WGU D320 COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST
2024 [ALREADY GRADED A+]
Which platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage - (correct answer) B
Which platform as a service (PaaS) storage architecture should be used if an
organization wants to store presentations, documents, and audio files?
A Relational database
B Block
C Distributed
D Object - (correct answer) D
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle allows both read and process functions to be
performed?
A Create
B Archive
C Store
D Share - (correct answer) A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with
creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy - (correct answer) B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create - (correct answer) C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
A Share
,B Use
C Destroy
D Store - (correct answer) C
Which cloud data storage architecture allows sensitive data to be replaced with unique
identification symbols that retain all the essential information about the data without
compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization - (correct answer) D
Which methodology could cloud data storage utilize to encrypt all data associated in an
infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment model?
A Sandbox encryption
B Polymorphic encryption
C Client-side encryption
D Whole-instance encryption - (correct answer) D
There is a threat to a banking cloud platform service. The developer needs to provide
inclusion in a relational database that is seamless and readily searchable by search
engine algorithms.
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while
keeping the structural arrangement of the data?
A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization - (correct answer) B
Which encryption technique connects the instance to the encryption instance that
handles all crypto operations?
A Database
B Proxy
C Externally managed
D Server-side - (correct answer) B
Which type of control should be used to implement custom controls that safeguard
data?
,A Public and internal sharing
B Options for access
C Management plane
D Application level - (correct answer) D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
C Data
D Public key - (correct answer) C
A cloud administrator recommends using tokenization as an alternative to protecting
data without encryption. The administrator needs to make an authorized application
request to access the data.
Which step should occur immediately before this action is taken?
A The tokenization server returns the token to the application.
B The tokenization server generates the token.
C The application collects a token.
D The application stores the token. - (correct answer) D
A company has recently defined classification levels for its data.
During which phase of the cloud data life cycle should this definition occur?
A Use
B Create
C Share
D Archive - (correct answer) B
Which jurisdictional data protection includes dealing with the international transfer of
data?
A Financial modernization
B Secure choice authorization (SCA)
C Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX)
D Privacy regulation - (correct answer) D
Which jurisdictional data protection controls the ways that financial institutions deal with
the private information of individuals?
A Stored communications act (SCA)
B Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
C Gramm-Leach-Bliley act (GLBA)
, D Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX) - (correct answer) C
Which jurisdictional data protection safeguards protected health information (PHI)?
A Directive 95/46/EC
B Safe harbor regime
C Personal Data Protection Act of 2000
D Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (correct answer) D
How is the compliance of the cloud service provider's legal and regulatory requirements
verified when securing personally identifiable information (PII) data in the cloud?
A Contractual agreements
B Third-party audits and attestations
C e-Discovery process
D Researching data retention laws - (correct answer) B
Which security strategy is associated with data rights management solutions?
A Unrestricted replication
B Limited documents type support
C Static policy control
D Continuous auditing - (correct answer) D
Who retains final ownership for granting data access and permissions in a shared
responsibility model?
A Customer
B Developer
C Manager
D Analyst - (correct answer) A
Which data retention solution should be applied to a file in order to reduce the data
footprint by deleting fixed content and duplicate data?
A Backup
B Caching
C Archiving
D Saving - (correct answer) C
Which data retention method is stored with a minimal amount of metadata storage with
the content?
A File system
B Redundant array
C Object-based
CORRECT SOLUTIONS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST
2024 [ALREADY GRADED A+]
Which platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage - (correct answer) B
Which platform as a service (PaaS) storage architecture should be used if an
organization wants to store presentations, documents, and audio files?
A Relational database
B Block
C Distributed
D Object - (correct answer) D
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle allows both read and process functions to be
performed?
A Create
B Archive
C Store
D Share - (correct answer) A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with
creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy - (correct answer) B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create - (correct answer) C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
A Share
,B Use
C Destroy
D Store - (correct answer) C
Which cloud data storage architecture allows sensitive data to be replaced with unique
identification symbols that retain all the essential information about the data without
compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization - (correct answer) D
Which methodology could cloud data storage utilize to encrypt all data associated in an
infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment model?
A Sandbox encryption
B Polymorphic encryption
C Client-side encryption
D Whole-instance encryption - (correct answer) D
There is a threat to a banking cloud platform service. The developer needs to provide
inclusion in a relational database that is seamless and readily searchable by search
engine algorithms.
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while
keeping the structural arrangement of the data?
A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization - (correct answer) B
Which encryption technique connects the instance to the encryption instance that
handles all crypto operations?
A Database
B Proxy
C Externally managed
D Server-side - (correct answer) B
Which type of control should be used to implement custom controls that safeguard
data?
,A Public and internal sharing
B Options for access
C Management plane
D Application level - (correct answer) D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
C Data
D Public key - (correct answer) C
A cloud administrator recommends using tokenization as an alternative to protecting
data without encryption. The administrator needs to make an authorized application
request to access the data.
Which step should occur immediately before this action is taken?
A The tokenization server returns the token to the application.
B The tokenization server generates the token.
C The application collects a token.
D The application stores the token. - (correct answer) D
A company has recently defined classification levels for its data.
During which phase of the cloud data life cycle should this definition occur?
A Use
B Create
C Share
D Archive - (correct answer) B
Which jurisdictional data protection includes dealing with the international transfer of
data?
A Financial modernization
B Secure choice authorization (SCA)
C Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX)
D Privacy regulation - (correct answer) D
Which jurisdictional data protection controls the ways that financial institutions deal with
the private information of individuals?
A Stored communications act (SCA)
B Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
C Gramm-Leach-Bliley act (GLBA)
, D Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX) - (correct answer) C
Which jurisdictional data protection safeguards protected health information (PHI)?
A Directive 95/46/EC
B Safe harbor regime
C Personal Data Protection Act of 2000
D Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (correct answer) D
How is the compliance of the cloud service provider's legal and regulatory requirements
verified when securing personally identifiable information (PII) data in the cloud?
A Contractual agreements
B Third-party audits and attestations
C e-Discovery process
D Researching data retention laws - (correct answer) B
Which security strategy is associated with data rights management solutions?
A Unrestricted replication
B Limited documents type support
C Static policy control
D Continuous auditing - (correct answer) D
Who retains final ownership for granting data access and permissions in a shared
responsibility model?
A Customer
B Developer
C Manager
D Analyst - (correct answer) A
Which data retention solution should be applied to a file in order to reduce the data
footprint by deleting fixed content and duplicate data?
A Backup
B Caching
C Archiving
D Saving - (correct answer) C
Which data retention method is stored with a minimal amount of metadata storage with
the content?
A File system
B Redundant array
C Object-based
