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Question 1

Overview

Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and three branch offices in Seattle, Boston, and Johannesburg.

Existing Environment

Microsoft 365 Environment

Contoso has a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant. The tenant contains the administrative user accounts shown in the following table.

Name	Role
Admin1	Global Reader
Admin2	Compliance Data Administrator
Admin3	Compliance Administrator
Admin4	Security Operator
Admin5	Security Administrator

Users store data in the following locations:

SharePoint sites
OneDrive accounts
Exchange mailboxes
Exchange public folders
Teams chats
Teams channel messages

When users in the research department create documents, they must add a 10-digit project code to each document. Project codes that start with the digits 999 are confidential.

Contoso is not using Optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft 365.

SharePoint Online Environment

Contoso has four Microsoft SharePoint Online sites named Site1, Site2, Site3, and Site4.

Site2 contains the files shown in the following table.

Name	Number of SWIFT codes in the file
File1.docx	1
File2.bmp	4
File3.txt	3
File4.xlsx	7

Two users named User1 and User2 are assigned roles for Site2 as shown in the following table.

User	Role
User1	Site owner
User2	Site visitor

Site3 stores documents related to the company’s projects. The documents are organized in a folder hierarchy based on the project.

Site4 has the following two retention policies applied:

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy1
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Delete items older than: 2 years
- Delete content based on: When items were created

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy2
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Retain items for a specific period: 4 years
- Start the retention period based on: When items were created
- At the end of the retention period: Do nothing

Problem Statements

Management at Contoso is concerned about data leaks. On several occasions, confidential research department documents were leaked.

Requirements

Planned Changes

Contoso plans to create the following data loss prevention (DLP) policy:

Name: DLPpolicy1
Locations to apply the policy: Site2
Conditions:
- Content contains any of these sensitive info types: SWIFT Code
- Instance count: 2 to any
Actions: Restrict access to the content

Technical Requirements

Contoso must meet the following technical requirements:

All administrative users must be able to review DLP reports.
Whenever possible, the principle of least privilege must be used.
For all users, all Microsoft 365 data must be retained for at least one year.
Confidential documents must be detected and protected by using Microsoft 365.
Site1 documents that include credit card numbers must be labeled automatically.
All administrative users must be able to create Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels.
After a project is complete, the documents in Site3 that relate to the project must be retained for 10 years.

You are reviewing policies for the SharePoint Online environment.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Statements	Yes	No
If a user creates a file in Site4 on January 1, 2025, users will be able to access the file on January 15, 2027.
If a user deletes a file from Site4 that was created on January 1, 2025, an administrative user will be able to recover the file on April 15, 2027.
If a user deletes a file from Site4 that was created on January 1, 2025, an administrative user will be able to recover the file on April 15, 2030.

Question 2

Overview

Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and three branch offices in Seattle, Boston, and Johannesburg.

Existing Environment

Microsoft 365 Environment

Contoso has a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant. The tenant contains the administrative user accounts shown in the following table.

Name	Role
Admin1	Global Reader
Admin2	Compliance Data Administrator
Admin3	Compliance Administrator
Admin4	Security Operator
Admin5	Security Administrator

Users store data in the following locations:

SharePoint sites
OneDrive accounts
Exchange mailboxes
Exchange public folders
Teams chats
Teams channel messages

When users in the research department create documents, they must add a 10-digit project code to each document. Project codes that start with the digits 999 are confidential.

Contoso is not using Optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft 365.

SharePoint Online Environment

Contoso has four Microsoft SharePoint Online sites named Site1, Site2, Site3, and Site4.

Site2 contains the files shown in the following table.

Name	Number of SWIFT codes in the file
File1.docx	1
File2.bmp	4
File3.txt	3
File4.xlsx	7

Two users named User1 and User2 are assigned roles for Site2 as shown in the following table.

User	Role
User1	Site owner
User2	Site visitor

Site3 stores documents related to the company’s projects. The documents are organized in a folder hierarchy based on the project.

Site4 has the following two retention policies applied:

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy1
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Delete items older than: 2 years
- Delete content based on: When items were created

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy2
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Retain items for a specific period: 4 years
- Start the retention period based on: When items were created
- At the end of the retention period: Do nothing

Problem Statements

Management at Contoso is concerned about data leaks. On several occasions, confidential research department documents were leaked.

Requirements

Planned Changes

Contoso plans to create the following data loss prevention (DLP) policy:

Name: DLPpolicy1
Locations to apply the policy: Site2
Conditions:
- Content contains any of these sensitive info types: SWIFT Code
- Instance count: 2 to any
Actions: Restrict access to the content

Technical Requirements

Contoso must meet the following technical requirements:

All administrative users must be able to review DLP reports.
Whenever possible, the principle of least privilege must be used.
For all users, all Microsoft 365 data must be retained for at least one year.
Confidential documents must be detected and protected by using Microsoft 365.
Site1 documents that include credit card numbers must be labeled automatically.
All administrative users must be able to create Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels.
After a project is complete, the documents in Site3 that relate to the project must be retained for 10 years.

You need to meet the retention requirement for the users’ Microsoft 365 data.

What is the minimum number of retention policies required to achieve the goal?

Select an answer above, then submit your vote. Reading or practicing does not cast a vote.

Question 3

Overview

Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and three branch offices in Seattle, Boston, and Johannesburg.

Existing Environment

Microsoft 365 Environment

Contoso has a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant. The tenant contains the administrative user accounts shown in the following table.

