Data Privacy and Security Prelim Quiz

What does PII stand for?

• Personal Internal Information

• Public Identifiable Information

• Personally Identifiable Information

• Personal Informational Identity

Which of the following is NOT an example of PII?

• Medical records

• IP address

• Social Security number

• Biometric data

What does "privacy by design" focus on?

• Designing user-friendly interfaces

• Incorporating privacy from the start of system design

• Reducing costs in system design

• Increasing system functionality without privacy

Which element is NOT part of the CIA triad?

• Accountability

• Integrity

• Availability

• Confidentiality

Which principle of privacy by design emphasizes that privacy protections should be integrated into the system’s core?

• Proactive, not reactive

• Privacy embedded into the design

• Visibility and transparency

• Full functionality

The term "data breach" refers to:

• Accidental loss of non-confidential data

• Intentional deletion of unimportant data

• Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information

• Data backed up in multiple locations

What is the primary focus of data privacy?

• Protecting data from hackers

• Protecting the rights of individuals and their personal data

• Optimizing system performance

• Reducing storage costs

In the context of data privacy, what does "access" mean?

• Who can use the data

• Ownership of the data

• Correcting the data

• Storing the data

Which of the following is a major difference between data privacy and data security?

• Privacy focuses on responsible data use, security on protection from threats

• Privacy is for individuals, security is for organizations

• Security focuses on personal information, privacy on public data

• There is no difference

What is a common tool used to prevent unauthorized access to digital data?

• Firewalls

• Data-sharing policies

• Data formatting

• Manual record-keeping