Data Infrastructure and Technology CDPSE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which network technology creates a secure, encrypted tunnel over a public network to protect data in transit?

   • AVPN (Virtual Private Network)
   • BLAN (Local Area Network)
   • CVLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)
   • DWAN (Wide Area Network)
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2. 17expert · hard

   A company is retiring a fleet of laptops that were used by employees to access customer data. The laptops are being sold to a refurbishing vendor. The privacy team must ensure that customer data cannot be recovered from the devices. Which approach provides the strongest assurance?

   • APerform a factory reset on each laptop and then verify that the operating system boots to the setup screen.
   • BUse a certified data destruction tool that overwrites the storage multiple times, and then verify the erasure with a random sample of devices.
   • CRely on the refurbishing vendor's promise to wipe the devices before resale.
   • DRemove the hard drives from the laptops and physically destroy them, then sell the laptops without storage.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   What is a common cause of data leakage from an endpoint device?

   • ASending sensitive data over an unsecured network connection.
   • BInstalling security updates regularly.
   • CUsing strong passwords and multi-factor authentication.
   • DUsing full-disk encryption on the device.
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5. 19expert · hard

   A large enterprise is merging with another company. The combined entity will have duplicate customer databases, multiple legacy systems, and a mix of cloud and on-premises data stores. The privacy team must create a unified data inventory to support privacy compliance. Which approach is most effective for building this inventory?

   • AUse an automated data discovery tool that scans all systems and classifies data based on predefined rules, then manually verify the results.
   • BAsk each department to provide a list of the data they store and compile it into a single spreadsheet.
   • CMigrate all data to a single cloud provider and use the provider's inventory tools.
   • DFocus only on the most sensitive data, such as financial and health records, to save time.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which endpoint device type is most likely to store large amounts of personal data locally and be at risk of physical theft?

   • ASmart thermostat
   • BNetwork printer
   • CSmartwatch
   • DLaptop
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