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SY0-701 · Question #297

An external vendor recently visited a company's headquarters tor a presentation. Following the visit a member of the hosting team found a file that the external vendor left behind on a server. The…

The correct answer is C. Proprietary. The file left by the external vendor, containing detailed architecture information and code snippets, is best described as proprietary data. Proprietary data is information that is owned by a company and is essential to its competitive advantage. It includes sensitive business…

Submitted by jian89· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts

Question

An external vendor recently visited a company's headquarters tor a presentation. Following the visit a member of the hosting team found a file that the external vendor left behind on a server. The file contained detailed architecture information and code snippets. Which of the following data types best describes this file?

Options

  • AGovernment
  • BPublic
  • CProprietary
  • DCritical

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    93% (50)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

The file left by the external vendor, containing detailed architecture information and code snippets, is best described as proprietary data. Proprietary data is information that is owned by a company and is essential to its competitive advantage. It includes sensitive business information such as trade secrets, intellectual property, and confidential data that should be protected from unauthorized access.

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