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WGU PA D320 EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle requires adherence to
export and import restrictions, including Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and the Wassenaar Arrangement?
Create
Share
Use
Destroy - ANSWER-Share
Why is the striping method of storing data used in most
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations?
It prevents outages and attacks from occurring in a cloud
environment.
It prevents data from being recovered once it is destroyed using
crypto-shredding.
It allows data to be safely distributed and stored in a common
centralized location.
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It allows efficient data recovery as even if one drive fails, other
drives fill in the missing data. - 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?
They are used to convert a given set of data or information into
a different value.
They are used to prevent data from going outside the control of
an organization.
They are used to create data during the Create phase of the
cloud data life cycle.
They are used to remove data during the Destroy phase of the
cloud data life cycle. - 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?
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File-based
Long-term
Block
Ephemeral - 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?
Retention policy
Breach notification
Privacy notice
Denial of service - 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?
Encryption
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Hashing
Encoding
Masking - 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?
Crypto-shredding
Degaussing
Anonymization
Randomization - 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?
Labeling
Classification
Mapping
WGU PA D320 EXAM 2026/2027
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle requires adherence to
export and import restrictions, including Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and the Wassenaar Arrangement?
Create
Share
Use
Destroy - ANSWER-Share
Why is the striping method of storing data used in most
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations?
It prevents outages and attacks from occurring in a cloud
environment.
It prevents data from being recovered once it is destroyed using
crypto-shredding.
It allows data to be safely distributed and stored in a common
centralized location.
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It allows efficient data recovery as even if one drive fails, other
drives fill in the missing data. - 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?
They are used to convert a given set of data or information into
a different value.
They are used to prevent data from going outside the control of
an organization.
They are used to create data during the Create phase of the
cloud data life cycle.
They are used to remove data during the Destroy phase of the
cloud data life cycle. - 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?
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File-based
Long-term
Block
Ephemeral - 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?
Retention policy
Breach notification
Privacy notice
Denial of service - 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?
Encryption
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Hashing
Encoding
Masking - 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?
Crypto-shredding
Degaussing
Anonymization
Randomization - 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?
Labeling
Classification
Mapping
