Certified Data Management Professional – Fundamentals (CDMP) — Question 63

Descriptive metadata describes a resource, enabling its identification and retrieval.

Answer options

• A. For example, a document has a number of pages, number of chapters and word count
• B. For example, a record has version numbers, archive dates and purge dates
• C. For example, a book has author, title and subject associated with it
• D. For example, a car has a wheel, an engine and a transmission
• E. For example, a lump of coal burns about 100 degrees and gives off carbon dioxide

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer, C, accurately reflects how descriptive metadata defines a book through its author, title, and subject, which are essential for identification and retrieval. The other options refer to different types of information that do not pertain specifically to descriptive metadata, such as physical attributes or operational characteristics.