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WGU E025: Cloud and Network Security Models –
The Ultimate Comprehensive Objective Assessment
(OA) Study Guide
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
A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy
B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create
C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
A Share
B Use
C Destroy
D Store
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
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compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization
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
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 platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage
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
D
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while keeping the
structural arrangement of the data?
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A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization
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
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
D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
C Data
D Public key
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.
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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
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
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)
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)
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
WGU E025: Cloud and Network Security Models –
The Ultimate Comprehensive Objective Assessment
(OA) Study Guide
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
A
Which phase of the cloud data security life cycle typically occurs simultaneously with creation?
A Share
B Store
C Use
D Destroy
B
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle uses content delivery networks?
A Destroy
B Archive
C Share
D Create
C
Which phase of the cloud data life cycle is associated with crypto-shredding?
A Share
B Use
C Destroy
D Store
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
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compromising its security?
A Randomization
B Obfuscation
C Anonymization
D Tokenization
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
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 platform as a service (PaaS) data type should be used?
A Short-term storage
B Structured
C Unstructured
D Long-term storage
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
D
Which technique scrambles the content of data using a mathematical algorithm while keeping the
structural arrangement of the data?
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A Dynamic masking
B Format-preserving encryption
C Proxy-based encryption
D Tokenization
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
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
D
Which element is protected by an encryption system?
A Ciphertext
B Management engine
C Data
D Public key
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.
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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
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
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)
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)
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
