Questions RMD10-001–017
RMD10-001 — Foundations · Foundational · Recall
Which statement best describes Reference and Master Data Management in Chapter 10? - A. Managing reconciled and integrated shared data through stewardship and semantic consistency for enterprise-wide use. - B. Recording every business transaction in a centralized warehouse. - C. Managing only externally published code sets. - D. Installing an MDM product to replace Data Governance.
RMD10-002 — Foundations · Foundational · Recall
Which is a stated Chapter 10 program goal? - A. Eliminate all local systems of record immediately. - B. Ensure complete, consistent, current and authoritative Reference and Master Data across organizational processes. - C. Prevent Reference Data from ever changing. - D. Store all Master Data only in a data warehouse.
RMD10-003 — Foundations · Foundational · Recall
Which Chapter 10 principle says Reference and Master Data belong to the organization rather than one application or department? - A. Authority - B. Controlled Change - C. Ownership - D. Quality
RMD10-004 — Foundations · Standard · Understand
Why does Chapter 10 emphasize Controlled Change? - A. Because shared data should never be updated. - B. Because only IT may change shared data. - C. Because controlled change removes the need for Data Quality monitoring. - D. Shared values and identifiers affect many systems, so changes need oversight, reversibility or approval/communication as appropriate.
RMD10-005 — Foundations · Foundational · Distinguish
An allowed set of Order Status values such as New, In Progress and Closed is primarily what type of data? - A. Reference Data - B. Master Data - C. Transaction Data - D. Metadata
RMD10-006 — Foundations · Foundational · Distinguish
A customer entity reused across CRM, billing and analytics is primarily what type of data? - A. Reference Data - B. Master Data - C. Transaction Data - D. Metadata
RMD10-007 — Foundations · Standard · Distinguish
An invoice line recording a purchase is primarily what type of data in the Chapter 10 distinction? - A. Reference Data - B. Master Data - C. Transaction Data - D. Metadata
RMD10-008 — Foundations · Standard · Distinguish
A record that stores the source organization, steward and update schedule for a code set is primarily what type of data? - A. Reference Data - B. Master Data - C. Transaction Data - D. Metadata
RMD10-009 — Foundations · Standard · Understand
Which characteristic most strongly distinguishes Reference Data from other Master Data in Chapter 10? - A. It is generally smaller, less complex and less volatile, and it does not require entity resolution. - B. It always originates outside the organization. - C. It is always a two-column code table. - D. It cannot have hierarchies.
RMD10-010 — Foundations · Standard · Understand
Why is “MDM is an application” a weak interpretation of Chapter 10? - A. Because MDM never uses software. - B. MDM is a discipline combining people, process and technology; a tool can support it but does not guarantee trusted Master Data. - C. Because only Data Stewards may perform MDM. - D. Because MDM applies only to Reference Data.
RMD10-011 — Reference Data · Foundational · Recall
What is the primary purpose of Reference Data? - A. To record the state of each transaction. - B. To identify every unique customer across systems. - C. To characterize/classify other data or relate internal data to information outside the organization. - D. To describe only database schemas.
RMD10-012 — Reference Data · Standard · Distinguish
What is the simplest Reference Data structure described in Chapter 10? - A. A global entity registry. - B. A probabilistic matcher. - C. A transaction fact table. - D. A list pairing a code value with a description, optionally supported by definitions.
RMD10-013 — Reference Data · Standard · Apply
Two systems use USPS and FIPS codes for the same states. What Reference Data structure best supports translation between them? - A. A cross-reference list - B. A transaction hub - C. A Golden Record - D. A similarity model
RMD10-014 — Reference Data · Standard · Distinguish
Which structure is best when Reference Data must represent parent-child categories at multiple levels of specificity? - A. A simple list - B. A taxonomy - C. A match-link registry - D. A transaction log
RMD10-015 — Reference Data · Difficult · Distinguish
Which structure is the richest Chapter 10 option when concepts and formal relationships go beyond a simple hierarchy? - A. A cross-reference list - B. A flat code list - C. An ontology - D. A source ID registry
RMD10-016 — Reference Data · Standard · Apply
A 500-value classification list causes casual users to choose incorrect codes. What does Chapter 10 suggest? - A. Keep the 500 values because one enterprise list must serve everyone. - B. Convert the list to Master Data. - C. Remove definitions so the list is shorter. - D. Design Reference Data to an appropriate level of detail for the consumer, potentially using related lists for different communities.
RMD10-017 — Reference Data · Standard · Distinguish
Which is an example of proprietary/internal Reference Data? - A. An organization-maintained internal status or category set used across its own processes. - B. An externally maintained ISO country-code set. - C. A customer master record. - D. A sales transaction.