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You need to meet the technical requirements for the Site1 documents.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

HOTSPOT
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains two users named User1 and User2.
You create the audit retention policies shown in the following table.

The users perform the following actions:
● User1 renames a Microsoft SharePoint Online site.
● User2 sends an email message.
How long will the audit log records be retained for each action? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE : Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Microsoft 365 sensitivity label that is published to all the users in your Microsoft Entra tenant as shown in the following exhibit.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Exchange Online and Teams.
You need to ensure that when a user sends a message containing a cloud attachment, a retention label is applied to the cloud attachment by using an auto-labeling policy.
How should you configure the retention labe1 to start the retention period, and to which locations should you apply the auto-labeling policy? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
You plan to deploy a Defender for Cloud Apps file policy that will be triggered when the following conditions are met:
● A file is shared externally.
● A file is labeled as internal only.
Which filter should you use for each condition? To answer, drag the appropriate filters to the correct conditions. Each filter may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE : Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
You are implementing insider risk management.
You need to maximize the amount of historical data that is collected when an event is triggered.
What is the maximum number of days that historical data can be collected?
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
You create and run a content search from the Microsoft Purview portal.
You need to download the results of the content search.
What should you obtain first?
You need to meet the technical requirements for the creation of the sensitivity labels.
To which user or users must you assign the Sensitivity Label Administrator role?
HOTSPOT
How many files in Site2 can User1 and User2 access after you turn on DLPpolicy1? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

HOTSPOT
You are reviewing policies for the SharePoint Online environment.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

