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Data Classification and Types Practice Questions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hospital administrator discovers that patient health records have been stored in an unsecured folder on a public server. Which regulation has likely been violated?

a)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

b)

HIPAA

c)

GDPR

d)

DMCA

2.

A company is developing a new soft drink and protects the recipe by limiting access to only a few trusted employees. What type of data protection is being used?

a)

Patent protection

b)

Trade secret management

c)

Intellectual property registration

d)

Public data sharing

3.

A software developer shares the source code for an open-source project on a public website. What classification does this data fall under?

a)

Public Data

b)

Confidential Data

c)

Sensitive Data

d)

Restricted Data

4.

A company’s emergency response plan is accidentally emailed to the entire staff, including interns and contractors. What classification should this data have to prevent such errors?

a)

Public Data

b)

Confidential Data

c)

Sensitive Data

d)

Restricted Data

5.

An IT manager at a financial firm generates quarterly income statements for internal review by executives. What type of data is this?

a)

Public Data

b)

Private Data

c)

Confidential Data

d)

Regulated Data

6.

A lawyer drafts a contract for a major merger, and it’s stored on a secure server. If this document were leaked, what type of data would it most likely be classified as?

a)

Public Data

b)

Legal Information

c)

Restricted Data

d)

Sensitive Data

7.

A financial analyst emails a file containing client account numbers and transaction histories to an external auditor. What regulation could govern the protection of this data?

a)

HIPAA

b)

GDPR

c)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

d)

DMCA

8.

During a cyberattack, a database of customer credit card numbers is stolen. This database was encrypted. How would you classify this stolen data?

a)

Human-readable data

b)

Non-human-readable data

c)

Public data

d)

Financial data

9.

A company is sued after its logo is copied and used by a competitor. What data type is being protected?

a)

Intellectual Property

b)

Trade secret

c)

Legal Information

d)

Financial Information

10.

A manager uses encrypted communication to discuss upcoming layoffs with HR. What classification applies to this data?

a)

Public Data

b)

Sensitive Data

c)

Confidential Data

d)

Restricted Data