What is the role of data lifecycle management (DLM) in archiving?

To automate the movement of data through its lifecycle stages, including archiving and deletion

To create backups of data for disaster recovery

To manually manage data access permissions

To encrypt data during transmission

When designing a storage architecture for a large organization, which factor is MOST important to balance alongside capacity, performance, and availability?

Brand preference of the IT team

Number of employees in the organization

A multinational bank must retain customer transaction records for 7 years per local financial regulations, but its marketing department wants to delete customer purchase history after 2 years to reduce storage costs. The privacy team must reconcile these requirements. What should the retention policy specify?

Retain all customer data for 2 years, then anonymize it so it no longer falls under the financial regulation.

Apply a single 7-year retention period to all customer data, including marketing records, to ensure compliance.

Delete all customer data after 2 years and rely on backup tapes to satisfy the 7-year regulatory requirement.

Apply a 7-year retention period to transaction records and a 2-year period to marketing purchase history, with a legal hold override.

Which method is considered secure for destroying data on a magnetic hard drive?

Overwriting the drive once with zeros

Deleting files and emptying the recycle bin

What is a key requirement for archived data to be useful?

It must be deleted immediately after the retention period expires

It must remain accessible and retrievable within required timeframes

It must be stored on the fastest possible storage media

It must be encrypted with a key known only to the original data owner

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Domain 3Objective 7

Data Storage, Retention, and Archiving CDPSE Practice Questions (Page 1)

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

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What is the role of data lifecycle management (DLM) in archiving?
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When designing a storage architecture for a large organization, which factor is MOST important to balance alongside capacity, performance, and availability?
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3application · medium
A multinational bank must retain customer transaction records for 7 years per local financial regulations, but its marketing department wants to delete customer purchase history after 2 years to reduce storage costs. The privacy team must reconcile these requirements. What should the retention policy specify?
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Which method is considered secure for destroying data on a magnetic hard drive?
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What is a key requirement for archived data to be useful?
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