WGU D320 CCSP COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Why is the striping with parity method of storing data used in most
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations? Answer: It
allows efficient data recovery as even if one drive fails, other drives fill
in the missing data.
◉ What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools? Answer: They are
used to prevent data from going outside the control of an organization.
◉ A company is looking at different types of cloud storage options. One
of the threats to cloud storage that the company foresees is the
possibility of losing forensic artifacts in the event of an incident
response investigation. Which type of cloud storage has the highest risk
of losing forensic artifacts in the event of an incident response
investigation? Answer: Ephemeral
◉ A manager is made aware of a customer complaint about how an
application developed by the company collects personal and
environmental information from the devices it is installed on. Which
document should the manager refer to in order to determine if the
,company has properly disclosed information about what data it collects
from this application's users? Answer: Privacy notice
◉ An organization needs to store passwords in a database securely. The
data should not be available to system administrators. Which technique
should the organization use? Answer: Hashing
◉ A company is looking to ensure that the names of individuals in its
data in the cloud are not revealed in the event of a data breach, as the
data is sensitive and classified. Which data masking technique should
the company use to prevent attackers from identifying individuals in the
event of a data breach? Answer: Anonymization
◉ An organization needs to quickly identify the document owner in a
shared network folder. Which technique should the organization use to
meet this goal? Answer: Labeling
◉ An organization plans to introduce a new data standard and wants to
ensure that system inventory data will be efficiently discovered and
processed. Which type of data should the organization use to meet this
goal? Answer: Structured
◉ An organization implemented an information rights management
(IRM) solution to prevent critical data from being copied without
permission and a cloud backup solution to ensure that the critical data is
, protected from storage failures. Which IRM challenge will the
organization need to address? Answer: Replication restrictions
◉ A data center engineer is tasked with the destruction of data on solid-
state drives (SSDs). The engineer must ensure that the data is not able to
be retrieved. Which data destruction action should the engineer take to
meet this goal? Answer: Crypto-shredding
◉ An organization wants to gather and interpret logs from its cloud
environment. Which system should the organization use for this task?
Answer: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
◉ An organization with a Security Information and Event Management
(SIEM) system wants to minimize errors or missed issues due to human
log analysis. Which SIEM policy should the organization use in this
case? Answer: Automated analysis of data sets
◉ Which software type allows multiple operating systems to run on the
same physical server in a virtualized environment? Answer: Hypervisor
◉ What is the name of the process of automatically provisioning,
configuring, and managing virtual machines and other resources in a
virtualized environment? Answer: Orchestration
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Why is the striping with parity method of storing data used in most
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations? Answer: It
allows efficient data recovery as even if one drive fails, other drives fill
in the missing data.
◉ What is the purpose of egress monitoring tools? Answer: They are
used to prevent data from going outside the control of an organization.
◉ A company is looking at different types of cloud storage options. One
of the threats to cloud storage that the company foresees is the
possibility of losing forensic artifacts in the event of an incident
response investigation. Which type of cloud storage has the highest risk
of losing forensic artifacts in the event of an incident response
investigation? Answer: Ephemeral
◉ A manager is made aware of a customer complaint about how an
application developed by the company collects personal and
environmental information from the devices it is installed on. Which
document should the manager refer to in order to determine if the
,company has properly disclosed information about what data it collects
from this application's users? Answer: Privacy notice
◉ An organization needs to store passwords in a database securely. The
data should not be available to system administrators. Which technique
should the organization use? Answer: Hashing
◉ A company is looking to ensure that the names of individuals in its
data in the cloud are not revealed in the event of a data breach, as the
data is sensitive and classified. Which data masking technique should
the company use to prevent attackers from identifying individuals in the
event of a data breach? Answer: Anonymization
◉ An organization needs to quickly identify the document owner in a
shared network folder. Which technique should the organization use to
meet this goal? Answer: Labeling
◉ An organization plans to introduce a new data standard and wants to
ensure that system inventory data will be efficiently discovered and
processed. Which type of data should the organization use to meet this
goal? Answer: Structured
◉ An organization implemented an information rights management
(IRM) solution to prevent critical data from being copied without
permission and a cloud backup solution to ensure that the critical data is
, protected from storage failures. Which IRM challenge will the
organization need to address? Answer: Replication restrictions
◉ A data center engineer is tasked with the destruction of data on solid-
state drives (SSDs). The engineer must ensure that the data is not able to
be retrieved. Which data destruction action should the engineer take to
meet this goal? Answer: Crypto-shredding
◉ An organization wants to gather and interpret logs from its cloud
environment. Which system should the organization use for this task?
Answer: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
◉ An organization with a Security Information and Event Management
(SIEM) system wants to minimize errors or missed issues due to human
log analysis. Which SIEM policy should the organization use in this
case? Answer: Automated analysis of data sets
◉ Which software type allows multiple operating systems to run on the
same physical server in a virtualized environment? Answer: Hypervisor
◉ What is the name of the process of automatically provisioning,
configuring, and managing virtual machines and other resources in a
virtualized environment? Answer: Orchestration
