CIA Metadata Strategy and Design 2

Question 1

Which metadata element is MOST critical for supporting data lineage tracking in an enterprise data warehouse?

Accepted Answer

Source system identifier and transformation history

Answer

Source system identifier combined with transformation history enables tracing data from origin through all processing steps, which is the foundation of data lineage.

Question 2

An organization wants to implement a federated metadata repository. What is the PRIMARY advantage of this approach over a centralized repository?

Accepted Answer

Allows domains to maintain local control while sharing a unified view

Answer

Federated repositories enable domain autonomy and local governance while still providing an integrated enterprise view through shared standards.

Question 3

What does the term 'metadata harvesting' refer to in the context of metadata management?

Accepted Answer

Automatically extracting metadata from source systems and assets

Answer

Metadata harvesting is the automated process of discovering and extracting metadata from source systems, databases, and data assets.

Question 4

In Dublin Core metadata standard, which element is used to describe the topic or subject matter of a resource?

Accepted Answer

dc:subject

Answer

The dc:subject element in Dublin Core is used to describe the topic, keywords, or classification of the resource's intellectual content.

Question 5

A metadata architect is designing a system where metadata must describe other metadata records. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Meta-metadata

Answer

Meta-metadata (metadata about metadata) captures provenance, version, and quality information about the metadata records themselves.

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CIA Metadata Strategy and Design 2