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DST Sample exam Security and Legislation
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1
Which of the following processes would focus on designing the connections between data structures?
Data relationship modelling.
Trend and insight analysis.
Data structure organising
Visualisation and presentation.
2
Which of the following concepts deals with verifying that the individual is who they say they are?
Awareness.
Authorisation.
Access controls.
Authentication.
3
Which of the following is an operating system?
IOT
ARM.
NAS
Unix
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What concept covers the assurance that data is accurate and consistent
Confidentiality.
Integrity.
Accessibility.
Availability.
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Which of the following mechanisms would be used to secure data?
Classification.
Encryption.
Archiving.
Sharing.
6
How may the continuous improvement of digital technologies increase productivity?
Increasing staff numbers through outsourcing.
Providing additional staff training courses.
The automation of repetitive manual tasks.
Giving users less control over their work.
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What is the defining feature of a physical computing environment?
It is only at risk from physical security threats
It is more resilient so does not require backups.
It needs virtualisation to be usable by a user.
It consists of hardware without any abstraction.
8
In which situation would a company MOST LIKELY have to defend the use of its brand?
The company's new product appears in a news broadcast.
A rival company is using the branding to sell their products.
Customers of the company have launched a positive fan site
Some customers have left reviews using the company's name.
9
What does GDPR say about transparency?
GDPR states that all customer data needs publicly publishing for visibility
The business should be clear with customer's about how their data is used.
Businesses need to tell customers what data they hold, not how they use it.
GDPR removes transparency rules that were a part of previous legislation.
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What is a likely outcome of a company breaching an NDA with one of their customers?
The directors of the company facing potential prison sentences.
The company being issued a large fine by the government.
The customer's employees all being disciplined.
The customer could sue the company for significant damages.
11
When building cloud solutions which of the following services could be described as IaaS?
A web hosting service.
A hosted database
A virtual machine.
Online email software
12
When might a company choose a private cloud instead of a public cloud?
The company has an existing on-premise data centre.
The company wants to dynamically scale its cloud.
They do not want to manage their own infrastructure.
The company prefers an operational expenditure model.
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What is MOST LIKELY to happen if an employee breaches their contract of employment
The employee would be disciplined
The employee would be put on temporary sick leave.
The company would be fined for breach of contract.
Nothing, only a company can breach a contract.
14
Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to reduce the need for businesses to own offices?
Blockchain.
Big data.
Remote working.
Artificial intelligence.
15
How is a type 1 hypervisor different to a type 2 hypervisor?
It runs directly on the hardware.
Type 1 are legacy hypervisors
No reliance on hardware acceleration
It runs through an operating system.
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In which situation might a company have to police user generated content?
Staff represent the company online.
The marketing team send newsletters.
A competitor is copying the branding.
Customers are reviewing the business.
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Which of the following is a potential financial implication of a data breach?
A company could be subject to fines and legal expenses from lawsuits.
Company only has to pay small discretionary payments to the affected people
When a data breach occurs there is no financial impact, only loss of data
A company that has suffered a data breach may be eligible for a grant
18
How long does GDPR say that data can stored for?
No longer than necessary.
No longer than 7 years.
Indefinitely with a signature.
A maximum of 36 months.
19
Which term BEST describes the covering that may be applied to hide a data field?
Integration.
Formatting.
Encryption.
Input mask.
20
What technique can be used to indicate the classification of a document?
Data labelling.
Data archiving.
Data encryption.
Data sharing.
21
Which of the following would be a good indicator as to the integrity of an online article?
The formatting.
The posted date.
The publisher.
The length.
22
In which of the following situations would formal communication be MOST appropriate?
Messaging a close co-worker.
Emailing an external customer.
An internal video conference.
A casual call with a manager
23
What is the potential negative impact of a data breach on operations?
Operations have to cover up the root cause to stop possible fines.
Operations will not be impacted by a data breach just the data.
Operations may need to be halted during an investigation period.
Operations will need to continue running their existing processes.
24
What type of functionality in an information system would restrict individual user access?
Data integration.
Maintenance.
Access controls.
Data encryption.
25
Which data processing activity extracts insights from data?
Data encryption.
Data analysis.
Data presentation.
Data modelling.
26
What type of threat attempts to use an overwhelming volume of requests to disrupt operations?
DDOS
Phishing.
Social
Malware.
27
Which threat actor is defined by a lack of technical skills and leverages existing exploits?
Nation states.
Script kiddies.
Political groups.
Criminal gangs.
28
Which of the following would allow a company to build up an interactive relationship with their customers?
An official website.
Social media.
Advertising.
Search results.
29
What of the following statements is TRUE of using SAN over NAS for backups?
SAN is more expensive.
SAN is much slower.
SAN is less complex.
SAN is more flexible
30
Which of the following tools would BEST enable a remotely distributed team to communicate?
Instant messaging applications.
Word processing software.
An online calendar application.
A centralised database.
31
When SHOULD tape be used for data backups?
For data that needs to be quickly restorable
When data needs to be shareable
To fully automate backup processes.
For data that is to be stored offsite.
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When might a technician choose an ARM architecture?
When assembling a new computing platform.
On deciding to upgrade a computer's OS.
When replacing a computer's peripherals.
When looking for a new storage solution.
33
When working on information classified as SECRET or above, which threat actor is MOST LIKELY to pose a risk?
Script kiddies.
Activists.
Criminal gangs.
Nation states.
34
What do phishing attacks attempt to initially achieve?
Physical damage to computer systems.
Removal of large volumes of secure data.
Compromise of passwords and usernames.
Disruption to important business services.
35
Under the OSI model, at which layer would a web application firewall sit?
7
1
3
5
36
Which of the following includes a set of rules governing access to information?
Security policies.
Risk management.
Confidentiality.
Incident management.
37
Which OSI model layer contains cabling?
Physical
Transport
Data Link
Network
38
Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to give brand exposure to new potential customers?
A new website.
Newsletters.
Advertising.
Affiliate websites.
39
Which of the following is the MAIN benefit to an organisation of continuously improving communication tools?
Improve the organisation’s sustainability.
Improved internal team collaboration.
The reduction in external training costs.
Processes that are much more efficient.
40
What technical control can be applied to a file to prevent it being readable if accessed by a third party?
Email filtering.
Data encryption.
Anti-malware.
System patches.
