DAS Exam Practice

observe users interacting with the system

Conducting a Task Analysis with users allows an archives to...

1. understanding all agents involved in a digital object lifecycle 2. helping them prioritize and support actions re: collections 3. discouraging actions that put collections at risk

For an institution, advocacy means...

1. purpose of the copying 2. nature of the work 3. amount and substantiality of the portion copied 4. effect of the copying on the potential market for the work

Four factors of fair use

access policies

Identity, Permissions, and Accountability are managed through...

authenticity

In documenting a record's custody over time, which characteristic is being determined?

archival information object

In the OAIS reference model, the main focus of preservation is known as the...

authorization

In the context of APIs, the process of proving access privilege

authentication

In the context of APIs, the process of proving identity

no, because a full solution would require specific quality control, environmental, and data management procedures

Is the creation of PDFA/As a complete preservation solution?

descriptive

Metadata that characterizes the nature of an information artifact, record, archival resource, or library resource and supports its discovery is...

focus group discussions

Of the following, which plays the most significant role in defining the OAIS Designated Community?

content streams and the file container

Preservation of digital video focuses on...

units of storage that can be identified and found by a computer system

Sectors and clusters are...

collections, objects, metadata, initiatives

The Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections provides criteria for goodness of digital repositories around four core types of entities:

entities

The PREMIS data model is comprised of four different...

geographically-distributed network storage

The best type of storage for archival preservation is...

publication

The distribution of copies of a work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending

archivability

The ease with which the content, structure, functionality, and front-end presentations of a website can be preserved and later represented using contemporary web archiving tools

legal, organizational, standards, technical, economic

The five areas of alignment for international community practice are...

acknowledge, act, consolidate, institutionalize, externalize

The five stages for an organization to use in developing a digital preservation program as defined in the DPM model are...

acknowledge, act, consolidate, institutionalize, externalize (AACIE)

The five stages of organizational response to digital preservation are...

object, event, agent, rights

The four entity types in PREMIS are...

collection development, accessioning, arrangement and description, and discovery and access

The four functions of stewardship

work, expression, manifestation, item (WEMI)

The four major Group 1 entities outlined in FRBR are...

internal/private, external/public, partner, composite

The four types of APIs are...

repository administrators

The individuals most concerned with software functionality and workflow are...

Section 108

The law that directly impacts the ability of libraries and archives to reformat collections is...

migration to a new format

The most effective long-term preservation strategy for e-records is...

reciprocal curation

The set of practices allowing both scholars and indigenous communities to upload and manage digital objects

OAIS compliance, administrative responsibility, organizational viability, financial sustainability, technological and procedural suitability, system security, procedural accountability

The seven attributes of the organizational infrastructure for a TDR are...

objects and metadata

The source of the METS data is the...

organization, technology, resources

The three legs of a TDR are...

schema, record, repository

The three levels of interoperability are...

API

The tool that makes a website's data digestible for a computer

reliability, integrity, usability

Three essential characteristics of an authentic digital object

emulation

Using new hardware and software to imitate and recreate the original look, feel, and functionality of a file is...

benefits of adopting an archival collection management system

Utilization of standards-based data collection and streamlined workflows are...

compression, password protection, encryption

What are technical restrictions on access to electronic records?

stable links, conform to web standards, use durable data formats, follow accessibility best practices, report media type and character encoding, use responsive design

What are ways to enhance website access for archivability?

technical access requirements

What is not required when constructing a single-level minimum description for electronic records under DACS?

standardize processes and tools as much as possible

When establishing workflows for digital preservation, an institution should...

webhooks

When the client gives the server a callback URL so the server can post updates in real time

right-click on the drive and select "Open" to access the image via Windows Explorer

Which of the following is not a suitable way to interact with a disk image?

to familiarize suppliers with your institution and why the business need is a priority

Why include an organization's background and goals in an RFP?

interface structure design

Wireframes support...

digital preservation

a combination of policies and workflows that dictate the active management of digital objects to ensure their continued authenticity and meaningful access over time

DOD 5015.2

describes how to maintain the authenticity of electronic records during the active part of the digital object life cycle

archival package

includes the digital objects and their accompanying metadata

technology refreshing

moving digital objects from old storage media to new versions of the same media - this process was replaced by migration in the 1990s

Trusted Digital Repository

repository whose mission is to provide reliable, long-term access to managed digital resources to its designated community, now and in the future

find the vendor best suited to the needs of your organization, have accountability and good governance, assess needs

A Request For Proposals helps...

application profile

A declaration of which metadata terms an organization, information resource, application, or user community uses in its data

specification

A functional need that must be present in a digital preservation system is called a requirement. A group of related requirements is known as a...

computational archival science

A transdisciplinary field concerned with the application of computational methods and resources to large-scale records/archives processing, analysis, storage, long-term preservation, and access, with the aim of improving efficiency, productivity, and precision in support of appraisal, arrangement and description, preservation, and access decisions

1. find digital objects of interest 2. understand the options for accessing a given digital object 3. access the digital object

Access requires that users are able to...

administrative, structural, descriptive

According to NISO, the three main types of metadata are...

provides reliable access to managed digital resources for its designated community in perpetuity

According to standards, a trusted digital repository...

1. how their choices make digital collections resilient 2. the benefits they will accrue from active digital collections management 3. the necessity of investment to achieve these benefits

Advocacy has become increasingly about identifying stakeholders and helping them understand...