Which term acts as a set of patterns that should be matched by the system?

Which term acts as a set of patterns that should be matched by the system?

• A. Quarantine
• B. Dictionary
• C. Removable/External Media Blocking
• D. Classification-Based Data Blocking

Answer: (B)

A dictionary is a predefined list of terms or patterns that the system compares against content to find matches. This collection serves as the reference the security tool scans for, enabling it to detect or block items that contain those patterns. Quarantine is what happens after a match is detected (isolating the item), while Removable/External Media Blocking and Classification-Based Data Blocking are types of controls or policies, not repositories of patterns. The dictionary approach is the one that literally represents a set of patterns the system checks for.