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1. What can be done to make data more interoperable? Select all that apply.

  • License it with a Creative Commons licence
  • Use standard vocabularies in data and metadata
  • Put a PID on it
  • Include clear instructions on how to obtain access in the metadata
  • Make the data self-describing

2. Which of the following benefits of using a self-describing data format supports research integrity?

  • The properties of the data can be determined rather than assumed
  • The data is openly available without barriers
  • The data can be linked with any other data

3. In which self-describing data format does AODN make all its data available?

  • Self-Describing Data Sets (SDDS)
  • Data Documentation Initiative Codebook (DDI-C)
  • Network Common Data Format (netCDF)

4. Why was the Mars Climate Orbiter lost? Select all that apply.

  • Two control components were not interoperable
  • Programmers made assumptions about units of measurement
  • There was insufficient compatibility testing
  • Researchers did not apply common vocabularies

5. What are the three formal components of a linked data triple? Select all that apply.

  • Subject
  • Predicate
  • Object
  • Verb
  • Determiner
  • Relative

6. What does the concept of qualified references mean in relation to metadata?

  • The metadata refers to other standards or controlled vocabularies
  • The metadata have achieved quality certification
  • The metadata includes citations

7. What vocabulary services are provided by Research Vocabularies Australia? Select all that apply.

  • Vocabulary editor
  • Vocabulary qualification service
  • Vocabulary repository
  • Vocabulary portal for discovery
  • Vocabulary publication service

8. What are the benefits of interoperable research data? Select all that apply.

  • A computer can interpret the data even if it hasn’t encountered it before
  • Community agreed standards become expectations by default
  • Mapping data to common standards makes it easier to share across disciplines
  • Research data is more readily available for reuse

9. In what ways does the Registry Interchange Format: Collections and Services reflect FAIR data principles? Select all that apply.

  • It is based on an ISO standard
  • The metadata includes qualified references to other metadata schemas
  • It hoists a community standard
  • It makes use of controlled vocabularies
  • The metadata schema is documented in an open, accessible, human readable and machine parsable format

10. True or False: A vocabulary service is a machine-to-machine service that can support activities such as creating, managing and querying vocabularies.

  • True
  • False

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