Describe the Importance of Monitoring as Part of Data Protection and Management DATA-PROTECTION-MANAGEMENT-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A backup administrator is reviewing the monitoring dashboard and notices that storage capacity is at 95% and backup success rate has dropped to 90%. Which action should the administrator take FIRST?

   • AImmediately delete all old backups to free space
   • BIgnore the metrics because backups are mostly successful
   • CInvestigate the cause of the backup failures, which may be related to low storage capacity
   • DIncrease the backup frequency to improve success rate
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is a key reason monitoring is important for audit requirements in data protection?

   • AIt automatically generates compliance certificates.
   • BIt provides a record of backup activities and outcomes.
   • CIt reduces the need for data encryption.
   • DIt prevents all unauthorized access to backup data.
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4. 13application · medium

   A small business has been performing backups for years but has never monitored them. Recently, they discovered that several backups have been failing silently for months, and they have no idea when the failures started. Which statement BEST explains why monitoring is essential in this situation?

   • AMonitoring eliminates the need for periodic test restores
   • BMonitoring is only required for regulatory compliance
   • CMonitoring provides visibility into backup job status, enabling early detection of failures and reducing data loss risk
   • DMonitoring automatically fixes backup failures
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5. 14application · medium

   A company's backup administrator notices that the backup success rate has dropped from 99% to 95% over the past month. The administrator investigates and finds that several backups are failing because the backup storage pool is nearly full. The administrator deletes old backup sets to free space, and the success rate returns to 99%. Which monitoring approach does this scenario BEST illustrate?

   • ACompliance monitoring, because the administrator ensured backups met regulatory retention requirements
   • BCapacity planning, because the administrator forecasted future storage needs
   • CReactive monitoring, because the administrator responded to an incident after it occurred
   • DProactive monitoring, because the administrator analyzed trends to prevent future failures
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6. 15application · medium

   A company's backup administrator is asked to justify the cost of implementing a comprehensive monitoring solution. Which benefit BEST justifies the investment?

   • AMonitoring eliminates the need for backup software
   • BMonitoring reduces the risk of data loss by ensuring backups are successful and issues are detected early
   • CMonitoring reduces the need for storage capacity
   • DMonitoring guarantees compliance with all regulations
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