SC-900 Describe compliance capabilities

During peak traffic, the platform team must apply retention labels to files. What should they do FIRST?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. No legal hold
  2. b. USB archive (not recommended for production workloads)
  3. c. Microsoft Purview
  4. d. Microsoft Purview retention policies

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Retention preserves data per policy.

Correct answer(s): d. Microsoft Purview retention policies

Exam domain: Describe compliance capabilities (10% weight on the official guide).

Official documentation & study links

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