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WGU D431 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM NEWEST
2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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This was designed as an area where computer vendors
could store data that is protected from user activities and
operating system utilities, such as delete and format. To
hide data in the HPA, a person would need to write a
program to access the HPA and write the data - ANSWER-
Host protected area (HPA)
This requires only a single sector, leaving 62 empty
sectors of MBR space for hiding data. - ANSWER-Master
boot record (MBR)
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In this folder, you will find a subfolder named app profile.
This will contain lists of recently opened applications as
well as temporary data used by applications. Both of these
can be very interesting in a forensic examination -
ANSWER-The var/vm Folder
This is where various users' files are stored. It is always a
good idea to check in this directory to find out if users
have saved data here that could be used as evidence. -
ANSWER-The /Users/ Directory
As you probably suspect, this folder contains user
preferences. This might not seem that interesting for a
forensic investigation, except for one small issue. This
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folder even maintains the preferences of programs that
have been deleted. This could be a very valuable place to
get clues about programs that have been deleted from the
system. - ANSWER-The /Users//Library/Preferences
Folder
This directory contains information about mounted
devices. You will find data here regarding hard disks,
external disks, cds, digital video discs (dvds), and even
virtual machines. This is a very important directory in your
forensic examination - ANSWER-The /Volumes Directory
This directory contains all the user accounts and
associated files. This is clearly critical to your investigation
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of a machine running Mac OS - ANSWER-The /Users
Directory
This directory is where all applications are stored.
Particularly in cases of malware, this is a critical directory
to check. - ANSWER-The /Applications Directory
This directory contains information about servers, network
libraries, and network properties. - ANSWER-The
/Network Directory
Just as in Linux, this is where configuration files are
located. Obviously, configuration files can be quite
interesting in a forensic investigation. It is often true that
WGU D431 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM NEWEST
2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+|BRAND NEW VERSION!!
This was designed as an area where computer vendors
could store data that is protected from user activities and
operating system utilities, such as delete and format. To
hide data in the HPA, a person would need to write a
program to access the HPA and write the data - ANSWER-
Host protected area (HPA)
This requires only a single sector, leaving 62 empty
sectors of MBR space for hiding data. - ANSWER-Master
boot record (MBR)
,2|Page
In this folder, you will find a subfolder named app profile.
This will contain lists of recently opened applications as
well as temporary data used by applications. Both of these
can be very interesting in a forensic examination -
ANSWER-The var/vm Folder
This is where various users' files are stored. It is always a
good idea to check in this directory to find out if users
have saved data here that could be used as evidence. -
ANSWER-The /Users/ Directory
As you probably suspect, this folder contains user
preferences. This might not seem that interesting for a
forensic investigation, except for one small issue. This
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folder even maintains the preferences of programs that
have been deleted. This could be a very valuable place to
get clues about programs that have been deleted from the
system. - ANSWER-The /Users//Library/Preferences
Folder
This directory contains information about mounted
devices. You will find data here regarding hard disks,
external disks, cds, digital video discs (dvds), and even
virtual machines. This is a very important directory in your
forensic examination - ANSWER-The /Volumes Directory
This directory contains all the user accounts and
associated files. This is clearly critical to your investigation
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of a machine running Mac OS - ANSWER-The /Users
Directory
This directory is where all applications are stored.
Particularly in cases of malware, this is a critical directory
to check. - ANSWER-The /Applications Directory
This directory contains information about servers, network
libraries, and network properties. - ANSWER-The
/Network Directory
Just as in Linux, this is where configuration files are
located. Obviously, configuration files can be quite
interesting in a forensic investigation. It is often true that
