Describe Data Archiving Benefits and Architecture DATA-PROTECTION-MANAGEMENT-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   An organization is designing an archiving architecture and needs to decide where to store archived data. The data is rarely accessed but must be retained for 10 years. The organization wants to minimize storage cost while ensuring the data can be retrieved if needed. Which archive target is most appropriate?

   • AA high-performance all-flash array used for the primary production workload.
   • BA tape library that requires manual retrieval for any access.
   • CA lower-cost object storage tier designed for infrequently accessed data.
   • DA local disk on the source server where the data originates.
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2. 17application · medium

   A media production company stores raw video footage on high-performance NAS for active editing projects. After a project completes, the footage is rarely accessed but must be kept for potential future re-edits. The company wants to reduce the cost of storing this completed footage while keeping it available for occasional retrieval. Which storage strategy should the company implement?

   • ACompress the completed project footage and store it on the same high-performance NAS tier.
   • BMove completed project footage to a lower-cost archive tier on the NAS and configure a policy to retrieve it on demand.
   • CStore completed project footage on the high-performance NAS and also replicate it to a second NAS for redundancy.
   • DKeep completed project footage on the high-performance NAS tier and delete it after one year.
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4. 18application · medium

   A government agency must retain records for 20 years per regulations. The agency's IT team wants to ensure that archived records cannot be modified or deleted before the retention period ends. Which archiving feature is most important to implement?

   • AA high-speed network connection between the source and archive target.
   • BA deduplication feature on the archive target.
   • CWrite-once, read-many (WORM) storage for the archive target.
   • DA replication policy that copies archived data to a second site.
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5. 19application · medium

   A university's student information system is slow during registration because it holds 20 years of student records. The registrar's office needs to keep all records for accreditation, but only the last 5 years are accessed regularly. The university wants to improve system performance while keeping older records available for occasional audits. Which solution should the university implement?

   • ADelete student records older than 10 years to reduce the database size.
   • BArchive records older than 5 years to a separate archive system and provide a retrieval process for audits.
   • CStore all student records in a single database and add more storage capacity.
   • DUpgrade the student information system server to a faster model with more memory.
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6. 20application · medium

   An organization is planning to archive documents from a document management system. The IT team wants to automate the process so that documents older than 3 years are moved to the archive target without manual intervention. Which component of the archiving architecture should be configured to meet this requirement?

   • AA high-capacity archive target that can store all documents.
   • BA network switch with quality of service (QoS) settings for the archive traffic.
   • CArchiving software with a policy that defines the age threshold and triggers the move.
   • DA backup application that runs nightly to copy documents to the archive target.
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