Scribd
Upload
225 views

Ict550 Final Assessment

Uploaded by

acecap danial
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
225 views

Ict550 Final Assessment

Uploaded by

acecap danial
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

CONFIDENTIAL 1 KPPIM/OCT 2023/ICT550

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA


FINAL ASSESSMENT

COURSE : PRINCIPLES OF DATA MANAGEMENT


COURSE CODE : ICT 550
EXAMINATION : FINAL TEST OCT 2023
TIME : 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists 2 PARTS. Part A consists of 3 questions and Part B consists
of 3 questions.

2. Answer ALL questions in English.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO


This examination paper consists of 4 printed pages

© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL


CONFIDENTIAL 2 KPPIM/OCT 2023/ICT550

QUESTION 1 (10 MARKS)

a) List TWO (2) challenges with data integration.


(2 marks)
b) What is the primary goal of Master Data Management (MDM).
(3 marks)
c) Define the term data management and briefly explain why it is essential for
organizations.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 2 (20 MARKS)

a) Data quality measures the condition of data elements to identify issues and
assess their overall "level of truth”. List FIVE (5) dimensions to measure data
quality.
(5 marks)
b) Choose any 3 answers from question (b). How those THREE (3) dimensions
enable an organization to judge whether data is fit for its intended purposes.

(6 marks)
c) Keeping an eye out for the kinds of errors in data profile reports will help to
eliminate data quality errors at the root and will allow you to leverage data
directly for its intended purpose. Identify THREE (3) other causes of poor data
quality and discuss solutions to improve data quality for each of the causes.
(9 marks)

QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)

a) List FIVE (5) challenges in data governance.


(5 marks)
b) Data governance refers to the overall management of an organization's data
assets. It involves policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data quality,
privacy, and compliance. Discuss how policy and procedure can contribute
towards good data governance?
(6 marks)
c) Regular assessments, continuous improvement, and adaptation to evolving
technologies and regulations are essential components of effective data
governance. This approach involve collaboration between information
technology (IT), data management teams, and business stakeholders. Discuss
the relationship of people, process and technology for the successfully
implementation of data governance.
(9 marks)

© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL


CONFIDENTIAL 3 KPPIM/OCT 2023/ICT550

PART B

QUESTION 1 (10 MARKS)

Choose any TWO (2) industries in Malaysia, explain how future applications of big
data and/or data science could benefit the industry.
(10 marks)

QUESTION 2 (20 MARKS)

a) Explain the following components of Hadoop ecosystem and their role in big data
environment;

i. Distributed File System


(5 marks)
ii. Distributed Processing
(5 marks)
iii. Application
(5 marks)
iv. Service Management
(5 marks)

b) Provide an example of structured data and an example of unstructured data.


Explain how their formats contribute to the ease or complexity of data
management.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)

a) Susan, who owns a Bank of America visa card, wants to withdraw money from a
Citi Bank ATM machine, as illustrated in Figure 1. What type of data integration is
used by Citibank in order to verify customers who belong to other banks?

(4 marks)

© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL


CONFIDENTIAL 4 KPPIM/OCT 2023/ICT550

Figure 1

b) A school uses multiple systems to manage student data. The data is scattered
across different databases, spreadsheets, and applications, as illustrated in
Figure 2. Discuss how ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) approach can be employed
to ensure information received by the principle is consistent, accurate, and
available for reporting and analysis.
(15 marks)

Figure 2: A school with multiple systems

END OF QUESTION PAPER

© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

You might also like