C exam.34q C IBM InfoSphere QualityStage v9.1 Solution Developer

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1 C exam.34q Number: C Passing Score: 800 Time Limit: 120 min C IBM InfoSphere QualityStage v9.1 Solution Developer

2 Exam A QUESTION 1 You re-ran a job to update the standardized data. This standardized data file is used in your test environment configuration on Match Designer. What action would you take to insure the most current standardized data file is used? A. No action is required. B. You need to open Test Environment and click [Update]. C. You need to open Data Table Definition and click [Update]. D. You need to click [Test All Passes] to apply changes in the standardized data. /Reference: QUESTION 2 If a token had the value 13D and the "D" had to be isolated in a variable named Temp, what Pattern Action code would be used? A. COPY [1] Temp B. COPY [1](c) Temp C. COPY [1](-n) Temp D. COPY [1](-c) Temp /Reference:

3 QUESTION 3 A match pass is running a very long time. What is the most common first thing you should review? A. The Frequency file. B. The blocking strategy. C. The number of passes. D. The hardware environment. /Reference: QUESTION 4 If a match pass has a match cutoff weight of 10 and a clerical cutoff weight of 8. what would be the weight range for clerical records? A. 10 > Clerical Records > 8 B. 10 > Clerical Records >= 8 C. 10 >= Clerical Records > 8 D. 10>= Clerical Records >= 8 Correct Answer: D /Reference: QUESTION 5 What four files are part of the QualityStage rule set? A. IPO. ITO. UCL, UTO B. IPD. ITO, UCL. UTO C. IPO. PTO. UPD. UTD D. PRC. TBL. PTO. OVR

4 /Reference: QUESTION 6 What pattern would search from the end of the string to find a pattern that ends with a number? A. *^ B. #^ C.,^ $ D. #^ $ /Reference: QUESTION 7 Customer data is being processed in a single file. Among the fields present for matching are national identity number and birth date, both of which are inconsistently populated. Which match type should be used to match this data? A. One-source Ranged B. One-source Cognitive C. One-source Transitive D. One-source Dependent

5 /Reference: QUESTION 8 When a single file match is required where all records must be processed through every pass, what match type is required? A. One-source Dependent B. One-source All-Passes C. One-source Independent D. Two-source Many-to-one Correct Answer: B /Reference: QUESTION 9 If a One-source match identifies four match groups with each match group having three duplicates, how many survivorship output records will there be if you used the match group as the group identification column? A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 12 Correct Answer: B /Reference: QUESTION 10 Which data type(s) will NOT be supported by Standardization?

6 A. Binary. B. Integer. C. Non-vector data types. D. Non-aggregate data types. /Reference: QUESTION 11 In order to accomplish Word Investigation in a single QualityStage job, how many investigate stages would be required for the following fields: PREFIX, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME. SUFFIX. ADDRESSJI. ADDRESS_2, ADDRESS_3, CITY, STATE. andzipcode? A. Ten. B. Five. C. Three. D. Seven. /Reference: QUESTION 12 You created a job that uses the standardization stage with a new copy of USADDR rule set. The job was successfully compiled, but has an error and will not run. What is most likely the cause of the problem? A. The input file is missing. B. The rule set is not provisioned. C. The server does not have enough memory. D. The rule set has an invalid statement in the pattern file.

7 /Reference: QUESTION 13 A match review was just completed and determined that individuals with different middle names are being grouped together. Which option would be effective in breaking these two individuals apart? A. Decrease the value of the m-prob for the middle name B. Set the override file A missing weight for middle name. C. Set the override disagreement weight for middle name. D. Set the override disagreement weight for primary name. /Reference: QUESTION 14 Which of these statements is NOT true? A. NLS can only process multi-byte characters. B. NLS supports various languages and countries. C. You can process Japanese data in an English version of QualityStage. D. When installing a non-english language version of QualityStage, NLS is enabled automatically.

8 Correct Answer: B /Reference: QUESTION 15 What are two purposes of Standardization processing? A. It removes duplicate data elements. B. It identifies best record to move forward in processing. C. It certifies and verifies data elements based on USPS postal standards. D. It places each value into a single domain field, and transforms data into a standard format. E. It applies consistent representations, corrects misspellings, and incorporates business or industry standards. E /Reference: QUESTION 16 Which statement is NOT a task for the MNS stage? A. Assigns ISO country codes <2 and 3 byte versions). B. Separates city-level address information from province-level information. C. Assigns city, locality, province/state, postal code, and postal code add-on to separate fields. D. Assigns city name phonetics with enhanced New York State Information and Intelligence Systems (NYSIIS) and reverse Soundex to match incorrectly spelled city names. /Reference:

9 QUESTION 17 Which statement would NOT be a purpose for the matching process? A. Creating the best record in the group. B. Reconciling inventory or transactions. C. Locating entities in a data warehouse. D. Grouping records with the same or similar values, such as householding. Correct Answer: B /Reference: QUESTION 18 A transaction date field has format MM-DD-YYYY. The customer wants to see how many records contain a valid month in the transaction date field. Which mask type should be used in the Character Discrete investigation? A. TTXXXXXXXX B. CCXXXXXXXX C. CCTTTTTTTT D. TTCCCCCCCC Correct Answer: D /Reference: QUESTION 19 Which two are goals for re-engineering data? A. Identifying duplicate records. B. Masking personal information. C. Optimizing database performance. D. Identifying hidden attributes in free-form fields.

