Records Management in the DON Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements is CORRECT: - CORRECT ANSWER \Records
management requires the safeguarding, protection and management of federal records -
regardless of their format or classification.
The benefits of records management to the DON include:
▪ Ensuring compliance with federal laws and regulations on the creation, maintenance and
preservation of official records
▪ Safeguarding vital information in the event of an emergency or disaster
▪ Capturing organizational memory
▪ Preserving the legal and financial rights and other interest of the government and citizens by
making records accessible
▪ And . . . (Select one of the following): - CORRECT ANSWER documenting the
history of the Department of the Navy
E-mail that contains information that would have been considered a record if in another
format, is to be managed as a record. That includes: - CORRECT ANSWER Moving
the e-mail from your Inbox to a "Records" personal folder (.pst) you have created in MS
Outlook.
The unauthorized disposition or destruction of a federal record may result in: - CORRECT
ANSWER The possibility of a fine, jail or both
Per 44 U.S.C. Section 3301, the legal definition of a record is: All documentary materials -
regardless of physical form - that have been made or received by an agency of the U.S.
Government under federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business, and . .
. (Select one of the following) - CORRECT ANSWER Preserved as evidence of the
organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the
Government
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following statements is CORRECT: - CORRECT ANSWER \Records
management requires the safeguarding, protection and management of federal records -
regardless of their format or classification.
The benefits of records management to the DON include:
▪ Ensuring compliance with federal laws and regulations on the creation, maintenance and
preservation of official records
▪ Safeguarding vital information in the event of an emergency or disaster
▪ Capturing organizational memory
▪ Preserving the legal and financial rights and other interest of the government and citizens by
making records accessible
▪ And . . . (Select one of the following): - CORRECT ANSWER documenting the
history of the Department of the Navy
E-mail that contains information that would have been considered a record if in another
format, is to be managed as a record. That includes: - CORRECT ANSWER Moving
the e-mail from your Inbox to a "Records" personal folder (.pst) you have created in MS
Outlook.
The unauthorized disposition or destruction of a federal record may result in: - CORRECT
ANSWER The possibility of a fine, jail or both
Per 44 U.S.C. Section 3301, the legal definition of a record is: All documentary materials -
regardless of physical form - that have been made or received by an agency of the U.S.
Government under federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business, and . .
. (Select one of the following) - CORRECT ANSWER Preserved as evidence of the
organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the
Government
