Data Management and Security Quiz

What is the primary goal of a data management strategy?

• To increase hardware performance

• To ensure data is accessible, secure, and usable

• To reduce the number of employees in IT

• To eliminate all data backups

Which of the following is a key component of data governance?

• Hardware maintenance

• Data quality and policy enforcement

• Network speed optimization

• Software installation

What does ETL stand for in data management?

• Extract, Transform, Load

• Evaluate, Test, Launch

• Encrypt, Transfer, Lock

• Execute, Track, Learn

Which strategy helps organizations handle large volumes of unstructured data?

• Data warehousing

• Data lakes

• Data encryption

• Data compression

What is the purpose of metadata in data management?

• To encrypt sensitive data

• To provide context and information about data

• To delete outdated files

• To increase storage capacity

Which of the following is a common physical threat to data?

• Phishing attacks

• Power outages

• Malware

• SQL injection

What type of threat involves unauthorized access to a system?

• Natural disaster

• Data breach

• Hardware failure

• Human error

While working on a group project, Mia received an email with a link that looked suspicious. She clicked on it without thinking. Which threat is most likely to result from Mia clicking a malicious link?

• Ransomware

• Flooding

• Data corruption

• Physical theft

Ethan received a phone call from someone claiming to be from his bank. The caller asked him to verify his account details for security purposes. What is this social engineering attack designed to do?

• Exploit software vulnerabilities

• Manipulate individuals into revealing confidential information

• Overload a server with traffic

• Damage physical storage devices

Which of the following is NOT a cybersecurity threat?

• DDoS attack

• Earthquake

• Spyware

• Trojan horse