WGU D315 2026 DATABASE DESIGN AND
MODELING MASTER REVIEW
◉Malware Infection. Answer: Accidental infection of network data
files by a user's infected computer
◉AAA Interaction. Answer: Client communication with a radius
server via the cloud
◉Accounting. Answer: Process of verifying access control settings
and providing a forensic trail
◉Immutable Logs. Answer: Audit logs stored in an unchangeable
form to prevent tampering
◉MFA. Answer: Multi-factor authentication, an optional add-on to
the authentication process
◉2FA. Answer: Another term for multi-factor authentication
◉PIN. Answer: Personal Identification Number used as part of
multi-factor authentication
,◉Biometric Scan. Answer: Facial, retinal, or fingerprint scan used for
multi-factor authentication
◉Touch ID. Answer: Fingerprint scan used for authentication on
Apple devices
◉Face ID. Answer: Facial recognition scan used for authentication
on Apple devices
◉Proximity-based Security. Answer: Automatic unlocking of devices
when in close range
◉Windows Hello. Answer: Mechanism on Microsoft Windows
computers using fingerprint or facial recognition
◉Wireless network attacks. Answer: Attacks on wireless networks
that can be done remotely
◉Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Answer: An attack that enables
unauthorized access and traffic monitoring of a wireless network
◉Deauth attack. Answer: A denial-of-service (DoS) attack where the
attacker can force clients off a network
, ◉WPA3 security. Answer: A security protocol that encrypts
management packets in a wireless network
◉WPA2 security. Answer: A security protocol that encrypts data
traffic in a wireless network
◉Fake Access attack. Answer: An attack where an attacker sets up
an illegitimate wireless network to intercept data
◉VPN tunnel. Answer: A secure connection that encrypts all traffic
sent and received over a wireless network
◉802.1x. Answer: Network access control protocol for trusted
network access
◉WAP. Answer: Wireless Access Point used for network access
◉RADIUS. Answer: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service for
validating credentials
◉EAP. Answer: Extensible Authentication Protocol used for
validating credentials
MODELING MASTER REVIEW
◉Malware Infection. Answer: Accidental infection of network data
files by a user's infected computer
◉AAA Interaction. Answer: Client communication with a radius
server via the cloud
◉Accounting. Answer: Process of verifying access control settings
and providing a forensic trail
◉Immutable Logs. Answer: Audit logs stored in an unchangeable
form to prevent tampering
◉MFA. Answer: Multi-factor authentication, an optional add-on to
the authentication process
◉2FA. Answer: Another term for multi-factor authentication
◉PIN. Answer: Personal Identification Number used as part of
multi-factor authentication
,◉Biometric Scan. Answer: Facial, retinal, or fingerprint scan used for
multi-factor authentication
◉Touch ID. Answer: Fingerprint scan used for authentication on
Apple devices
◉Face ID. Answer: Facial recognition scan used for authentication
on Apple devices
◉Proximity-based Security. Answer: Automatic unlocking of devices
when in close range
◉Windows Hello. Answer: Mechanism on Microsoft Windows
computers using fingerprint or facial recognition
◉Wireless network attacks. Answer: Attacks on wireless networks
that can be done remotely
◉Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Answer: An attack that enables
unauthorized access and traffic monitoring of a wireless network
◉Deauth attack. Answer: A denial-of-service (DoS) attack where the
attacker can force clients off a network
, ◉WPA3 security. Answer: A security protocol that encrypts
management packets in a wireless network
◉WPA2 security. Answer: A security protocol that encrypts data
traffic in a wireless network
◉Fake Access attack. Answer: An attack where an attacker sets up
an illegitimate wireless network to intercept data
◉VPN tunnel. Answer: A secure connection that encrypts all traffic
sent and received over a wireless network
◉802.1x. Answer: Network access control protocol for trusted
network access
◉WAP. Answer: Wireless Access Point used for network access
◉RADIUS. Answer: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service for
validating credentials
◉EAP. Answer: Extensible Authentication Protocol used for
validating credentials
