GWS-ADMIN Data Governance And Compliance Practice Test 1 — 15 Questions

Question 1

An auditor requests a log of all file sharing activities in Drive for the past 6 months. Where can you retrieve this information?

Accepted Answer

Security Center Investigation Tool. The Admin Console audit logs contain detailed information about Drive file sharing and access events.

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User's Drive settings

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DLP incident reports

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Google Vault Matters

Question 2

You need to block Gmail messages containing specific keywords related to a confidential project. Which tool do you use?

Accepted Answer

DLP policy. Compliance rules in the Gmail settings of the Admin Console allow for filtering based on content, including keywords.

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Context-aware access

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Gmail routing rules

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Vault hold

Question 3

A user is leaving the company. You need to keep their data for 7 years. What is the best practice?

Accepted Answer

Create a Vault hold for the user's account. Placing a legal hold in Vault ensures all of a user's data is preserved indefinitely or until the hold is removed, which is appropriate for offboarding.

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Export all data to a PST file

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Transfer Drive ownership to another user

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Suspend the user account and keep it

Question 4

You need to ensure that credit card numbers are not sent via Gmail by your employees. Which tool should you configure?

Accepted Answer

DLP rules. DLP rules in Google Workspace allow administrators to define content detectors to scan for sensitive information like credit card numbers.

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Context-aware access

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Google Vault retention rules

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Security center investigation tool

Question 5

You need to prevent users from sharing sensitive files outside the organization. Which setting should you modify?

Accepted Answer

Drive sharing options in the Admin Console. Drive sharing settings allow administrators to restrict sharing to internal users or specific whitelisted domains.

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Endpoint management

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Vault retention settings

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App access control

Question 6

How can you ensure that deleted emails are kept for 3 years even if the user empties their trash?

Accepted Answer

Set a Gmail retention rule in Google Vault. A Vault retention rule for Gmail with a 3-year duration ensures all emails are preserved for that period, overriding user deletion.

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Enable endpoint management

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Use an Admin Console report

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Configure a Gmail filter

Question 7

Your legal team requires that all emails from a specific user be preserved for an upcoming audit. Which tool should you use to ensure these messages are not deleted?

Accepted Answer

Google Vault. Google Vault is designed for eDiscovery and retention. Setting a retention rule or hold in Vault ensures data is preserved regardless of user actions.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules

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Google Workspace Migration for Microsoft Outlook

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Admin Console Reporting

Question 8

You need to investigate a potential data breach where a user downloaded a large number of sensitive files. Which tool provides the most granular audit logs for Drive file downloads?

Accepted Answer

Security center investigation tool. The Investigation tool within the Security Center provides the most granular logs for file-level activities, including downloads.

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DLP policy logs

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Vault eDiscovery search

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Reports dashboard

Question 9

You have a Data Region policy configured for the US. A user moves from the US to the EU. How do you trigger the migration of their existing data to the EU?

Accepted Answer

Move the user to an OU configured for the EU data region. Google Workspace automatically migrates data to the new region once the user's organizational unit (OU) is updated to a region mapped to the new location.

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Manually run a data export in Vault

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Re-provision the user account

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Contact Google Support to initiate a manual migration

Question 10

Where do you go in the Admin Console to view the current data region for your organization?

Accepted Answer

Account > Account settings > Data regions. The 'Account settings' section under 'Account' contains the data regions configuration.

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Vault > Settings

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Apps > Google Workspace

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Security > Data protection

Question 11

You need to monitor for potentially malicious third-party apps accessing Drive data. Which feature should you use?

Accepted Answer

App access control. App access control allows admins to review and restrict third-party apps that have OAuth scopes to access Drive files.

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DLP rules

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Context-aware access

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Vault matters

Question 12

Which dashboard provides a summary of security incidents and potential policy violations?

Accepted Answer

Security center dashboard. The Security Center dashboard provides an overview of security-related events and policy violations across the workspace.

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Vault dashboard

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Compliance reports

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User management dashboard

Question 13

You need to ensure that Google Chat messages are retained for 5 years. How do you do this?

Accepted Answer

Create a Chat retention rule in Vault. Vault supports retention rules for Google Chat, which can be configured for a specific time period.

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Enable chat history for all users

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Export Chat logs via the API

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Set a Gmail retention rule

Question 14

An employee is suspected of leaking data. You need to search their past Gmail and Drive files for specific terms. Which tool do you use?

Accepted Answer

Vault matter search. Vault allows for full-text search across Gmail, Drive, and other services to support eDiscovery investigations.

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DLP incident report

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Security investigation tool

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Admin audit logs

Question 15

You want to prevent sensitive Drive documents from being printed. Which setting is appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Drive sharing options for viewers/commenters. Drive sharing settings include an option to disable downloading, printing, and copying for viewers and commenters.

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Context-aware access

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Endpoint management

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DLP policy