WGU D315 NETWORK AND SECURITY FOUNDATIONS
EXAM STUDY GUIDE LATEST COMPLETE 270 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS NEWEST 2025
A+GRADE
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Which layer of the TCP/IP reference model ensures that data arrives in the same state in
which it was sent?
transport
An organization is looking for a cloud service in order to streamline processes and
workflow for software developers.
Which cloud service model should be used?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
In order to manage virtual machines, a company wants a hypervisor with no underlying
operating system.
Which form of hypervisor fits the need described in the scenario?
Type 1
A company wants to use a cloud service to have access to development tools and services
designed to make coding and deploying applications quick and efficient.
What is the type of cloud service model that fits the needs of this company?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
A company that has multiple locations has set up a central data management location
with physical resources and allows all other locations to access these resources over the
cloud.
Which cloud deployment model is being used?
private
,An attacker issues commands to access a file on a network drive and overwrite it with
new data.
Which category describes the purpose of the attack?
Data modification
An attacker attempts to gain unauthorized access to an account by using a list of
commonly used access credentials.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
dictionary attack
An attacker uses a software program to try all possible combinations of a password and
user ID.
Which malicious attack strategy is represented in the scenario?
Brute-force attack
An attacker uses a poisoned domain name on the domain name server to navigate users
to the attacker's site.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
Pharming
What is an IT infrastructure security tenet of the CIA triad that requires the encryption of
sensitive data transmission?
confidentiality
Which scenario demonstrates a violation of the integrity component of the CIA triad?
A software glitch resulted in several important system files being overwritten.
A company is developing a disaster recovery plan for its internal network.
What is a component of the CIA triad that is addressed?
Availability
,A company is updating its security standards in order to prevent unauthorized access to
sensitive data.
What is a component of the CIA triad that is addressed?
Confidentiality
An information system is designed so that errors and exceptions are indicated by codes
rather than messages, to avoid providing too much information about the underlying
system.
Which design principle for security is being incorporated?
Fail-safe
, Which layer of the TCP/IP reference model ensures that data arrives in the same state in
which it was sent?
transport
An organization is looking for a cloud service in order to streamline processes and
workflow for software developers.
Which cloud service model should be used?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
In order to manage virtual machines, a company wants a hypervisor with no underlying
operating system.
Which form of hypervisor fits the need described in the scenario?
Type 1
A company wants to use a cloud service to have access to development tools and services
designed to make coding and deploying applications quick and efficient.
What is the type of cloud service model that fits the needs of this company?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
A company that has multiple locations has set up a central data management location
with physical resources and allows all other locations to access these resources over the
cloud.
Which cloud deployment model is being used?
private
An attacker issues commands to access a file on a network drive and overwrite it with
new data.
Which category describes the purpose of the attack?
Data modification
An attacker attempts to gain unauthorized access to an account by using a list of
commonly used access credentials.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
EXAM STUDY GUIDE LATEST COMPLETE 270 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS NEWEST 2025
A+GRADE
___________________________________________________________________
Which layer of the TCP/IP reference model ensures that data arrives in the same state in
which it was sent?
transport
An organization is looking for a cloud service in order to streamline processes and
workflow for software developers.
Which cloud service model should be used?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
In order to manage virtual machines, a company wants a hypervisor with no underlying
operating system.
Which form of hypervisor fits the need described in the scenario?
Type 1
A company wants to use a cloud service to have access to development tools and services
designed to make coding and deploying applications quick and efficient.
What is the type of cloud service model that fits the needs of this company?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
A company that has multiple locations has set up a central data management location
with physical resources and allows all other locations to access these resources over the
cloud.
Which cloud deployment model is being used?
private
,An attacker issues commands to access a file on a network drive and overwrite it with
new data.
Which category describes the purpose of the attack?
Data modification
An attacker attempts to gain unauthorized access to an account by using a list of
commonly used access credentials.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
dictionary attack
An attacker uses a software program to try all possible combinations of a password and
user ID.
Which malicious attack strategy is represented in the scenario?
Brute-force attack
An attacker uses a poisoned domain name on the domain name server to navigate users
to the attacker's site.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
Pharming
What is an IT infrastructure security tenet of the CIA triad that requires the encryption of
sensitive data transmission?
confidentiality
Which scenario demonstrates a violation of the integrity component of the CIA triad?
A software glitch resulted in several important system files being overwritten.
A company is developing a disaster recovery plan for its internal network.
What is a component of the CIA triad that is addressed?
Availability
,A company is updating its security standards in order to prevent unauthorized access to
sensitive data.
What is a component of the CIA triad that is addressed?
Confidentiality
An information system is designed so that errors and exceptions are indicated by codes
rather than messages, to avoid providing too much information about the underlying
system.
Which design principle for security is being incorporated?
Fail-safe
, Which layer of the TCP/IP reference model ensures that data arrives in the same state in
which it was sent?
transport
An organization is looking for a cloud service in order to streamline processes and
workflow for software developers.
Which cloud service model should be used?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
In order to manage virtual machines, a company wants a hypervisor with no underlying
operating system.
Which form of hypervisor fits the need described in the scenario?
Type 1
A company wants to use a cloud service to have access to development tools and services
designed to make coding and deploying applications quick and efficient.
What is the type of cloud service model that fits the needs of this company?
Platform as a service (PaaS)
A company that has multiple locations has set up a central data management location
with physical resources and allows all other locations to access these resources over the
cloud.
Which cloud deployment model is being used?
private
An attacker issues commands to access a file on a network drive and overwrite it with
new data.
Which category describes the purpose of the attack?
Data modification
An attacker attempts to gain unauthorized access to an account by using a list of
commonly used access credentials.
Which type of cyberattack is described?
