CDMP Associate Preparation Guide:
Topic Summaries and Practice
Questions
1. Data Governance - Summary
Data Governance involves the exercise of authority and control (planning, monitoring, and
enforcement) over the management of data assets. It includes establishing policies,
procedures, and standards to ensure effective data management. Key components include
decision rights, accountability, data stewardship, data quality oversight, policy enforcement,
and performance metrics. It aligns data management activities with business strategy and
ensures regulatory compliance.
Data Governance - Practice Questions (5 of 50)
1. 1. What is the primary objective of Data Governance?
A. To manage hardware infrastructure
B. To define decision rights and accountability for data
C. To create ETL pipelines
D. To automate data ingestion
Answer: B
Explanation: Data Governance defines who has the authority and control over data assets
and how those assets may be used.
2. 2. Who is typically responsible for enforcing data governance policies across the
organization?
A. System Administrators
B. Data Scientists
C. Data Stewards
D. Network Engineers
Answer: C
Explanation: Data Stewards enforce data governance policies and ensure data quality and
compliance.
3. 3. Which of the following is a key principle of data governance?
A. Data replication
B. Data ownership and stewardship
C. Cloud migration
D. Server management
Answer: B
Explanation: One of the core principles is assigning clear data ownership and stewardship
roles.
4. 4. The Data Governance Office (DGO) is responsible for:
A. Managing software licenses
B. Overseeing the enterprise data governance program
C. Writing business reports
D. Managing data center operations
Answer: B
Explanation: The DGO leads the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise-wide
data governance.
5. 5. What does a data governance framework typically include?
A. Data replication tools
B. Policies, roles, standards, and metrics
C. Physical servers and storage systems
D. Machine learning algorithms
Answer: B
Explanation: A typical framework includes governance policies, defined roles, standards,
and performance metrics.