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CBAP · Question #431

A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

The correct answer is B. Data Dictionary. A Data Dictionary is the artifact that defines and describes individual data elements, their meanings, formats, and valid values within a system.

Requirements Analysis and Design Definition

Question

A health insurance provider undertakes enhancements to its mobile application platform and finalizes the following capabilities as part of the scope of the next release:

Options

  • AData Model
  • BData Dictionary
  • CUse Case Diagram
  • DData Flow
  • IAbility to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • B
    79% (19)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    13% (3)
  • I
    4% (1)

Why each option

A Data Dictionary is the artifact that defines and describes individual data elements, their meanings, formats, and valid values within a system.

AData Model

A Data Model depicts the structural relationships between data entities, but does not define individual data element meanings or their metadata attributes.

BData DictionaryCorrect

A Data Dictionary documents metadata about each data element - including names, definitions, data types, and allowable values - making it the appropriate artifact to define the data components involved in GPS and maps integration for the mobile platform. It serves as a centralized reference for all stakeholders to understand how data is structured and named, which is critical when integrating external technologies like GPS into an existing system.

CUse Case Diagram

A Use Case Diagram shows functional interactions between actors and the system, not the definitions or attributes of individual data elements.

DData Flow

A Data Flow diagram illustrates how data moves through processes and stores within a system, not the meaning or specification of individual data elements.

IAbility to integrate online maps and global positioning system (GPS) technology with the mobile

Concept tested: Business analysis artifact selection - Data Dictionary

Source: https://www.iiba.org/standards-and-resources/babok/

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