What is the primary purpose of data classification?

To assign sensitivity levels to data based on the impact of disclosure

To delete data that is no longer needed

To encrypt all data in the organization

Which activity is part of maintaining a data inventory?

Encrypting all data in the inventory

Conducting penetration tests on data repositories

Regularly updating the inventory to reflect new or changed data assets

Deleting all data that is no longer needed

A university is creating a data inventory and has discovered that some departments maintain their own shadow IT systems containing student data. These systems are not documented anywhere. What is the most important reason to include these shadow IT systems in the inventory?

To ensure the inventory reflects all data assets, including those outside official IT oversight.

To comply with the requirement that all data be stored in the university's official data center.

To assign a data owner to each shadow IT system so the IT department can take control of them.

To reduce the number of data assets by consolidating shadow IT systems into the official systems.

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Domain 3Objective 1

Data Inventory, Dataflow Diagram, and Classification CDPSE Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Data Life Cycle Management domain, which accounts for 23% of the CDPSE exam.

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Which of the following is NOT typically a component of a data inventory?
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A university is creating a data inventory and has discovered that some departments maintain their own shadow IT systems containing student data. These systems are not documented anywhere. What is the most important reason to include these shadow IT systems in the inventory?
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Which of the following is a key component of a data inventory?
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Data Inventory, Dataflow Diagram, and Classification CDPSE Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

What is the primary purpose of data classification?

Which activity is part of maintaining a data inventory?

Which of the following is NOT typically a component of a data inventory?

A university is creating a data inventory and has discovered that some departments maintain their own shadow IT systems containing student data. These systems are not documented anywhere. What is the most important reason to include these shadow IT systems in the inventory?

Which of the following is a key component of a data inventory?

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