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1. What does data archiving involve?
Question 1A. Deleting data that is no longer actively usedB. The long-term storage and preservation of data no longer actively used but still valuable for future reference or complianceC. Encrypting all data currently in active useD. Duplicating live data across several high-performance serversE. Converting data into a compressed format for faster processing
2. Which key element of data archiving concerns retaining certain data types for predefined periods to satisfy industry standards and legal frameworks?
Question 2A. Reducing active storage costsB. Preserving research dataC. Managing email archivesD. Compliance and legal requirementsE. Retaining historical data
3. How does data archiving help reduce active storage costs?
Question 3A. By permanently deleting all data older than one yearB. By moving less frequently accessed or older data from high-performance storage to more cost-effective storageC. By compressing active data so it needs fewer serversD. By storing all data on the fastest available disksE. By duplicating data to reduce retrieval time
4. Why is preserving research data described as essential for scientific and academic institutions?
Question 4A. It allows researchers to revisit and validate their work, enabling reproduction of experimentsB. It reduces the cost of laboratory equipmentC. It removes the need for peer reviewD. It guarantees that experiments will succeedE. It shortens the time needed to run experiments
5. Which of the following is NOT given as an example of data archiving?
Question 5A. A school keeping exam results and attendance records for several yearsB. A library preserving rare or historical books and manuscriptsC. A video game keeping older saved gamesD. A person storing old photos and videos on cloud storage or external drivesE. A company deleting all customer emails at the end of each month
6. What benefit does archiving old emails provide to an organisation?
Question 6A. It permanently removes all record of past communicationsB. It frees up space on active email servers while keeping a record accessible for legal, compliance or historical purposesC. It automatically replies to unanswered messagesD. It converts emails into spreadsheetsE. It prevents staff from ever reading the emails again
7. A social media platform keeps users' old posts and photos even though users rarely look at them, so the users can retrieve them later or the platform can use them for analytics. Which concept does this illustrate?
Question 7A. Data compressionB. Data governanceC. Data archivingD. Data integrationE. Data literacy
8. Which key element of data archiving involves preserving information such as academic records, research findings or past business transactions because of their historical significance?
Question 8A. Retaining historical dataB. Reducing active storage costsC. Managing email archivesD. Compliance and legal requirementsE. Data compression
9. For what reasons does data archiving ensure important information is retained?
Question 9A. Marketing, sales and advertising reasonsB. Historical, legal or regulatory reasonsC. Speed, performance and caching reasonsD. Entertainment and social reasons onlyE. Hardware compatibility reasons
10. A school keeps exam results and attendance records for years after students leave. What purpose does this archived data serve?
Question 10A. It improves the speed of the school's current networkB. It allows the school to delete current records soonerC. It replaces the need for teachers to mark examsD. It may be needed for future reference or for providing transcriptsE. It reduces the school's electricity bill