Cohesityl Datal Protectionl Associatel Examl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl typel ofl datal isl bestl suitedl forl archivingl withl Cohesityl
CloudArchive?
A.l Frequentlyl usedl databasel recordsl
B.l Real-timel videol feeds
C.l Infrequentlyl accessed,l long-terml retentionl data
D.l Virtuall memoryl filesl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l CloudArchivel isl ideall forl cold/infrequentlyl accessedl datal that
mustl bel retainedl long-terml forl compliancel orl auditl purposes.l
l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl notl al corel Cohesityl capability?
A.l Backupl andl Recoveryl
B.l Filel andl Objectl Services
C.l Emaill Marketing
D.l Disasterl Recoveryl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Emaill marketingl isl unrelated.l Cohesityl focusesl onl data
protection,l file/objectl storage,l DR,l andl analytics.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl supportl compliancel withl retentionl policies?l
A.l Byl deletingl filesl immediately
B.l Byl allowingl policy-basedl WORMl retentionl andl legall hold
C.l Byl convertingl alll datal tol encryptedl logs
D.l Byl generatingl purchasel receiptsl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl supportsl compliancel byl enforcingl retentionl policies
usingl WORMl (DataLock)l andl legall holdl capabilities.l
Q:l Whichl featurel allowsl Cohesityl tol detectl ransomwarel activity?l
,A.l CloudTier
B.l Machinel Learning-basedl Anomalyl Detection
C.l SpanFSl Scheduler
D.l Userl Auditl Traill
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl usesl machinel learningl tol analyzel backupl datal patterns
andl detectl anomaliesl thatl mayl indicatel ransomwarel attacks.l
Q:l Whatl rolel doesl indexingl playl inl Cohesity?l
A.l Compressesl files
B.l Speedsl upl globall searchl andl restores
C.l Encryptsl backupl data
D.l Slowsl downl I/Ol
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Indexingl enablesl instantl searchl acrossl backupsl andl supports
granularl restorel capabilities.l
Q:l Cohesityl “Views”l canl bel mountedl usingl whichl protocols?l
A.l RDPl andl HTTP
B.l SMBl andl NFS
C.l FTPl andl Telnet
D.l TCPl andl UDPl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l SMBl andl NFSl protocolsl arel supportedl forl mountingl Viewsl in
SmartFilesl forl filel sharingl andl access.l
Q:l Whatl isl al “Snapshotl Retention”l policy?l
A.l Al passwordl securityl protocol
B.l Al methodl tol encryptl drives
C.l Al rulel thatl definesl howl longl backupsl arel kept
D.l Al wayl tol convertl filesl tol imagesl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Retentionl policiesl definel thel durationl snapshotsl arel storedl before
beingl purgedl orl archived.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl ensurel immutabilityl inl backups?l
A.l Byl disablingl encryption
B.l Throughl DataLockl andl write-oncel snapshots
,C.l Byl deletingl unusedl snapshots
D.l Byl lockingl alll usersl outl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l DataLockl providesl immutabilityl byl preventingl deletionl or
modificationl ofl snapshotsl withinl al setl time.l
l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl describesl “Cohesityl FortKnox”?
A.l Al backupl tapel vaultl
B.l Al secure,l isolatedl cloudl vaultl forl ransomwarel recovery
C.l Al softwarel developmentl kit
D.l Al locall NASl boxl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l FortKnoxl isl al Cohesityl servicel thatl providesl al secure,l air-gapped
cloudl vaultl tol storel cleanl backupl copies.l
Q:l Whichl interfacel allowsl developersl tol interactl withl Cohesityl
programmatically?
