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NEW REPLACED CCPA Cellebrite
Certified Physical Analyst Exam COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST
RELEASED
Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA) Exam based on the official CCPA course objectives for
Inseyets Physical Analyzer.
1. You are analyzing an iOS extraction in Physical Analyzer and need to locate deleted text messages
from iMessage. Which database view should you use to examine raw SQLite records including those
marked for deletion?
A) Timeline view
B) Media view
C) SQLite Database view
D) File System view only
Answer: C
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Rationale: The SQLite Database view allows examiners to explore raw database contents, including the
SQLite sqlite_sequence and unallocated space where deleted records may reside .
2. During a CCPA practical skills assessment, you are instructed to verify that the extraction process did
not alter the original evidence. What forensic principle are you demonstrating?
A) Chain of custody
B) Validation
C) Verification
D) Data carving
Answer: C
Rationale: Verification confirms the accuracy of the process (e.g., hash verification), while validation
ensures the tool performs as intended; verification is the specific act of checking that the output matches
the input .
3. An Android device extraction reveals a contact list showing deleted entries are still visible in the
SQLite database but marked with a deletion flag. What is the most likely explanation?
A) The device was not rooted
B) SQLite marks deleted rows but does not immediately overwrite them
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C) Physical Analyzer parsed the data incorrectly
D) The extraction was a Logical extraction
Answer: B
Rationale: SQLite databases mark deleted rows with a flag. These rows remain in the database file until
overwritten by new data, allowing forensic recovery .
4. You are examining a UFDR report created from a Physical extraction. The report shows that WhatsApp
messages are present but the attachments (images) are missing. What is the most likely cause?
A) The extraction was a File System extraction only
B) WhatsApp encrypts attachments separately using the user's key
C) The decoding profile for WhatsApp was outdated
D) Physical extraction cannot recover WhatsApp media
Answer: C
Rationale: Application decoding requires up-to-date profiles. Outdated profiles may parse message text
but fail to decode newer media storage structures .
5. A Samsung Android device is locked with a PIN. The device has never been unlocked after a reboot
(BFU state). What extraction method is most likely to succeed?
NEW REPLACED CCPA Cellebrite
Certified Physical Analyst Exam COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST
RELEASED
Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA) Exam based on the official CCPA course objectives for
Inseyets Physical Analyzer.
1. You are analyzing an iOS extraction in Physical Analyzer and need to locate deleted text messages
from iMessage. Which database view should you use to examine raw SQLite records including those
marked for deletion?
A) Timeline view
B) Media view
C) SQLite Database view
D) File System view only
Answer: C
, Page 2 of 137
Rationale: The SQLite Database view allows examiners to explore raw database contents, including the
SQLite sqlite_sequence and unallocated space where deleted records may reside .
2. During a CCPA practical skills assessment, you are instructed to verify that the extraction process did
not alter the original evidence. What forensic principle are you demonstrating?
A) Chain of custody
B) Validation
C) Verification
D) Data carving
Answer: C
Rationale: Verification confirms the accuracy of the process (e.g., hash verification), while validation
ensures the tool performs as intended; verification is the specific act of checking that the output matches
the input .
3. An Android device extraction reveals a contact list showing deleted entries are still visible in the
SQLite database but marked with a deletion flag. What is the most likely explanation?
A) The device was not rooted
B) SQLite marks deleted rows but does not immediately overwrite them
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C) Physical Analyzer parsed the data incorrectly
D) The extraction was a Logical extraction
Answer: B
Rationale: SQLite databases mark deleted rows with a flag. These rows remain in the database file until
overwritten by new data, allowing forensic recovery .
4. You are examining a UFDR report created from a Physical extraction. The report shows that WhatsApp
messages are present but the attachments (images) are missing. What is the most likely cause?
A) The extraction was a File System extraction only
B) WhatsApp encrypts attachments separately using the user's key
C) The decoding profile for WhatsApp was outdated
D) Physical extraction cannot recover WhatsApp media
Answer: C
Rationale: Application decoding requires up-to-date profiles. Outdated profiles may parse message text
but fail to decode newer media storage structures .
5. A Samsung Android device is locked with a PIN. The device has never been unlocked after a reboot
(BFU state). What extraction method is most likely to succeed?
