- A
DLP, Information Barriers, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why wrong: Information Barriers do not manage retention.
- B
DLP, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
All requirements are met.
- C
Insider Risk Management, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why wrong: Insider Risk Management is not needed; DLP is required to block sharing.
- D
Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why wrong: Communication Compliance does not block credit card sharing.
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SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions
This SC-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe the capabilities of microsoft compliance solutions. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
You are the compliance administrator for a retail company that uses Microsoft 365 Business Premium. The company needs to: - Block customers' credit card numbers from being sent via email. - Retain all sales invoices for 3 years as per financial regulations. - Allow managers to search and export employee emails for HR investigations. - Ensure that only HR can access employee salary information. Which Microsoft Purview solutions should you use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
DLP, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Option B is correct because DLP (Data Loss Prevention) blocks credit card numbers from being sent via email, Data Lifecycle Management retains sales invoices for 3 years, eDiscovery allows managers to search and export employee emails for HR investigations, and sensitivity labels restrict access to salary information to HR only. Each requirement maps directly to a specific Purview solution: DLP for sensitive data protection, retention policies for compliance, eDiscovery for legal/HR investigations, and sensitivity labels for access control.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
DLP, Information Barriers, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why it's wrong here
Information Barriers do not manage retention.
- ✓
DLP, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why this is correct
All requirements are met.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Insider Risk Management, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why it's wrong here
Insider Risk Management is not needed; DLP is required to block sharing.
- ✗
Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels
Why it's wrong here
Communication Compliance does not block credit card sharing.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse Information Barriers (which restrict communication between groups) with DLP (which blocks sensitive data patterns), or assume Insider Risk Management or Communication Compliance can replace DLP for proactive blocking of credit card numbers in email.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
DLP policies in Microsoft Purview use built-in sensitive information types (e.g., Credit Card Number with regex and checksum validation per Luhn algorithm) to detect and block emails containing such data. Data Lifecycle Management leverages retention labels and policies that apply a retention period (e.g., 3 years) and then trigger a disposition review or deletion. eDiscovery uses content searches and holds to locate and export mailbox items, while sensitivity labels apply encryption and permissions (e.g., 'HR Only' rights) via Azure Information Protection, ensuring only authorized users can decrypt salary data.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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What does this SC-900 question test?
Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions — This question tests Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: DLP, Data Lifecycle Management, eDiscovery, and sensitivity labels — Option B is correct because DLP (Data Loss Prevention) blocks credit card numbers from being sent via email, Data Lifecycle Management retains sales invoices for 3 years, eDiscovery allows managers to search and export employee emails for HR investigations, and sensitivity labels restrict access to salary information to HR only. Each requirement maps directly to a specific Purview solution: DLP for sensitive data protection, retention policies for compliance, eDiscovery for legal/HR investigations, and sensitivity labels for access control.
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