Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Architect Associate — Question 4

In an Object Storage bucket you have two objects named ObjectA and ObjectB. ObjectA was last modified six months ago and ObjectB was modified 14 months ago. You create a retention rule and specify a duration of 1 year.
What does the rule do?

Answer options

• A. It prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectA for the next 6 months and prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectB for the next 2 months.
• B. It prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectA and Object for the next 12 months.
• C. It prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectA for the next 12 months and prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectB for the next 14 months.
• D. It prevents the modification or deletion of ObjectA for the next 6 months and allows the modification or deletion of ObjectB.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The retention rule applies to objects based on their last modified date and the specified duration. Since ObjectA was modified 6 months ago, it will be protected from changes for an additional 6 months, while ObjectB, modified 14 months ago, will be protected for 2 more months until it reaches a total of 12 months since its last modification. The other options incorrectly interpret the retention periods for these objects.