10 E. Monitoring database activity for sensitive objects. B /Reference: QUESTION 20 A complex QualityStage job is running slowly on a two CPU server. The parallel engine configuration file contains eight nodes. How can performance be improved? A. Reduce scratch space in configuration file. B. Increase scratch space in configuration file. C. Reduce number of nodes in configuration file. D. Increase number of nodes in configuration file. Correct Answer: B /Reference: QUESTION 21 Which match type would you use to perform a "fuzzy" match for a field containing many un-parsed words (such as a comments field)? A. CNT_DIFF B. PRORATED C. MULT_EXACT D. MULT_UNCERT /Reference:

11 QUESTION 22 Which acronym is also referred to as CASS? A. AVI. B. GEO. C. MNS. D. US AC. Correct Answer: D /Reference: QUESTION 23 What is the most optimized way to pass data between jobs? A. Storing data in XML. B. Storing data in text files. C. Storing data in parallel datasets. D. Storing data in indexed database tables. /Reference: QUESTION 24 When considering address certification versus address validation, which statement is true?

12 A. The USAC module will fully parse as well as certify addresses. B. Both USAC and AVI modules will correct addresses when possible. C. Validation and certification are interchangeable terms. They each mean the same thing with regards to address processing. D. QualityStage address certification modules will only mark a record as certified. The AVI module must be used to validate and correct addresses. Correct Answer: D /Reference: QUESTION 25 What would happen if a special character is included in the SEPLIST and not in the STRIPLIST? A. That special character will be ignored. B. You will get an error when you test a statement. C. The token class for that character becomes the character itself. D. You need to enclose in double quotes any special characters in the SEPLIST that is not in the STRIPLIST. /Reference: QUESTION 26 Which statement is true? A. A batch QualityStage match job must have a match statistics output link. B. You can override match designer cutoff thresholds within the QualityStage match stage. C. To add or remove output links in my QualityStage batch job, you must re-provision the match designer as well as re-compiling the batch match job. D. A comma delimited text file format is required for the match designer sample input data defined in the Test Environment tab in the match designer interface.

13 /Reference: QUESTION 27 What two approaches to use when determining fields to use for blocking? A. Investigate the combination of fields to assess block sizes. B. Selecting which field to use will have little impact on the matching results. C. Select fields with high data frequencies even if default values are present. D. Each field should be investigated to determine completeness and validity. E. Use as few fields as possible in the blocking phase so more records are grouped. Correct Answer: BE /Reference: QUESTION 28 You added a new field to matching fields of an existing match specification and provisioned all match specification components. Then you ran the job but it failed immediately. The input data size is 2G bytes and the job worked without any issues before you modified. What is most likely the cause of the problem? A. Lack of physical memory. B. Lack of scratch disk space. C. The job needs to be re-compiled. D. The frequency file needs to be re-generated. /Reference:

14 QUESTION 29 When reviewing the results of a Match job you notice that some records are not included in a match group. Which option would you review to determine why the records are not matching? A. Change the Match cut-off to-100. B. Change the Survive rule to include Residual records. C. Check the records for missing data values in the block fields. D. Change the match from Two-source many-to-many to Two-source one-to-many. /Reference: QUESTION 30 Once changes are introduced in a Rules Set, which option confirms the new rules set works properly with your data? A. Run the Rules Tester. B. Have users check manually. C. Check the Unhandled tokens. D. Run the job again and confirm results. Correct Answer: D /Reference: QUESTION 31 What is a function of rule sets in the Standardize stage? A. Survive B. Parsing C. Dedupe

15 D. Removal /Reference: QUESTION 32 An initial match specification is built and executed- The match executes slower than expected and it is suspected that blocking may be a factor. Which option would be effective in determining if the block sizes are too large? A. Create an investigation routine using the blocking fields for each match pass. B. Review the match specification test results graph to determine blocking results. C. Add disagreement weight to key fields where appropriate to break apart matches. D. Analyze the blocking fields within the match specification to see if there are enough fields. /Reference: QUESTION 33 Which statement describe the benefits of parsing data? A. Optimized database loading. B. Application of phonetic codings. C. Access to individual data tokens. D. Pre-processing of country specific data. /Reference:

16 QUESTION 34 What two rule groups are needed for rule sets? A. A rule group for rules that you want to apply to split a domain. B. A rule group for rules that you want to apply to records after all other actions. C. A rule group for rules that you want to apply to records before all other actions. D. A rule group for rules that you want to apply to records as they read a lookup table. E. A rule group for rules that you want to apply copies of records before all other actions. D /Reference: