MongoDB Auditing and Logs Management: Intermediate-Level Quiz

MongoDB Auditing and Logs Management Quiz

This quiz covers MongoDB’s auditing and logging capabilities, focusing on tracking, managing, and securing database activities. Test your knowledge of log levels, audit configuration, log rotation, and techniques for monitoring system performance. Good luck!

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How can you rotate MongoDB log files to avoid excessive file size?

By clearing the logs manually

By restarting MongoDB

Using the logRotate command

Using the rotateLogs() function

2 / 20

Which of the following events can be captured in MongoDB audit logs?

Database read/write operations

Authentication events

Authorization failures

All of the above

3 / 20

MongoDB logs are stored in JSON format by default. True or False?

True

False

4 / 20

Audit logs in MongoDB can capture changes made to user roles and permissions. True or False?

True

False

5 / 20

The auditing feature in MongoDB is available only in MongoDB Enterprise Edition. True or False?

True

False

6 / 20

MongoDB allows audit logs to be filtered based on specific users or roles. True or False?

True

False

7 / 20

MongoDB allows logging levels to be customized to control the verbosity of log messages. True or False?

True

False

8 / 20

Which log level indicates a problem that requires immediate attention in MongoDB?

ERROR

DEBUG

TRACE

INFO

9 / 20

Which log level would you choose to view detailed debugging information in MongoDB logs?

DEBUG

FATAL

ERROR

INFO

10 / 20

In MongoDB, where can you configure the auditing feature?

In MongoDB Compass

Within the MongoDB shell directly

In the db.createAuditLog() function

In the MongoDB configuration file

11 / 20

Where are MongoDB log files stored by default?

/var/log/mongodb/

/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log

/usr/logs/mongo.log

db/log/mongodb.log

12 / 20

What field in MongoDB audit logs typically records the specific action taken, such as “find” or “update”?

param

action

event

activity

13 / 20

Which field in MongoDB logs represents the duration of an operation in milliseconds?

time

duration

length

14 / 20

What type of information is typically NOT found in MongoDB audit logs?

CRUD operation details

User login attempts

Database performance metrics

Authorization success and failure

15 / 20

MongoDB auditing can track changes to the schema of a collection. True or False?

True

False

16 / 20

MongoDB Compass includes a feature to view and filter audit logs. True or False?

True

False

17 / 20

What type of information can be included in MongoDB log messages?

Database connection status

Query execution time

Operation success or failure

All of the above

18 / 20

In which log level will MongoDB log only the most critical errors?

INFO

DEBUG

FATAL

WARNING

19 / 20

What is the primary command used to check log files in MongoDB?

mongod --logpath

db.viewLogs()

mongo --logs

db.logs.find()

20 / 20

MongoDB can be configured to log slow queries by specifying a threshold time. True or False?

True

False

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MongoDB Auditing and Logs Management is a common practice for ensuring data security, operational efficiency, and compliance. This enables users to monitor and analyze database activities effectively.

This intermediate-level quiz is suitable for professionals working with MongoDB who need to understand auditing, logging, and security monitoring to maintain a secure, compliant, and efficient database system.

Good luck.