Describe Cloud Data Concepts CCSP Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A government agency stores sensitive records in a cloud storage service. The records must be retained for 7 years, but the agency also requires that the data be unrecoverable immediately after the retention period ends. The provider supports object versioning, lifecycle policies, and legal holds. The agency's compliance officer is concerned that a legal hold placed on a subset of records could interfere with the deletion requirement. What should the administrator configure?

   • AUse object versioning to keep all versions and configure the lifecycle policy to expire only the current version after 7 years.
   • BConfigure a lifecycle policy to delete objects after 7 years and ensure no legal holds are applied to the records that must be deleted.
   • CApply a legal hold to all records and configure a lifecycle policy to delete objects after 7 years, relying on the hold to be automatically lifted at expiration.
   • DDisable object versioning and rely on the provider's default retention lock to delete all data at the end of the contractual term.
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2. 7application · medium

   A software company stores source code in a cloud repository. A developer accidentally commits a file containing database credentials. The security team needs to ensure the credentials are removed from the repository and that the data life cycle is properly managed. What should the security team do?

   • ARewrite the repository history to remove the file, then force-push the changes and rotate the exposed credentials.
   • BChange the repository permissions to private so that only authorized users can access the file.
   • CDelete the file from the repository and ask all developers to clear their local caches.
   • DUse a filter to exclude the file from future commits and rely on the provider's retention policy to purge it automatically.
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4. 8application · medium

   A cloud storage provider uses data dispersion to store customer backups. The provider advertises that it can tolerate the loss of up to 4 out of 16 fragments without data loss. A customer asks what happens if 5 fragments are lost. What is the correct response?

   • AThe data is permanently lost because the minimum number of fragments required for reconstruction is no longer available.
   • BThe data can still be reconstructed because the remaining 11 fragments are sufficient.
   • CThe data can be reconstructed from the remaining fragments, but with reduced integrity.
   • DThe provider automatically restores the lost fragments from a backup of the fragments.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which phase of the cloud data life cycle involves moving data to a lower-cost, long-term retention tier, typically for compliance or historical purposes?

   • ASharing
   • BDeletion
   • CArchiving
   • DUse
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6. 10application · medium

   A media company stores large video files in a cloud object storage service. The files are actively edited for 30 days, then must be retained for 5 years for regulatory reasons but accessed rarely. The company wants to minimize storage costs while ensuring the files remain available for occasional retrieval. What lifecycle strategy should the administrator implement?

   • ADelete objects after 30 days and rely on the provider's backup service to restore them if needed.
   • BStore objects in the hot tier for the entire 5-year period to ensure the fastest possible retrieval at all times.
   • CMove objects to an archive tier immediately after upload, and use expedited retrieval when an editor needs to access a file.
   • DKeep objects in the hot tier for 30 days, then transition them to a cool or archive tier for the remaining retention period.
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