Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer — Question 180

You have important legal hold documents in a Cloud Storage bucket. You need to ensure that these documents are not deleted or modified. What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Set a retention policy. Lock the retention policy.
• B. Set a retention policy. Set the default storage class to Archive for long-term digital preservation.
• C. Enable the Object Versioning feature. Add a lifecycle rule.
• D. Enable the Object Versioning feature. Create a copy in a bucket in a different region.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because setting and locking a retention policy prevents any modifications or deletions to the documents for the specified duration, ensuring compliance with legal hold requirements. Options B, C, and D do not provide the same level of protection against deletion or modification as a locked retention policy does.