Name	Role
Admin1	Global Reader
Admin2	Compliance Data Administrator
Admin3	Compliance Administrator
Admin4	Security Operator
Admin5	Security Administrator

Users store data in the following locations:

SharePoint sites
OneDrive accounts
Exchange mailboxes
Exchange public folders
Teams chats
Teams channel messages

When users in the research department create documents, they must add a 10-digit project code to each document. Project codes that start with the digits 999 are confidential.

Contoso is not using Optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft 365.

SharePoint Online Environment

Contoso has four Microsoft SharePoint Online sites named Site1, Site2, Site3, and Site4.

Site2 contains the files shown in the following table.

Name	Number of SWIFT codes in the file
File1.docx	1
File2.bmp	4
File3.txt	3
File4.xlsx	7

Two users named User1 and User2 are assigned roles for Site2 as shown in the following table.

User	Role
User1	Site owner
User2	Site visitor

Site3 stores documents related to the company’s projects. The documents are organized in a folder hierarchy based on the project.

Site4 has the following two retention policies applied:

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy1
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Delete items older than: 2 years
- Delete content based on: When items were created

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy2
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Retain items for a specific period: 4 years
- Start the retention period based on: When items were created
- At the end of the retention period: Do nothing

Problem Statements

Management at Contoso is concerned about data leaks. On several occasions, confidential research department documents were leaked.

Requirements

Planned Changes

Contoso plans to create the following data loss prevention (DLP) policy:

Name: DLPpolicy1
Locations to apply the policy: Site2
Conditions:
- Content contains any of these sensitive info types: SWIFT Code
- Instance count: 2 to any
Actions: Restrict access to the content

Technical Requirements

Contoso must meet the following technical requirements:

All administrative users must be able to review DLP reports.
Whenever possible, the principle of least privilege must be used.
For all users, all Microsoft 365 data must be retained for at least one year.
Confidential documents must be detected and protected by using Microsoft 365.
Site1 documents that include credit card numbers must be labeled automatically.
All administrative users must be able to create Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels.
After a project is complete, the documents in Site3 that relate to the project must be retained for 10 years.

How many files in Site2 can User1 and User2 access after you turn on DLPpolicy1? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Question 4

Overview

Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and three branch offices in Seattle, Boston, and Johannesburg.

Existing Environment

Microsoft 365 Environment

Contoso has a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant. The tenant contains the administrative user accounts shown in the following table.

Name	Role
Admin1	Global Reader
Admin2	Compliance Data Administrator
Admin3	Compliance Administrator
Admin4	Security Operator
Admin5	Security Administrator

Users store data in the following locations:

SharePoint sites
OneDrive accounts
Exchange mailboxes
Exchange public folders
Teams chats
Teams channel messages

When users in the research department create documents, they must add a 10-digit project code to each document. Project codes that start with the digits 999 are confidential.

Contoso is not using Optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft 365.

SharePoint Online Environment

Contoso has four Microsoft SharePoint Online sites named Site1, Site2, Site3, and Site4.

Site2 contains the files shown in the following table.

Name	Number of SWIFT codes in the file
File1.docx	1
File2.bmp	4
File3.txt	3
File4.xlsx	7

Two users named User1 and User2 are assigned roles for Site2 as shown in the following table.

User	Role
User1	Site owner
User2	Site visitor

Site3 stores documents related to the company’s projects. The documents are organized in a folder hierarchy based on the project.

Site4 has the following two retention policies applied:

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy1
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Delete items older than: 2 years
- Delete content based on: When items were created

Name: Site4RetentionPolicy2
- Locations to apply the policy: Site4
- Retain items for a specific period: 4 years
- Start the retention period based on: When items were created
- At the end of the retention period: Do nothing

Problem Statements

Management at Contoso is concerned about data leaks. On several occasions, confidential research department documents were leaked.

Requirements

Planned Changes

Contoso plans to create the following data loss prevention (DLP) policy:

Name: DLPpolicy1
Locations to apply the policy: Site2
Conditions:
- Content contains any of these sensitive info types: SWIFT Code
- Instance count: 2 to any
Actions: Restrict access to the content

Technical Requirements

Contoso must meet the following technical requirements:

All administrative users must be able to review DLP reports.
Whenever possible, the principle of least privilege must be used.
For all users, all Microsoft 365 data must be retained for at least one year.
Confidential documents must be detected and protected by using Microsoft 365.
Site1 documents that include credit card numbers must be labeled automatically.
All administrative users must be able to create Microsoft 365 sensitivity labels.
After a project is complete, the documents in Site3 that relate to the project must be retained for 10 years.

You need to meet the technical requirements for the confidential documents.

What should you create first, and what should you use for the detection method? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Question 5

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains the adaptive scopes shown in the following table.

Name	Type	Query
Scope1	Users	FirstName starts with User
Scope2	SharePoint Online sites	SiteTitle starts with Site

You create the retention policies shown in the following table.

Name	Type	Location
RPolicy1	Adaptive	Scope1
RPolicy2	Adaptive	Scope2
RPolicy3	Static	Microsoft 365 groups

Which retention policies support a preservation lock?

Select an answer above, then submit your vote. Reading or practicing does not cast a vote.

Question 6

You need to be alerted when users share sensitive documents from Microsoft OneDrive to any users outside your company.

What should you do?

From the Microsoft Defender portal, create an activity policy.
From the Microsoft Purview portal, start an eDiscovery search.
From the Microsoft Purview portal, create a data loss prevention (DLP) policy.
From the Microsoft Purview portal, start a data investigation.

Select an answer above, then submit your vote. Reading or practicing does not cast a vote.