CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260712

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Today’s practice test is based on Subdomain 4.2 (Explain the security implications of proper hardware, software, and data asset management) from the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 objectives.

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CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260712

10 questions • Single best answer

Question 1

An IT operations lead at a manufacturing firm is establishing controls for onboarding new servers before they reach production. She wants formal steps applied as equipment is bought and received from vendors. Which lifecycle stage governs this initial purchasing activity?

A. Disposal/decommissioning B. Acquisition/procurement process C. Enumeration D. Data retention

Question 2

A security manager at a utility company wants every laptop and server tied to a specific person accountable for its security and upkeep. She records this responsible individual in the asset register. Which asset management practice is she applying?

A. Classification B. Enumeration C. Ownership assignment D. Sanitization

Question 3

An analyst at a defense contractor labels data sets as public, confidential, or secret so matching protections apply. Documents are sorted by sensitivity level before storage. Which practice is being performed?

A. Classification B. Inventory C. Data retention D. Enumeration

Question 4

A SOC team at a retail chain cannot confirm which endpoints exist across all stores. Leadership requests a complete, continuously updated record of every device the company owns. Which control most directly addresses this gap?

A. Data sanitization B. Maintaining an asset inventory C. Procurement review D. Certification

Question 5

During an audit, a technician actively discovers and lists all hosts, services, and installed software across the network. The goal is a detailed catalog of components already deployed. Which activity best describes this?

A. Classification B. Disposal C. Enumeration D. Data retention

Question 6

A hospital plans to redeploy old drives to another department and must remove all patient data while keeping the disks usable. Physical shredding is not desired. Which method meets this requirement?

A. Destruction B. Certification C. Classification D. Sanitization

Question 7

A government agency decommissions drives that stored top-secret data and forbids any reuse. Policy requires the media be rendered permanently unusable through shredding or incineration. Which disposal method applies?

A. Destruction B. Sanitization C. Data retention D. Ownership assignment

Question 8

After a vendor wipes decommissioned storage, a compliance officer needs documented proof that each device was properly cleared. Auditors require a formal record confirming the process was completed. Which output satisfies this need?

A. Enumeration B. Certification C. Inventory D. Classification

Question 9

A financial firm's policy defines how long records must be kept before deletion to satisfy regulations. An analyst configures storage to hold transaction logs for the mandated period. Which concept is being enforced?

A. Sanitization B. Classification C. Data retention D. Certification

Question 10

An IT manager removes aging servers from service, updates records, and coordinates secure teardown at end of life. He needs the umbrella term for retiring assets from the environment. Which term applies?

A. Acquisition B. Enumeration C. Classification D. Disposal/decommissioning

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