PCI PRACTICE TEST 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Which of the below functions is associated with acquirers?
- Provide clearing services to a merchant
- Provide authorization services to the merchant
- All of the options
- Provide settlement services to the merchant Answer - All of the options
If virtualization technologies are used in cardholder data environment?
- Virtualization technologies are not to be used in the cardholder data
environment
- The virtualization technologies are not in scope for PCI-DSS
- Entities using virtualization technologies should be complete SAQ C
- The virtualization technologies are included in scope for PCI DSS Answer - The
virtualization technologies are included in scope for PCI DSS
Access to view audit trails should be granted _____.
- only to individuals with a job-related need
- So that no personnel can view the logs
- To all system operators
- To all personnel Answer - only to individuals with a job-related need
, Audit logs must be immediately available for analysis for a period of ____ and
must be retained for a period of _____.
- 3 months and 1 year
- 6 months and 1 year
- 2 months and 2 years
- 2 months and 1 year Answer - 3 months and 1 year
Which of the following is true regarding protection of PAN?
- PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission over public , wireless
networks
- There are no PCI-DSS requirements for rendering PAN unreadable
- PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission over private, secure
network
- PAN must be rendered unreadable when present in volatile memory during a
transaction Answer - PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission
over public , wireless networks
One of the principles to be used when granting user access to systems in the
CDE is:
- Default allow all
- Equal privilege
- Least privilege
- Most privilege Answer - Least privilege
Storing track data "long term" or "persistently" is permitted when_______.
- It is hashed by the merchants storing it.
- It is reported to the PCI SSC annually in a ROC
- It is encrypted by the merchant storing it.
2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Which of the below functions is associated with acquirers?
- Provide clearing services to a merchant
- Provide authorization services to the merchant
- All of the options
- Provide settlement services to the merchant Answer - All of the options
If virtualization technologies are used in cardholder data environment?
- Virtualization technologies are not to be used in the cardholder data
environment
- The virtualization technologies are not in scope for PCI-DSS
- Entities using virtualization technologies should be complete SAQ C
- The virtualization technologies are included in scope for PCI DSS Answer - The
virtualization technologies are included in scope for PCI DSS
Access to view audit trails should be granted _____.
- only to individuals with a job-related need
- So that no personnel can view the logs
- To all system operators
- To all personnel Answer - only to individuals with a job-related need
, Audit logs must be immediately available for analysis for a period of ____ and
must be retained for a period of _____.
- 3 months and 1 year
- 6 months and 1 year
- 2 months and 2 years
- 2 months and 1 year Answer - 3 months and 1 year
Which of the following is true regarding protection of PAN?
- PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission over public , wireless
networks
- There are no PCI-DSS requirements for rendering PAN unreadable
- PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission over private, secure
network
- PAN must be rendered unreadable when present in volatile memory during a
transaction Answer - PAN must be rendered unreadable during transmission
over public , wireless networks
One of the principles to be used when granting user access to systems in the
CDE is:
- Default allow all
- Equal privilege
- Least privilege
- Most privilege Answer - Least privilege
Storing track data "long term" or "persistently" is permitted when_______.
- It is hashed by the merchants storing it.
- It is reported to the PCI SSC annually in a ROC
- It is encrypted by the merchant storing it.