A.l SSHl
B.l RESTl API
C.l SMTP
D.l Excell
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesity’sl RESTl APIl enablesl developersl tol automatel tasksl and
integratel Cohesityl functionalityl intol theirl systems.l
Q:l Whatl isl “Time-basedl Retention”l inl Cohesity?l
A.l Clockl synchronization
B.l Retentionl basedl onl numberl ofl users
C.l Al methodl tol storel snapshotsl forl al definedl time
D.l Al backupl windowl lengthl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Time-basedl retentionl ensuresl thatl datal isl storedl forl al specific
duration,l suchl asl 30l days,l 1l year,l etc.l
Q:l Whatl happensl whenl al Cohesityl nodel fails?l
A.l Alll datal isl lost
B.l Thel clusterl automaticallyl rebalancesl andl continuesl operationsl
, C.l Powerl tol thel clusterl isl turnedl off
D.l Backupl jobsl arel canceledl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesity’sl scale-outl architecturel ensuresl highl availability;l ifl a
nodel fails,l thel clusterl rebalancesl workloadsl andl maintainsl operations.l
Q:l Whatl isl thel benefitl ofl Cohesity’sl globall deduplication?l
A.l Makesl backupl slower
B.l Reducesl overalll datal footprintl acrossl workloads
C.l Increasesl manuall effort
D.l Rewritesl alll filesl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Globall deduplicationl helpsl savel storagel spacel byl eliminating
redundantl datal acrossl thel entirel environment.l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl wouldl bel bestl handledl usingl Cohesityl
DataProtect?
A.l Managingl userl accessl
B.l Trackingl websitel clicks
C.l Backingl upl andl restoringl VMs,l files,l databases
D.l Patchingl operatingl systemsl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l DataProtectl handlesl backupl andl recoveryl ofl al varietyl of
enterprisel workloadsl likel VMs,l files,l andl databases.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl handlel encryptionl ofl backupl data?l
A.l Datal isl neverl encrypted
B.l Encryptedl usingl customer-definedl orl system-managedl keysl (AES-256)
C.l Usesl 3DESl only
D.l Encryptionl happensl onlyl onl hardl disksl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl usesl AES-256l encryptionl andl supportsl customermanaged
keys
and
integration
with
KMIP
key
managers.
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl typel ofl datal isl bestl suitedl forl archivingl withl Cohesityl
CloudArchive?
A.l Frequentlyl usedl databasel recordsl
B.l Real-timel videol feeds
C.l Infrequentlyl accessed,l long-terml retentionl data
D.l Virtuall memoryl filesl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l CloudArchivel isl ideall forl cold/infrequentlyl accessedl datal that
mustl bel retainedl long-terml forl compliancel orl auditl purposes.l
l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl notl al corel Cohesityl capability?
A.l Backupl andl Recoveryl
B.l Filel andl Objectl Services
C.l Emaill Marketing
D.l Disasterl Recoveryl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Emaill marketingl isl unrelated.l Cohesityl focusesl onl data
protection,l file/objectl storage,l DR,l andl analytics.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl supportl compliancel withl retentionl policies?l
A.l Byl deletingl filesl immediately
B.l Byl allowingl policy-basedl WORMl retentionl andl legall hold
C.l Byl convertingl alll datal tol encryptedl logs
D.l Byl generatingl purchasel receiptsl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl supportsl compliancel byl enforcingl retentionl policies
usingl WORMl (DataLock)l andl legall holdl capabilities.l
Q:l Whichl featurel allowsl Cohesityl tol detectl ransomwarel activity?l
,A.l CloudTier
B.l Machinel Learning-basedl Anomalyl Detection
C.l SpanFSl Scheduler
D.l Userl Auditl Traill
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl usesl machinel learningl tol analyzel backupl datal patterns
andl detectl anomaliesl thatl mayl indicatel ransomwarel attacks.l
Q:l Whatl rolel doesl indexingl playl inl Cohesity?l
A.l Compressesl files
B.l Speedsl upl globall searchl andl restores
C.l Encryptsl backupl data
D.l Slowsl downl I/Ol
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Indexingl enablesl instantl searchl acrossl backupsl andl supports
granularl restorel capabilities.l
Q:l Cohesityl “Views”l canl bel mountedl usingl whichl protocols?l
A.l RDPl andl HTTP
B.l SMBl andl NFS
C.l FTPl andl Telnet
D.l TCPl andl UDPl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l SMBl andl NFSl protocolsl arel supportedl forl mountingl Viewsl in
SmartFilesl forl filel sharingl andl access.l
Q:l Whatl isl al “Snapshotl Retention”l policy?l
A.l Al passwordl securityl protocol
B.l Al methodl tol encryptl drives
C.l Al rulel thatl definesl howl longl backupsl arel kept
D.l Al wayl tol convertl filesl tol imagesl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Retentionl policiesl definel thel durationl snapshotsl arel storedl before
beingl purgedl orl archived.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl ensurel immutabilityl inl backups?l
A.l Byl disablingl encryption
B.l Throughl DataLockl andl write-oncel snapshots
,C.l Byl deletingl unusedl snapshots
D.l Byl lockingl alll usersl outl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l DataLockl providesl immutabilityl byl preventingl deletionl or
modificationl ofl snapshotsl withinl al setl time.l
l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl describesl “Cohesityl FortKnox”?
