Data 360 Consultant Data Ingestion And Modeling Practice Question
What is the primary role of Data Source Objects (DSOs) in the Data Cloud architecture?
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
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To store unharmonized raw data from connected data streams
DSOs store raw incoming data streams before they are mapped to harmonized Data Model Objects.
Answer analysis
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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To publish data to external ad networks
Why it's wrong here
Activation targets handle publishing.
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To execute audience segmentation queries
Why it's wrong here
Segmentation runs on DMOs.
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To build machine learning models in Einstein Studio
Why it's wrong here
Einstein Studio uses DMOs or feature stores.
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To store unharmonized raw data from connected data streams
Why this is correct
DSOs hold the raw source schema and data.
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