DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
Which THREE components are valid parts of the Microsoft Purview Data Map? (Choose THREE)
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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.
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Scan rule sets
In Microsoft Purview Data Map, scan rule sets (A) are valid components because they define which file types and system types are scanned and which classification rules are applied during a scan. Data sources (D) are valid because the Data Map registers and stores metadata about sources such as Azure SQL Database, SQL Server, and Microsoft Fabric, which are then scanned and cataloged. Classifications (E) are valid because they are the built-in or custom classification definitions (for example, credit card number or passport number) that scans use to tag assets in the Data Map. Sensitivity labels (B) are not a Data Map component; they belong to Microsoft Purview Information Protection and are applied to content, not to the Data Map's scanning/cataloging structure. Data flows (C) are not a Data Map component either; data flows are associated with Azure Data Factory/Synapse pipelines rather than the Purview Data Map's scanning and metadata model.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Scan rule sets
Why this is correct
Scan rule sets are a genuine Data Map construct: they define which file types and classification rules a scan applies to a registered source. This satisfies the stem's requirement for valid Data Map components, sitting alongside the collection, source, asset and scan constructs that Microsoft Purview uses to populate the map.
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Sensitivity labels
Why it's wrong here
Sensitivity labels are applied through Microsoft Purview Information Protection to classify content; they are not registered assets within the Data Map, which catalogues data sources, scans and lineage. Labels would be the right control when enforcing encryption or visual marking across Microsoft 365 workloads.
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Data flows
Why it's wrong here
Data flows are authored in Azure Data Factory or Synapse pipelines to move and transform data; the Data Map instead registers sources, assets, classifications and lineage relationships harvested by scanning. Data flows would be the correct component when building orchestration logic, not when describing the catalogue itself.
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Data sources
Why this is correct
Data sources are registered into collections and form the foundation of the Data Map, holding the assets that scans subsequently discover and classify. This directly satisfies the stem's requirement, since every scanned source (Azure Storage, SQL, SAP) becomes a mapped entity within Microsoft Purview's metadata inventory.
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Classifications
Why this is correct
Classifications are applied to assets during scans and stored in the Data Map, tagging columns and files with sensitivity types such as credit card numbers. This satisfies the stem because classifications are a core mapped construct, distinct from the glossary terms and scan rule sets that reference them.
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