Exam Associate-Data-Practitioner Topic 1 Question 10 Discussion
Actual exam question for Google's Associate-Data-Practitioner exam
Question #: 10
Topic #: 1
Question #: 10
Topic #: 1
Your company stores historical data in Cloud Storage. You need to ensure that all data is saved in a bucket for at least three years. What should you do?
Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer
Comprehensive and Detailed in Depth Explanation:
Why C is correct:Bucket retention policies are specifically designed to enforce a minimum retention period for objects within a Cloud Storage bucket. This ensures that data cannot be deleted or overwritten before the specified period.
Why other options are incorrect:A: Object versioning allows you to keep multiple versions of an object, but it doesn't guarantee a minimum retention period.
B: Changing the storage class to Archive is for cost optimization, not data retention enforcement.
D: Object holds are for legal holds, not general retention.
Why C is correct:Bucket retention policies are specifically designed to enforce a minimum retention period for objects within a Cloud Storage bucket. This ensures that data cannot be deleted or overwritten before the specified period.
Why other options are incorrect:A: Object versioning allows you to keep multiple versions of an object, but it doesn't guarantee a minimum retention period.
B: Changing the storage class to Archive is for cost optimization, not data retention enforcement.
D: Object holds are for legal holds, not general retention.
by Moore at Dec 17, 2025, 09:54 AM
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