PDF/UA (Universal Accessibility) is the ISO standard that defines requirements for creating PDF documents accessible to users with disabilities.
Question 5: What is TIFF primarily used for in document management systems?
- Video streaming delivery
- High-quality lossless raster image storage (Correct answer)
- Database index storage
- Email header encoding
Correct answer: High-quality lossless raster image storage
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is widely used in document management for storing high-quality lossless raster images, particularly scanned documents.
Question 6: Which XML-based standard is used for electronic information exchange across US government agencies?
- HTML5
- DITA
- NIEM (Correct answer)
- SVG
Correct answer: NIEM
NIEM (National Information Exchange Model) is the standard XML framework used to facilitate consistent information sharing across US federal, state, and local government agencies.
CDT CDT Document Standards & Formats 1
Which PDF/A standard is specifically designed for long-term archiving of electronic documents?