A.l Al backupl tapel vaultl
B.l Al secure,l isolatedl cloudl vaultl forl ransomwarel recovery
C.l Al softwarel developmentl kit
D.l Al locall NASl boxl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l FortKnoxl isl al Cohesityl servicel thatl providesl al secure,l air-gapped
cloudl vaultl tol storel cleanl backupl copies.l
Q:l Whichl interfacel allowsl developersl tol interactl withl Cohesityl
programmatically?
A.l SSHl
B.l RESTl API
C.l SMTP
D.l Excell
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesity’sl RESTl APIl enablesl developersl tol automatel tasksl and
integratel Cohesityl functionalityl intol theirl systems.l
Q:l Whatl isl “Time-basedl Retention”l inl Cohesity?l
A.l Clockl synchronization
B.l Retentionl basedl onl numberl ofl users
C.l Al methodl tol storel snapshotsl forl al definedl time
D.l Al backupl windowl lengthl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l Time-basedl retentionl ensuresl thatl datal isl storedl forl al specific
duration,l suchl asl 30l days,l 1l year,l etc.l
Q:l Whatl happensl whenl al Cohesityl nodel fails?l
A.l Alll datal isl lost
B.l Thel clusterl automaticallyl rebalancesl andl continuesl operationsl
, C.l Powerl tol thel clusterl isl turnedl off
D.l Backupl jobsl arel canceledl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesity’sl scale-outl architecturel ensuresl highl availability;l ifl a
nodel fails,l thel clusterl rebalancesl workloadsl andl maintainsl operations.l
Q:l Whatl isl thel benefitl ofl Cohesity’sl globall deduplication?l
A.l Makesl backupl slower
B.l Reducesl overalll datal footprintl acrossl workloads
C.l Increasesl manuall effort
D.l Rewritesl alll filesl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Globall deduplicationl helpsl savel storagel spacel byl eliminating
redundantl datal acrossl thel entirel environment.l
Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl wouldl bel bestl handledl usingl Cohesityl
DataProtect?
A.l Managingl userl accessl
B.l Trackingl websitel clicks
C.l Backingl upl andl restoringl VMs,l files,l databases
D.l Patchingl operatingl systemsl
Answer:l C
Explanation:l DataProtectl handlesl backupl andl recoveryl ofl al varietyl of
enterprisel workloadsl likel VMs,l files,l andl databases.l
Q:l Howl doesl Cohesityl handlel encryptionl ofl backupl data?l
A.l Datal isl neverl encrypted
B.l Encryptedl usingl customer-definedl orl system-managedl keysl (AES-256)
C.l Usesl 3DESl only
D.l Encryptionl happensl onlyl onl hardl disksl
Answer:l B
Explanation:l Cohesityl usesl AES-256l encryptionl andl supportsl customermanaged
keys
and
integration
with
KMIP
key
managers.
