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Design (GCAD) Latest Version: 6.0 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
LATEST 2026.
Authorization - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A method of determining
whether a user should receive access to sensitive data or
resources.
Authentication - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The act of identifying or
verifying the eligibility of a station, originator, or individual
to access specific categories of information. Typically, a
measure designed to protect against fraudulent
transmissions by establishing the validity of a
transmission, message, station or originator.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) -
..ANSWER...✓✓ The capability of an organization to
continue delivery of products and services within
acceptable time frames at predefined capacity relating to
a disruption, along with the ability of the information and
communication technology (ICT) elements of an
organization to support its critical business functions to
an acceptable level within a predetermined period of time
following a disruption.
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Cloud app (cloud application) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
software application that is never installed on a local
computer. Instead, it is accessed via the internet.
Cloud computing - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A type of computing
that relies on sharing computing resources in the delivery
of computing services, rather than having local servers
or personal devices to handle applications.
Cloud computing role - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A set of activities
that serves a common purpose. Common roles include
cloud service customer, cloud service provider, and
related sub-roles.
Cloud database - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A database accessible
to clients from the cloud and delivered to users on
demand via the internet. They can use cloud computing to
achieve optimized scaling, high availability, multitenancy
and effective resource allocation.
Cloud management - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Software and
technologies designed for operating and monitoring the
applications, data and services residing in the cloud.
These tools help ensure a company's cloud computing-
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based resources are working optimally and properly
interacting with users and other services.
Cloud migration - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The process of
transitioning all or part of a company's data, applications
and services from on-site premises behind the firewall to
the cloud, where the information can be provided over the
internet on an on-demand basis.
Cloud operating system (OS) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
software application responsible for orchestrating cloud
computing services across multiple geographically
separated data centers.
Cloud service customer (CSC) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A party
that is in a business relationship for the purpose of using
cloud services.
Cloud service provider (CSP) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A service
provider who offers customers storage or software
solutions available via a public network, usually the
internet.
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Cloud storage - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The storage of data
online in the cloud, wherein a company's data is stored in
and accessible from multiple distributed and connected
resources that make up a cloud.
Cloud workload - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The resources
demanded by an application, service or capability running
within the cloud environment.
Confidential computing - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A system that
protects data in use by performing computation in a
hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment.
Cryptographic key - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The input that
controls the operation of the cryptographic algorithm. It
determines the behavior of the algorithm and permits the
reliable encryption and decryption of the message.
Cryptography - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The study or applications
of methods to secure or protect the meaning and content
of messages, files, or other information, usually by
disguise, obscuration, or other transformations of that
content and meaning. Used to secure information in the
presence of adversaries.
Design (GCAD) Latest Version: 6.0 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
LATEST 2026.
Authorization - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A method of determining
whether a user should receive access to sensitive data or
resources.
Authentication - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The act of identifying or
verifying the eligibility of a station, originator, or individual
to access specific categories of information. Typically, a
measure designed to protect against fraudulent
transmissions by establishing the validity of a
transmission, message, station or originator.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) -
..ANSWER...✓✓ The capability of an organization to
continue delivery of products and services within
acceptable time frames at predefined capacity relating to
a disruption, along with the ability of the information and
communication technology (ICT) elements of an
organization to support its critical business functions to
an acceptable level within a predetermined period of time
following a disruption.
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Cloud app (cloud application) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
software application that is never installed on a local
computer. Instead, it is accessed via the internet.
Cloud computing - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A type of computing
that relies on sharing computing resources in the delivery
of computing services, rather than having local servers
or personal devices to handle applications.
Cloud computing role - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A set of activities
that serves a common purpose. Common roles include
cloud service customer, cloud service provider, and
related sub-roles.
Cloud database - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A database accessible
to clients from the cloud and delivered to users on
demand via the internet. They can use cloud computing to
achieve optimized scaling, high availability, multitenancy
and effective resource allocation.
Cloud management - ..ANSWER...✓✓ Software and
technologies designed for operating and monitoring the
applications, data and services residing in the cloud.
These tools help ensure a company's cloud computing-
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based resources are working optimally and properly
interacting with users and other services.
Cloud migration - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The process of
transitioning all or part of a company's data, applications
and services from on-site premises behind the firewall to
the cloud, where the information can be provided over the
internet on an on-demand basis.
Cloud operating system (OS) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A
software application responsible for orchestrating cloud
computing services across multiple geographically
separated data centers.
Cloud service customer (CSC) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A party
that is in a business relationship for the purpose of using
cloud services.
Cloud service provider (CSP) - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A service
provider who offers customers storage or software
solutions available via a public network, usually the
internet.
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Cloud storage - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The storage of data
online in the cloud, wherein a company's data is stored in
and accessible from multiple distributed and connected
resources that make up a cloud.
Cloud workload - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The resources
demanded by an application, service or capability running
within the cloud environment.
Confidential computing - ..ANSWER...✓✓ A system that
protects data in use by performing computation in a
hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment.
Cryptographic key - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The input that
controls the operation of the cryptographic algorithm. It
determines the behavior of the algorithm and permits the
reliable encryption and decryption of the message.
Cryptography - ..ANSWER...✓✓ The study or applications
of methods to secure or protect the meaning and content
of messages, files, or other information, usually by
disguise, obscuration, or other transformations of that
content and meaning. Used to secure information in the
presence of adversaries.
