Which Agreement Do Employees Sign as a Condition of Employment?
Which of the following common agreements would a company most likely have an employee sign as a condition of employment?
Community Votes
100% of anonymous learners picked answer A. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.
Community Insight
The test checks whether you can distinguish employment-related legal agreements from networking or service agreements; the trap is recognizing that SLAs and MOUs are important but not used as an individual condition of employment.
In a CompTIA Network+ question about common agreements, the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is the one employees sign to protect confidential company information. The community confirms that NDA is the correct choice over ISP, SLA, and MOU.
A common mistake would be choosing SLA because it is also a formal agreement, but a Service Level Agreement governs service provider performance, not an employee’s obligation around confidential information.
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Expert Analysis
Why the Answer Is Correct
An NDA, or non-disclosure agreement, is a legal contract that prevents employees from sharing a company's confidential information, trade secrets, or intellectual property. Companies routinely require NDAs before hiring because employees gain access to sensitive business data. The NDA directly protects the employer's proprietary information and is therefore a standard condition of employment.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
ISP stands for Internet Service Provider, which is not an agreement at all but a company that provides internet access. SLA (Service Level Agreement) is a contract between a service provider and a customer, defining performance metrics and uptime guarantees—it does not apply to employee conduct. MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) is a formal agreement between two organizations or parties to outline mutual goals, but it is not typically signed by individual employees as a condition of employment.
Community Comment Notes
Commenters unanimously selected NDA, with one noting that an NDA "ensures employees do not disclose confidential information or trade secrets to unauthorized parties." Another commenter explained that the remaining options are "less relevant to the [employment context]" because ISP, SLA, and MOU address internet access, service performance, and inter-organizational relationships, respectively. These comments reinforce the exam's focus on recognizing real-world business documents used during onboarding.
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Exam Strategy
Memorize the purpose of common agreements by grouping them: NDAs are for individual confidentiality, SLAs for service performance, MOUs for organization-to-organization intentions, and ISPs for connectivity. On the exam, read the phrase 'condition of employment' as a clue for an employee-specific contract.