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CCSP · Question #116

All of the following might be used as data discovery characteristics in a content-analysis-based data discovery effort except ____________.

The correct answer is D. Inheritance. Inheritance is not a data discovery characteristic used in content-analysis-based data discovery efforts, which focus on the actual content of the data.

Submitted by wei.xz· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security

Question

All of the following might be used as data discovery characteristics in a content-analysis-based data discovery effort except ____________.

Options

  • AKeywords
  • BPattern-matching
  • CFrequency
  • DInheritance

How the community answered

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    88% (30)

Why each option

Inheritance is not a data discovery characteristic used in content-analysis-based data discovery efforts, which focus on the actual content of the data.

AKeywords

Keywords are specific terms or phrases within data used to identify sensitive information during content analysis.

BPattern-matching

Pattern-matching involves identifying specific data structures or sequences (e.g., credit card numbers, social security numbers) within data content.

CFrequency

Frequency can refer to how often certain keywords, phrases, or patterns appear, which helps in identifying and classifying data based on its content.

DInheritanceCorrect

Inheritance refers to the property of an object or data element acquiring attributes from a parent object, typically related to permissions or metadata structure, rather than a characteristic of the data's content itself. Content analysis focuses on examining the actual data for specific attributes.

Concept tested: Data discovery techniques

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-learn-about-dlp

Topics

#Data Discovery#Content Analysis#Data Classification#Data Loss Prevention

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