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CompTIA Data+ Data Governance, Quality, and Controls Flashcards
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| What does a data dictionary contain? | Definitions, types, relationships, and constraints for data elements. |
| What does PHI stand for? | Personal Health Information. |
| What does PII stand for? | Personally Identifiable Information. |
| What is a business rule in data governance? | A guideline that defines or constrains data-related operations. |
| What is a data audit? | A formal review of data processes, accuracy, and compliance. |
| What is a data breach? | Unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive or protected data. |
| What is a data policy? | A documented set of principles for managing and protecting data assets. |
| What is a data steward responsible for? | Managing metadata, data quality, and ensuring correct usage of data. |
| What is data classification? | Organizing data into categories based on sensitivity and importance. |
| What is data governance? | The overall management of data availability, usability, integrity, and security. |
| What is data integrity? | Ensuring that data is accurate, consistent, and trustworthy over its lifecycle. |
| What is data lineage? | The history of data from origin to final form, showing transformations and movement. |
| What is data masking? | Hiding or obfuscating real data for privacy or testing purposes. |
| What is data quality? | The degree to which data is accurate, complete, timely, and consistent. |
| What is data stewardship? | The role responsible for ensuring data quality and proper data usage. |
| What is data validation? | The process of checking data for correctness and completeness. |
| What is deduplication? | Removing duplicate records from a dataset to improve accuracy. |
| What is encryption used for? | Protecting data by converting it into unreadable format without a key. |
| What is GDPR? | General Data Protection Regulation — EU law on data protection and privacy. |
| What is master data management (MDM)? | Processes and tools to maintain consistent and accurate master data. |
| What is role-based access control (RBAC)? | A security approach where users have access based on job roles. |
| What is sensitive data? | Data that must be protected due to regulations or risk, like PII or PHI. |
| What is the purpose of a backup? | To create a copy of data that can be restored after data loss or corruption. |
| What is the purpose of data retention policies? | Define how long data should be stored and when to dispose of it. |
| What is the role of a data owner? | Responsible for data accuracy, privacy, and security within their domain. |
| What is version control in data? | Tracking changes to code, data or metadata over time. |
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What is encryption used for?
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Protecting data by converting it into unreadable format without a key.
Front
What is a data audit?
Back
A formal review of data processes, accuracy, and compliance.
Front
What is data masking?
Back
Hiding or obfuscating real data for privacy or testing purposes.
Front
What is role-based access control (RBAC)?
Back
A security approach where users have access based on job roles.
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What is data governance?
Back
The overall management of data availability, usability, integrity, and security.
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What is a data steward responsible for?
Back
Managing metadata, data quality, and ensuring correct usage of data.
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What does PII stand for?
Back
Personally Identifiable Information.
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What is a data policy?
Back
A documented set of principles for managing and protecting data assets.
Front
What is version control in data?
Back
Tracking changes to code, data or metadata over time.
Front
What is the purpose of data retention policies?
Back
Define how long data should be stored and when to dispose of it.
Front
What is the role of a data owner?
Back
Responsible for data accuracy, privacy, and security within their domain.
Front
What does a data dictionary contain?
Back
Definitions, types, relationships, and constraints for data elements.
Front
What is GDPR?
Back
General Data Protection Regulation — EU law on data protection and privacy.
Front
What is data validation?
Back
The process of checking data for correctness and completeness.
Front
What is the purpose of a backup?
Back
To create a copy of data that can be restored after data loss or corruption.
Front
What is data stewardship?
Back
The role responsible for ensuring data quality and proper data usage.
Front
What is data quality?
Back
The degree to which data is accurate, complete, timely, and consistent.
Front
What is sensitive data?
Back
Data that must be protected due to regulations or risk, like PII or PHI.
Front
What is data classification?
Back
Organizing data into categories based on sensitivity and importance.
Front
What is data integrity?
Back
Ensuring that data is accurate, consistent, and trustworthy over its lifecycle.
Front
What is data lineage?
Back
The history of data from origin to final form, showing transformations and movement.
Front
What is master data management (MDM)?
Back
Processes and tools to maintain consistent and accurate master data.
Front
What is deduplication?
Back
Removing duplicate records from a dataset to improve accuracy.
Front
What is a data breach?
Back
Unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive or protected data.
Front
What is a business rule in data governance?
Back
A guideline that defines or constrains data-related operations.
Front
What does PHI stand for?
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Personal Health Information.
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This flashcard deck covers core terminology and concepts related to data governance, quality, and controls, helping learners reinforce key definitions and responsibilities. It's designed to support memorization of roles, policies, and processes that ensure data is accurate, secure, and compliant with regulations like GDPR.