CDPSE · Question #292
Which of the following would BEST enable an organization to account for unstructured data?
The correct answer is B. Data library. A data library serves as a centralized catalog and repository for organizing, tagging, and tracking data assets - including unstructured data such as documents, emails, images, and multimedia files that lack inherent schema. It allows an organization to discover, inventory, and g
Question
Which of the following would BEST enable an organization to account for unstructured data?
Options
- AData dictionary
- BData library
- CData classification
- DData flow map
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A3% (1)
- B86% (25)
- C7% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
A data library serves as a centralized catalog and repository for organizing, tagging, and tracking data assets - including unstructured data such as documents, emails, images, and multimedia files that lack inherent schema. It allows an organization to discover, inventory, and govern data that would otherwise be invisible in traditional structured data management approaches. A data dictionary (A) defines structured data elements and their relationships, which is not designed for unstructured content. Data classification (C) helps categorize data by sensitivity but does not create a comprehensive inventory on its own. A data flow map (D) shows movement of data between systems but does not catalog or account for the unstructured data itself.
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