Which of the following can be configured when creating a retention label?

A retention period and what happens after the period ends

An encryption key for the labeled content

A list of users who can access the labeled content

An organization has a retention policy that retains all Exchange emails for 5 years. They also have a published retention label 'Legal Hold' that retains emails for 10 years. A user manually applies the 'Legal Hold' label to an email. What is the effective retention period for that email?

The email is retained until the label is manually removed.

15 years, because both retention periods are added together.

10 years, because the label's retention period takes precedence.

5 years, because the retention policy applies to all emails.

What is the primary function of a retention label in Microsoft 365?

To encrypt content in SharePoint Online

To automatically classify content for search indexing

To define retention and disposition actions for content

To restrict access to files based on user roles

A company wants to allow users in the HR department to manually apply a retention label to documents in their OneDrive for Business accounts. The label should retain documents for 3 years. They have created the label and an adaptive scope for HR users. What should they do next?

Create a retention policy that applies to all OneDrive accounts.

Create an auto-apply retention label policy that targets the HR adaptive scope.

Assign the label to the HR users in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Create a retention label policy that publishes the label to the HR adaptive scope.

What is the purpose of an auto-apply retention label policy?

To make a retention label visible to users for manual application

To automatically assign a retention label to content that matches specified conditions

To encrypt content that matches a condition

To delete content immediately when it is created

Microsoft Certified:Information Security Administrator Associate

Domain 2Objective 3

Implement and Manage Retention SC-401 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Implement data loss prevention and retention domain, which accounts for 30–35% of the SC-401 exam. Microsoft does not publish an official question count, but from its 100-minute exam (~40–65 total, ~12–23 in this domain), expect 4–8 from this objective — we provide 30 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Which of the following can be configured when creating a retention label?
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An organization has a retention policy that retains all Exchange emails for 5 years. They also have a published retention label 'Legal Hold' that retains emails for 10 years. A user manually applies the 'Legal Hold' label to an email. What is the effective retention period for that email?
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What is the primary function of a retention label in Microsoft 365?
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A company wants to allow users in the HR department to manually apply a retention label to documents in their OneDrive for Business accounts. The label should retain documents for 3 years. They have created the label and an adaptive scope for HR users. What should they do next?
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