ACEDS Exam Questions & Answers

ACEDS Exam Questions & Answers When Considering the records management policies you should do all of the following EXCEPT? A. Conduct periodic surveys of an organization's digital landscape B. Document who has access to which records C. Assure no records are kept in the cloud D. Use Data Maps or data surveys of IT systems - ✔✔C. Assure no records are kept in the cloud Which of the following will NOT increase the cost of e -discovery? A. Delay in collecting ESI until the discovery requests have been received B. Communicating with the client about the benefits and risks of different approaches in t he document review methods. C. Withholding information from the opposition about ESI D. A greater number of custodians - ✔✔B. Communicating with the client about the benefits and risks of different approaches in the document review methods. What is the mo st important aspect of e -discovery? A. Budget B. E-discovery review team C. Third party service provider D. Data mapping - ✔✔A. Budget Which of the following WILL increase the cost of e -discovery? A. reviewing documents for all issues on the first pass B. starting with the smallest scope and increasing it only when necessary C. avoiding costs to deduplicate or de -NIST data D. working with opposing counsel to openly discuss relevant data in the possession of both parties. - ✔✔C. avoiding costs to deduplic ate or de -NIST data The e -discovery folder created by the project management team should include all of the following section EXCEPT? A. Processing B. Preservation C. Presentation D. Production - ✔✔C. Presentation Fill in the blank. "FRCP Rule 30(b)(6) allows subpoenas to be served on __________? A. non -party individuals B. attorneys C. corporations D. foreign nationals - ✔✔C. corporations The court could take several actions as to which party in the case bears the costs of electronic discovery. Which of the following is the least likely method it might use? A. cost - shifting B. weighing costs against benefits C. "to each his own" D. fair division - ✔✔D. fair division Which of the following is NOT a mandatory element of FRCP Rule 26(f) 'meet and confer' meeting? A. a discovery plan B. who will be deposed by each party C. any preservation of data issues D. each party's initial disclosure - ✔✔B. who will be deposed by e ach party Fill in the blank. "By signing a discovery request, response or objection, an attorney certifies that ______________." A. he or she has good reason to delay the proceedings B. it is neither unreasonable nor unduly burdensome considering the adv ersary's means. C. he or she has consulted with the client on the request, response or objection at issue D. it is consistent with the FRCP - ✔✔D. it is consistent with the FRCP When potentially relevant Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is held by a third party, how can this information most reliably be obtained for litigation? A. in most states you will not be able to obtain third party information B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be put in place and request production of relevant information C. approach the third party to work out an agreement regarding the production of the information D. a strongly worded letter should be sent ordering information be produced - ✔✔B. serve a subpoena requesting a litigation hold be put in place an d request production of relevant information Major cost drivers of the e -discovery process are all of the following EXCEPT? A. volume of data B. review of ESI C. number of custodians D. deduplication processing - ✔✔D. deduplication processing