Data Storage, Retention, and Archiving CDPSE Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   A telecom company is subject to a regulation requiring call detail records (CDRs) to be kept for 12 months. The company also has a business requirement to keep customer billing disputes for 3 years. A customer files a billing dispute 18 months after a call. How should the company handle the CDR for that call?

   • ADelete the CDR immediately because the dispute was filed after the 12-month regulatory period.
   • BDelete the CDR after 12 months because the regulatory retention period has passed.
   • CRetain the CDR indefinitely because a dispute is active.
   • DRetain the CDR until the billing dispute is resolved, up to the 3-year business retention period.
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2. 27expert · medium

   A financial regulator requires a bank to produce archived transaction records within 24 hours of a request. The bank currently archives records to tape, which takes 48 hours to retrieve. The bank is considering moving to a cloud archival storage service. The service offers three retrieval tiers: standard (48 hours), expedited (12 hours), and bulk (5 days). What is the most appropriate retrieval tier to meet the regulatory requirement?

   • AKeep the data on tape and accept the 48-hour retrieval time.
   • BUse the bulk retrieval tier because it is the most cost-effective for large volumes.
   • CUse the standard retrieval tier because it is the cheapest option.
   • DUse the expedited retrieval tier because it meets the 24-hour requirement.
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4. 28foundation · easy

   Which storage access method is characterized by data being read and written in fixed-size blocks, with each block having a unique address, and is commonly used in traditional hard disk drives and solid-state drives?

   • AStreaming access
   • BObject access
   • CFile access
   • DBlock access
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5. 29foundation · easy

   In a retention schedule, what does the retention period for a data category represent?

   • AThe time the data has been stored on a particular medium
   • BThe length of time the data must be kept before it can be disposed of
   • CThe time it takes to retrieve the data
   • DThe time it takes to back up the data
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6. 30foundation · easy

   Which storage architecture design principle primarily ensures that data remains accessible even if a single storage component fails?

   • ACompression
   • BEncryption
   • CDeduplication
   • DRedundancy
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