DA0-002 Data Governance Practice Question
A data analyst at a healthcare insurer is building a new analytics dataset that combines claims data with member demographic data. The compliance team requires the analyst to apply data governance controls that support accountability and traceability. Which TWO actions best satisfy this requirement? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is selecting operational or infrastructure tasks such as backups or storage expansion, which feel responsible but do not create governance accountability or traceability.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Document the source systems, transformation logic, and refresh schedule for each field in the dataset.
Accountability and traceability in data governance are achieved through documented lineage and clearly assigned ownership. Recording source systems, transformation logic, and refresh schedules provides traceability, while naming a data steward who approves access and resolves quality issues provides accountability. Together these two actions directly satisfy the compliance team's requirement.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Document the source systems, transformation logic, and refresh schedule for each field in the dataset.
Why this is correct
Documenting source systems, transformations, and refresh schedules creates data lineage, which is a core governance control for traceability. It allows auditors and data stewards to trace any value back to its origin and understand how it was changed, directly supporting accountability for the combined claims and demographic dataset.
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Convert all numeric claim amounts to a different currency to standardize reporting across regions.
Why it's wrong here
Currency conversion is a data transformation for reporting consistency, not a governance control for accountability or traceability. It does not identify owners, document lineage, or define access responsibilities. While standardization can be valuable, it does not meet the specific compliance requirement described and could even complicate auditing if conversion logic is undocumented.
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Increase the storage capacity of the data warehouse to accommodate future growth of the combined dataset.
Why it's wrong here
Adding storage capacity is an infrastructure scaling action, not a governance control. It does nothing to document where data came from or who is accountable for it, so it fails to satisfy the traceability and accountability requirement. Capacity planning may be operationally useful, but it does not address the compliance team's governance mandate.
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Schedule a weekly full backup of the analytics database to a secondary data center.
Why it's wrong here
Backups protect availability and support disaster recovery, but they are not governance controls for accountability or traceability. A backup does not tell anyone where a field originated, how it was transformed, or who owns it. The compliance team's requirement is about governance metadata and ownership, so backup scheduling is not the right action.
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Assign a named data steward who is responsible for approving access requests and resolving data quality issues.
Why this is correct
Assigning a named data steward establishes clear ownership and accountability for the dataset. A steward who approves access and resolves quality issues gives the organization a responsible party for governance decisions, which is exactly what the compliance team is asking for in this combined claims and demographic scenario.
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