Information Systems Management (ISMN) Exam 1 Practice Test

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What best describes the role of a data steward?

Data steward ensures data quality and policy compliance

Data steward manages physical server administration

Data steward sets company-wide marketing strategy

Data steward ensures data quality, policy compliance, and proper use; coordinates with data owners on asset governance

In data governance, a data steward acts as the operational guardian of data assets, focusing on how data is managed day to day. They ensure data quality—accuracy, consistency, and completeness—and enforce policy compliance, covering privacy, security, and regulatory rules. They also oversee proper use of data, making sure it’s accessed and shared in ways that align with policies and contracts. Importantly, they coordinate with data owners to govern assets, translating governance policies into concrete practices and ensuring accountability for the data.

The other roles described don’t capture this combination of quality, policy enforcement, and coordinated governance with data owners, so the data steward is the best fit.