DA0-002 Data Governance Practice Question
A multinational retailer stores customer transaction data in a cloud data warehouse hosted in the European Union. A new analytics team in Brazil needs to analyze this data, but legal counsel warns that transferring personal data out of the EU may violate GDPR. The company decides to keep the data in the EU region and give the Brazil team remote access through a governed query layer. Which data governance concept does this decision primarily address?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is choosing data virtualization because it describes the access mechanism, while the governance concept that actually drives the decision is legal jurisdiction over the stored data.
Answer choices
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
✓
Data sovereignty
Data sovereignty means data is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where it resides. Because GDPR restricts transferring EU personal data to Brazil, keeping the data in the EU and providing governed remote access respects that legal boundary. The decision is fundamentally about jurisdiction over data, not about storage optimization or query performance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Data virtualization
Why it's wrong here
Data virtualization provides a logical access layer that queries data without copying it, which is part of the technical solution here. However, the primary governance concept being addressed is the legal jurisdiction over the data, not the abstraction technique. Virtualization is the mechanism, while the scenario's central concern is regulatory sovereignty.
- ✗
Data partitioning
Why it's wrong here
Data partitioning divides large tables into smaller segments for performance and manageability. While partitioning can align with regional storage, the scenario's decision is driven by GDPR restrictions on moving personal data across borders. Partitioning alone does not address legal jurisdiction, so it is not the primary governance concept being applied.
- ✗
Data deduplication
Why it's wrong here
Data deduplication removes duplicate records to reduce storage and improve quality. The scenario involves cross-border legal restrictions on personal data, not duplicate customer transactions. While deduplication can improve the warehouse, it does nothing to resolve the GDPR concern about transferring data from the EU to Brazil.
- ✓
Data sovereignty
Why this is correct
Data sovereignty holds that data is subject to the laws and governance of the jurisdiction where it is stored or collected. Keeping EU customer data within the EU region and granting remote access rather than transferring it addresses the legal restriction on moving personal data across borders, which is the core of this concept.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 1,004 original DA0-002 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
This DA0-002 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the DA0-002 exam.