CIA Information Governance and Maintenance 3

Question 1

A regulated financial firm must retain transaction records for seven years per SEC Rule 17a-4. Which governance process ensures this requirement is operationalized?

Accepted Answer

Records retention schedule enforcement

Answer

Data classification

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Master data synchronization

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Data lineage tracking

Question 2

Which ISO standard provides guidance specifically on managing information as an asset and supports information governance frameworks?

Accepted Answer

ISO 8000

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ISO 27001

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ISO 9001

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ISO 31000

Question 3

In a federated data governance model, which characteristic distinguishes it from a centralized model?

Accepted Answer

Business units retain local data authority within enterprise-wide policy guardrails

Answer

A single CDO makes all data decisions

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All data is stored in one central repository

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Only IT staff can define data standards

Question 4

What is data provenance in the context of information governance?

Accepted Answer

The documented history of data origin, movement, and transformation

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The geographic location where data is stored

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The encryption algorithm applied to sensitive data

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The business unit that funded the data collection

Question 5

An organization is implementing a data catalog. Which governance benefit does the catalog primarily deliver?

Accepted Answer

Improved discoverability and understanding of enterprise data assets

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Faster database query execution

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Reduced cloud storage costs

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Automated data backup scheduling

Question 6

Which governance principle requires that data policies be enforced consistently regardless of which department or system holds the data?

Accepted Answer

Policy universality

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Data minimization

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Data sovereignty

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Information symmetry

Question 7

A Chief Data Officer wants to establish accountability for customer data across five regional subsidiaries. Which governance structure is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Creating a cross-regional data stewardship network with local stewards reporting to a global council

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Assigning a single global data custodian for all regions

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Letting each subsidiary define its own independent governance rules

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Centralizing all customer data into one database managed by IT