A certification should lift your ceiling, not consume your calendar. In 2026, ExamCost prepares DAMA Data Quality candidates with realistic simulations of the DQ-1220 exam — accurate practice, zero theatrics.
DAMA DQ-1220 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | DAMA International |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | DAMA Data Quality (DQ) Exam |
| Exam Number: | DQ-1220 |
| Related Certifications: | Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Recommended Training: | DAMA-DMBOK Knowledge Guide |
| Exam Registration: | DAMA International Official Website |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or authorized testing centers depending on provider |
| Pre Condition: | No strict prerequisites; familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK recommended |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.dama.org |
DAMA DQ-1220 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Data Quality Improvement | - Root Cause Analysis - Data Cleansing Methods |
| Topic 2: Data Quality Fundamentals | - Data Quality Dimensions (Accuracy, Completeness, Consistency, Timeliness, Validity, Uniqueness) - Definition of Data Quality |
| Topic 3: Data Quality Management | - Roles and Responsibilities (Data Stewardship) - Data Quality Governance |
| Topic 4: Data Quality Operations | - Data Quality Tools and Technologies - Monitoring and Reporting |
| Topic 5: Data Quality Assessment | - Data Profiling Techniques - Data Quality Metrics and KPIs |
DAMA Data Quality FAQ: The Useful Parts
The blueprint above spans 5 domains — treat its weightings as a budget. A domain worth of the score earns a matching share of your week, while lighter areas like Data Quality Management get maintained, not marathoned. Walk the full topic list domain by domain, and let the percentages decide where your practice hours land first.
Think of the DQ-1220 exam as DAMA asking for proof, not promises: pass it, and you hold the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) - Data Quality Specialty certification, a credential at the Professional level. The questions are built to measure applied skill across the DAMA Data Quality objectives — the kind employers hire for. It also sits within a broader certification family covering Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), so one exam's effort keeps paying into the next.
First-line service, around the clock: free online consultation whenever a question stalls you, remote guidance for installation or usage issues, and clear answers to content questions by email. On privacy, the rules are rigid — transactions are secured by McAfee security services, purchase information is never disclosed to third parties, and no spam or telemarketing follows your order.
Yes. ExamCost's free DAMA Data Quality PDF demo contains genuine sample questions with verified answers, so you can judge the quality with your own eyes. Every purchase includes 365 days of free updates, and renewing after expiry costs 50% of the regular price from your member zone. Judge first — material this confident has nothing to hide.
The same 123 expert-written questions ship in all three — you're choosing how you want to live with the material:
- PDF version — the most popular choice: printable, instantly downloadable, ready for handwritten notes anywhere.
- Desktop Test Engine — for Windows users: recreates the real exam atmosphere with two practice modes and full offline access.
- Online Test Engine — app-like access from any browser on Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS, with test history and performance review.
Each version has its own strengths; many candidates mix them — PDF for reading, an engine for timed rehearsal.
Work in passes, not one grind. First pass: untimed, through all 123 questions, marking weak domains against the blueprint above. Second pass: timed engine sessions, reviewing every error the same day while the reasoning is fresh. Final pass: re-test only your flagged items until they stop being wrong. Book the exam when your timed scores hold steady — not when your calendar gets impatient.
Delivery first: your DAMA Data Quality practice questions are downloadable immediately and emailed within one minute of payment — if 2 hours pass, check spam and contact support. Install on as many computers as you need. If the exam goes wrong, the 100% Money Back Guarantee applies under clear conditions: take the corresponding exam within 60 days of purchase, and if you don't pass, submit a scanned enrollment slip and your official Score Report PDF within 2 days after the exam — full refunds process within 7 days. Not eligible: attempts within 3 days of purchase, exams never actually taken, free items, and expired orders; candidate name must match payer name. Prefer to keep going? Exchange for two free products of equal value and keep your update service.
DAMA Data Quality Sample Questions:
A security mechanism that searches for customer bank account details in outgoing emails is achieving the goal of:
- A. Ensuring stakeholder requirements for concise definitions and usage are met
- B. Ensuring stakeholder requirements for openness and transparency are met
- C. Ensuring stakeholder requirements for service design and experience are met
- D. Ensuring stakeholder requirements for confidentiality and privacy are met
- E. Ensuring stakeholder requirements for response time and availability levels are met
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Explanation: Only visible for ExamCost members. You can sign-up / login (it's free).
A lineage data tool provides:
- A. Ancestral origin of data DNA
- B. Scope for reporting requirements
- C. A clean line between columns in the same entity
- D. The capture and maintenance of source structures for each attribute on the data model
- E. A temporal distortion of data values across systems
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Explanation: Only visible for ExamCost members. You can sign-up / login (it's free).
A report displaying birth date contains possible, but incorrect values. What is a possible explanation?
- A. Birth date is populated from two source systems, both of which record the birth date in the birth date field
- B. Birth date is populated from two source systems, one of which stores marriage date in the birth date field
- C. Birth date is populated from a single source system, where the date field is an offset value of 1601
- D. Birth date is populated from a single source system, which does not contain birth date
- E. Birth date is populated from a single source system, which contains missing values
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Explanation: Only visible for ExamCost members. You can sign-up / login (it's free).
What is one of the Data Architecture artifacts which are usually captured within development projects, and then standardised and managed by data architects?
- A. Data models
- B. Company wide architectural blueprints
- C. A Data Architecture roadmap
- D. Business models
- E. Enterprise data model
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Explanation: Only visible for ExamCost members. You can sign-up / login (it's free).
A form permits users to enter any text into a field that should contain an ISO country code. What is the strongest preventive Data Quality control?
- A. Clean the field once each year
- B. Increase database storage
- C. Restrict entry to an approved reference-data list
- D. Ignore invalid values until reporting
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Explanation: Only visible for ExamCost members. You can sign-up / login (it's free).
Viewing page 1 out of 25 pages.
Viewing questions 1-5 out of 123 questions.






