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Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Exam
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Coverage — Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
The CDMP certification is offered through DAMA International and is based on the DAMA-DMBOK2
(Data Management Body of Knowledge). The Data Management Fundamentals exam consists of 100
multiple-choice questions (5 options each) to be completed in 90 minutes (110 minutes for ESL
candidates). The exam is online proctored and available 24/7 through D2L Brightspace. Three
certification levels exist: Associate (60% passing, Fundamentals only), Practitioner (70% passing,
Fundamentals + 2 Specialist exams + 2+ years experience), and Master (80% passing, Fundamentals + 2
Specialist exams + 10+ years experience).
The exam covers 14 topics derived from DAMA-DMBOK2:
Topic Weight
Data Management Process 2%
Big Data 2%
Data Ethics 2%
Data Architecture 6%
Document & Content Management 6%
Data Integration & Interoperability 6%
Data Security 6%
Data Storage & Operations 6%
Master & Reference Data Management 10%
Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence 10%
Data Governance 11%
Data Modeling & Design 11%
Data Quality 11%
Metadata Management 11%
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1. An organization is implementing a new CRM system. Before migrating customer data, the data
governance team needs to assign accountability for data quality rules. Which role is primarily
responsible for defining and enforcing data quality standards for customer data?
A) Data Owner
B) Data Steward
C) Chief Data Officer
D) Data Architect
E) Database Administrator
Answer: B
Rationale: Data Stewards are responsible for day-to-day management of data assets, including defining
and enforcing data quality rules for specific data domains. Data Owners have accountability but
stewards execute.
2. A financial institution is required to report customer transaction data to regulators. Several reports
are rejected due to inconsistent customer identifiers across systems. Which data management discipline
should be strengthened to resolve this issue?
A) Data Security
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B) Master Data Management
C) Data Storage and Operations
D) Document Management
E) Big Data
Answer: B
Rationale: Master Data Management (MDM) ensures consistent identification of core business entities
like customers across systems, creating a "golden record" to resolve identifier inconsistencies.
3. A data architect is designing a new data warehouse. Business stakeholders disagree on the definition
of "active customer." One group defines it as any purchase in last 12 months; another defines it as any
login in last 30 days. Which artifact should the architect create first to resolve this?
A) Physical data model
B) Logical data model
C) Conceptual data model
D) Canonical data model
E) NoSQL schema
Answer: C
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Rationale: Conceptual data models capture high-level business concepts and definitions, establishing
shared vocabulary before technical implementation.
4. A healthcare organization experiences a data breach when a laptop containing unencrypted patient
data is stolen. Which security control would have most effectively prevented unauthorized access to the
data?
A) Network firewall
B) Intrusion detection system
C) Data encryption at rest
D) Multi-factor authentication
E) Data masking
Answer: C
Rationale: Encryption at rest protects stored data from unauthorized access if physical devices are lost or
stolen, rendering data unreadable without decryption keys.
5. A data quality analyst measures the percentage of customer addresses that contain a valid postal
code. Which data quality dimension is being assessed?
A) Accuracy
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Exam
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Coverage — Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
The CDMP certification is offered through DAMA International and is based on the DAMA-DMBOK2
(Data Management Body of Knowledge). The Data Management Fundamentals exam consists of 100
multiple-choice questions (5 options each) to be completed in 90 minutes (110 minutes for ESL
candidates). The exam is online proctored and available 24/7 through D2L Brightspace. Three
certification levels exist: Associate (60% passing, Fundamentals only), Practitioner (70% passing,
Fundamentals + 2 Specialist exams + 2+ years experience), and Master (80% passing, Fundamentals + 2
Specialist exams + 10+ years experience).
The exam covers 14 topics derived from DAMA-DMBOK2:
Topic Weight
Data Management Process 2%
Big Data 2%
Data Ethics 2%
Data Architecture 6%
Document & Content Management 6%
Data Integration & Interoperability 6%
Data Security 6%
Data Storage & Operations 6%
Master & Reference Data Management 10%
Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence 10%
Data Governance 11%
Data Modeling & Design 11%
Data Quality 11%
Metadata Management 11%
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1. An organization is implementing a new CRM system. Before migrating customer data, the data
governance team needs to assign accountability for data quality rules. Which role is primarily
responsible for defining and enforcing data quality standards for customer data?
A) Data Owner
B) Data Steward
C) Chief Data Officer
D) Data Architect
E) Database Administrator
Answer: B
Rationale: Data Stewards are responsible for day-to-day management of data assets, including defining
and enforcing data quality rules for specific data domains. Data Owners have accountability but
stewards execute.
2. A financial institution is required to report customer transaction data to regulators. Several reports
are rejected due to inconsistent customer identifiers across systems. Which data management discipline
should be strengthened to resolve this issue?
A) Data Security
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B) Master Data Management
C) Data Storage and Operations
D) Document Management
E) Big Data
Answer: B
Rationale: Master Data Management (MDM) ensures consistent identification of core business entities
like customers across systems, creating a "golden record" to resolve identifier inconsistencies.
3. A data architect is designing a new data warehouse. Business stakeholders disagree on the definition
of "active customer." One group defines it as any purchase in last 12 months; another defines it as any
login in last 30 days. Which artifact should the architect create first to resolve this?
A) Physical data model
B) Logical data model
C) Conceptual data model
D) Canonical data model
E) NoSQL schema
Answer: C
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Rationale: Conceptual data models capture high-level business concepts and definitions, establishing
shared vocabulary before technical implementation.
4. A healthcare organization experiences a data breach when a laptop containing unencrypted patient
data is stolen. Which security control would have most effectively prevented unauthorized access to the
data?
A) Network firewall
B) Intrusion detection system
C) Data encryption at rest
D) Multi-factor authentication
E) Data masking
Answer: C
Rationale: Encryption at rest protects stored data from unauthorized access if physical devices are lost or
stolen, rendering data unreadable without decryption keys.
5. A data quality analyst measures the percentage of customer addresses that contain a valid postal
code. Which data quality dimension is being assessed?
A) Accuracy
