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CDMP EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| CERTIFIED DATA MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL – FUNDAMENTALS EXAM WITH 550
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
Which type of Metadata focuses on the content and condition of the data
and includes details related to Data Governance?
a. Technical Metadata
b. Operational Metadata
c. Structural Metadata
d. Business Metadata
e. Rights Metadata - Correct Answer - d. Business Metadata
Topic: Metadata
Explanation: Business Metadata includes the non-technical names and
definitions of concepts, subject areas, entities, and attributes; attribute
data types and other attribute properties; range descriptions;
calculations; algorithms and business rules; and valid domain values and
their definitions (ch. 12, section 1.3.2.1 Business Metadata, p. 422).
What position is responsible for the quality and use of their
organization's data assets?
a. Data Architect
b. Data Modeler
c. Data Steward
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d. Chief Information Officer
e. Data Scientist - Correct Answer - c. Data Steward
Topic: Data Governance
Explanation: The Data Architect and Data Modeler roles are related to
database architecture. The Chief Information Officer is responsible for
Information Technology across the enterprise. A Data Scientist uses an
organization's data assets to derive insights. The Data Steward role is
responsible for the quality and use of data assets within their specified
domain (ch. 3, section 1.3.4 Data Stewardship, p. 75).
A dataset comprised of county-level statistics provided by the national
government would be an example of
a. Reference Data
b. Master Data
c. Historical Data
d. Metadata
e. Transactional Data - Correct Answer - a. Reference Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Reference Data typically comes from outside the
organization. It is used to provide additional context on the
organization's data. It can help relate the organization's data to
information beyond the boundaries of the organization (ch. 10, section
1.3.1 Difference Between Master and Reference Data, p. 350).
When Metadata activities are focused on documents, the information is
referred to as...
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a. Legal Metadata
b. Reference Metadata
c. Administrative Metadata
d. Preservation Metadata
e. Descriptive Metadata - Correct Answer - d. Preservation Metadata
Topic: Metadata
Explanation: Preservation Metadata represents information about
document storage, archival conditions, and rules for conservation (ch.
12, section 1.3.4 Metadata for Unstructured Data, p. 425).
A dataset comprised of the X, Y coordinates of company stores would be
an example of
a. Metadata
b. Master Data
c. Reference Data
d. Temporary Data
e. Historical Data - Correct Answer - b. Master Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Master Data is the consistent and uniform set of identifiers
and extended attributes that describes the core entities of the enterprise
(e.g., customers, prospects, citizens, suppliers, sites, vendors, etc.) (ch.
10, section 1.3.3.3 Master Data Management, p. 359).
What causes data redundancy or data rot?
a. Poor assimilation of collected data
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b. Poor data management practices
c. Server and human error
d. Dataset inaccuracies developed over time
e. All of the above - Correct Answer - e. All of the above
Topic: Data Quality
Explanation: All of the above would create Data Quality issues
contributing to data rot (ch. 1, section 2.5.9 The Data Lifecycle, p. 29).
A dataset comprised of customer credit reports purchased from a third-
party vendor would be an example of
a. Transactional Data
b. Protected Data
c. Reference Data
d. Master Data
e. Metadata - Correct Answer - c. Reference Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Typically, Reference Data originates outside of the
organization. Sometimes Reference Data is used to refer to a dataset that
crosses internal organizational boundaries and may not be owned by a
single department. In this case, credit reports from a third-party vendor
would represent external Reference Data (ch. 10, section 1.3.1
Differences Between Master and Reference Data, p. 352).
Which international initiative established a Metadata standard?
a. BASEL II
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CDMP EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025
TEST BANK| CERTIFIED DATA MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL – FUNDAMENTALS EXAM WITH 550
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
Which type of Metadata focuses on the content and condition of the data
and includes details related to Data Governance?
a. Technical Metadata
b. Operational Metadata
c. Structural Metadata
d. Business Metadata
e. Rights Metadata - Correct Answer - d. Business Metadata
Topic: Metadata
Explanation: Business Metadata includes the non-technical names and
definitions of concepts, subject areas, entities, and attributes; attribute
data types and other attribute properties; range descriptions;
calculations; algorithms and business rules; and valid domain values and
their definitions (ch. 12, section 1.3.2.1 Business Metadata, p. 422).
What position is responsible for the quality and use of their
organization's data assets?
a. Data Architect
b. Data Modeler
c. Data Steward
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d. Chief Information Officer
e. Data Scientist - Correct Answer - c. Data Steward
Topic: Data Governance
Explanation: The Data Architect and Data Modeler roles are related to
database architecture. The Chief Information Officer is responsible for
Information Technology across the enterprise. A Data Scientist uses an
organization's data assets to derive insights. The Data Steward role is
responsible for the quality and use of data assets within their specified
domain (ch. 3, section 1.3.4 Data Stewardship, p. 75).
A dataset comprised of county-level statistics provided by the national
government would be an example of
a. Reference Data
b. Master Data
c. Historical Data
d. Metadata
e. Transactional Data - Correct Answer - a. Reference Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Reference Data typically comes from outside the
organization. It is used to provide additional context on the
organization's data. It can help relate the organization's data to
information beyond the boundaries of the organization (ch. 10, section
1.3.1 Difference Between Master and Reference Data, p. 350).
When Metadata activities are focused on documents, the information is
referred to as...
pg. 2
,3|Page
a. Legal Metadata
b. Reference Metadata
c. Administrative Metadata
d. Preservation Metadata
e. Descriptive Metadata - Correct Answer - d. Preservation Metadata
Topic: Metadata
Explanation: Preservation Metadata represents information about
document storage, archival conditions, and rules for conservation (ch.
12, section 1.3.4 Metadata for Unstructured Data, p. 425).
A dataset comprised of the X, Y coordinates of company stores would be
an example of
a. Metadata
b. Master Data
c. Reference Data
d. Temporary Data
e. Historical Data - Correct Answer - b. Master Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Master Data is the consistent and uniform set of identifiers
and extended attributes that describes the core entities of the enterprise
(e.g., customers, prospects, citizens, suppliers, sites, vendors, etc.) (ch.
10, section 1.3.3.3 Master Data Management, p. 359).
What causes data redundancy or data rot?
a. Poor assimilation of collected data
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b. Poor data management practices
c. Server and human error
d. Dataset inaccuracies developed over time
e. All of the above - Correct Answer - e. All of the above
Topic: Data Quality
Explanation: All of the above would create Data Quality issues
contributing to data rot (ch. 1, section 2.5.9 The Data Lifecycle, p. 29).
A dataset comprised of customer credit reports purchased from a third-
party vendor would be an example of
a. Transactional Data
b. Protected Data
c. Reference Data
d. Master Data
e. Metadata - Correct Answer - c. Reference Data
Topic: Master and Reference Data Management
Explanation: Typically, Reference Data originates outside of the
organization. Sometimes Reference Data is used to refer to a dataset that
crosses internal organizational boundaries and may not be owned by a
single department. In this case, credit reports from a third-party vendor
would represent external Reference Data (ch. 10, section 1.3.1
Differences Between Master and Reference Data, p. 352).
Which international initiative established a Metadata standard?
a. BASEL II
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