IMST Records Management 3

Question 1

What is an Electronic Records Management System (ERMS)?

Accepted Answer

Software that manages the creation, use, maintenance, and disposition of electronic records in accordance with records management principles

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A system that converts paper records to electronic format

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An email archiving system

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A cloud storage service for unstructured data

Question 2

Under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), what right does it primarily grant?

Accepted Answer

The right of the public to access federal agency records, subject to exemptions

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The right to destroy old federal records

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The right of federal employees to appeal records decisions

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The right of agencies to classify all sensitive records

Question 3

What does 'appraisal' mean in an archival records management context?

Accepted Answer

The process of determining which records have sufficient value to warrant permanent preservation

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Assigning a monetary value to rare historical documents

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Reviewing employee records for performance evaluations

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Auditing a records system for compliance

Question 4

What is the purpose of a 'records inventory'?

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To identify, locate, and document all records held by an organization as a basis for records management planning

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To count the number of employees in the records department

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To list all IT assets including servers and storage devices

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To verify the accuracy of financial statements

Question 5

Which concept in digital records management ensures that records remain readable and usable over time despite technology changes?

Accepted Answer

Digital preservation

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Compression

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Encryption

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Deduplication

Question 6

What does 'provenance' mean as a records management principle?

Accepted Answer

The principle that records should be maintained in the context of their creator and not mixed with records of other creators

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The physical location where a record is stored

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The process of dating and authenticating historical documents

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The legal authority to access restricted records