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Data Governance And Compliance
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Data Governance And Compliance questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.
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Common Data Governance And Compliance exam traps
- ▸Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
- ▸Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
- ▸Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
- ▸Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.
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All Data Governance And Compliance questions (28)
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How can you ensure that deleted emails are kept for 3 years even if the user empties their trash?
Easy2Which THREE security settings are commonly configured using Context-Aware Access?
Hard3You want to prevent sensitive Drive documents from being printed. Which setting is appropriate?
Hard4Which TWO actions can you take when a user account is under a Vault hold?
Medium5Your 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?
Easy6You need to ensure that credit card numbers are not sent via Gmail by your employees. Which tool should you configure?
Medium7Which TWO actions can you perform in Google Vault?
Medium8Which THREE types of data can be managed using Vault retention rules?
Hard9You need to verify if an email was sent to an external address. Where can you see this in the Admin Console?
Medium10Which THREE features are part of the Security Center?
Hard11You 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?
Hard12Which Google Workspace service should you use to search and export user data for legal requests?
Easy13You need to prevent users from sharing sensitive files outside the organization. Which setting should you modify?
Medium14You need to create a report showing which users have been affected by a specific DLP policy violation in the last month. Where can you find this?
Medium15Which TWO actions should be taken when offboarding a user to protect organizational data?
Easy16You need to ensure that Google Chat messages are retained for 5 years. How do you do this?
Medium17Which THREE criteria can you use to build a DLP rule in Google Workspace?
Hard18You 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?
Hard19An employee is suspected of leaking data. You need to search their past Gmail and Drive files for specific terms. Which tool do you use?
Hard20Where do you go in the Admin Console to view the current data region for your organization?
Easy21When a user leaves the company, which status should you set their account to if you want to keep their data but stop them from logging in?
Easy22Which TWO tools in the Admin Console help you identify potentially compromised accounts?
Medium23You have a Data Region policy, but a user is still showing data in the global region. What is the most likely cause?
Hard24Which TWO settings in Drive sharing can help prevent data leakage?
Medium25A user is leaving the company. You need to keep their data for 7 years. What is the best practice?
Medium26You need to restrict access to the Admin Console to only users connecting from your corporate office IP address. Which tool do you use?
Hard27Which dashboard provides a summary of security incidents and potential policy violations?
Easy28You need to monitor for potentially malicious third-party apps accessing Drive data. Which feature should you use?
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