WGU MASTER'S COURSE C706 - SECURE
SOFTWARE DESIGN EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which statement correctly defines the multipart virus?
,A multipart virus is coded in macro language.
B multipart virus can change some of its characteristics while it replicates.
C multipart virus can hide itself from antivirus software by distorting its
code.
D multipart virus can infect both executable files and boot sectors of hard
disk drives. - ...ANSWER..D
Which malicious software relies upon other applications to execute and
infect the system?Each correct answer represents a complete solution.
Choose two.
A worm
B logic bomb
C Trojan horse
D virus - ...ANSWER..CD
What is the primary function of COCOMO?
A cost estimation
B time estimation
C risk estimation
D threat analysis - ...ANSWER..A
You have implemented a new network for a customer. Management has
requested that you implement anti-virus software that is capable of
detecting all types of malicious code, including unknown malware.
Which type of anti-virus software should you implement?
A heuristic detection
B behavior blocking
C immunization
D signature-based detection - ...ANSWER..A
During a recent security assessment, you discover that a computer on your
network has been compromised. An application has been
,inadvertently installed on the computer. This application allows a criminal
to use the compromised computer to carry out an attack.
What is the term for this compromised computer?
A victim
B botnet
C bot
D zombie - ...ANSWER..D
Recently, your company's file server was the victim of a hacker attack.
After researching the attack, you discover that multiple computers were
used to implement the attack, which eventually caused the file server to
overload.
Which attack occurred?
A ping of death attack
B land attack
C distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
D denial-of-service (DoS) attack - ...ANSWER..C
Which pair of processes should be separated from each other to manage
the stability of the test environment?
A testing and validity
B testing and development
C validity and production
D validity and security - ...ANSWER..B
A custom application is used to manage your company's human
resources files. A manager reports that certain users are able to perform
actions that should not be permitted. When you research this issue, you
discover that the users have been granted an inappropriate permission.
Which type of security threat has occurred?
, A privilege escalation
B virus
C logic bomb
D worm - ...ANSWER..A
After a software development project is completed, management
decides to reassign its physical resources, after first ensuring that
there is no residual data left on the medium.
Which term is used to describe this practice?
A dynamic data exchange
B polymorphism
C metadata
D object reuse - ...ANSWER..D
Your organization has recently implemented an artificial neural network
(ANN). The ANN enabled the network to make decisions based on the
experience provided to them.
Which characteristic of the ANN is described?
A adaptability
B fault tolerance
C neural integrity
D retention capability - ...ANSWER..A
What is used in evolutionary computing?
A characteristics of living organisms
B knowledge from an expert
C mathematical or computational models
D genetic algorithms - ...ANSWER..D
Which statement correctly defines the object-oriented database model?
SOFTWARE DESIGN EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which statement correctly defines the multipart virus?
,A multipart virus is coded in macro language.
B multipart virus can change some of its characteristics while it replicates.
C multipart virus can hide itself from antivirus software by distorting its
code.
D multipart virus can infect both executable files and boot sectors of hard
disk drives. - ...ANSWER..D
Which malicious software relies upon other applications to execute and
infect the system?Each correct answer represents a complete solution.
Choose two.
A worm
B logic bomb
C Trojan horse
D virus - ...ANSWER..CD
What is the primary function of COCOMO?
A cost estimation
B time estimation
C risk estimation
D threat analysis - ...ANSWER..A
You have implemented a new network for a customer. Management has
requested that you implement anti-virus software that is capable of
detecting all types of malicious code, including unknown malware.
Which type of anti-virus software should you implement?
A heuristic detection
B behavior blocking
C immunization
D signature-based detection - ...ANSWER..A
During a recent security assessment, you discover that a computer on your
network has been compromised. An application has been
,inadvertently installed on the computer. This application allows a criminal
to use the compromised computer to carry out an attack.
What is the term for this compromised computer?
A victim
B botnet
C bot
D zombie - ...ANSWER..D
Recently, your company's file server was the victim of a hacker attack.
After researching the attack, you discover that multiple computers were
used to implement the attack, which eventually caused the file server to
overload.
Which attack occurred?
A ping of death attack
B land attack
C distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack
D denial-of-service (DoS) attack - ...ANSWER..C
Which pair of processes should be separated from each other to manage
the stability of the test environment?
A testing and validity
B testing and development
C validity and production
D validity and security - ...ANSWER..B
A custom application is used to manage your company's human
resources files. A manager reports that certain users are able to perform
actions that should not be permitted. When you research this issue, you
discover that the users have been granted an inappropriate permission.
Which type of security threat has occurred?
, A privilege escalation
B virus
C logic bomb
D worm - ...ANSWER..A
After a software development project is completed, management
decides to reassign its physical resources, after first ensuring that
there is no residual data left on the medium.
Which term is used to describe this practice?
A dynamic data exchange
B polymorphism
C metadata
D object reuse - ...ANSWER..D
Your organization has recently implemented an artificial neural network
(ANN). The ANN enabled the network to make decisions based on the
experience provided to them.
Which characteristic of the ANN is described?
A adaptability
B fault tolerance
C neural integrity
D retention capability - ...ANSWER..A
What is used in evolutionary computing?
A characteristics of living organisms
B knowledge from an expert
C mathematical or computational models
D genetic algorithms - ...ANSWER..D
Which statement correctly defines the object-oriented database model?
