D320 80 Question Version (JYO2) Managing Cloud
Security (WGU) Questions with Complete Verified
Solutions 2025..
1. BusinessImpactAnalysis(BIA) ANS:Aprocessthatassessesandidentifiesthe
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potential effectsof disruptionsto a business operation.
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2. SPOF ANS:A componentor system that, ifit fails,will cause the entire system to fail.
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3. Quantitative ANS:Risk assessment that uses specific numerical values r r r r r r r r
4. Qualitative ANS:Riskassessmentthatusesnon-numericalcategoriesthatarerela-
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tive in nature, such as high, medium, and low.
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5. Riskappetite ANS:level,amount,ortypeofriskthattheorganizationfindsacceptable
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6. Residualrisk ANS:Theremainingriskthatexistsaftercountermeasureshavebeen
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7. IaaS ANS:Servicemodelwherecloudcustomerhasthemostresponsibility
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thority.Cloud provider isonly liable for the underlying hardware.
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8. PaaS ANS: Service model where cloud customer losesmore control because the cloud
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provider is responsible for installing, maintaining, and administering the OS as well as
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underlying hardware.
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,9. SaaS ANS:Service model where cloud customer losesall control of the envir onment.
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Cloudproviderisresponsibleforalloftheunderlyinghardwareandsoftwar
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10. Homomorphicencryption ANS:Amethodofprocessingdatainthecloudwhileit r r r r r r r r r r r r
remains encrypted.
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11. Defenseindepth ANS:Asecuritystrategythatinvolvesimplementingmultipleover-
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lapping layers of security measures to protect an environment.
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12. Data owner ANS:Organization thathascollected or created the data.
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13. DataCustodian ANS:Personorentitythatistaskedwiththedailymaintenanceand
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administration of the data.
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14. DataProcessor ANS:Anyorgorpersonwhomanipulates,stores,ormovesthedata
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on behalf of the data owner
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15. Datadiscovery ANS:Theprocessofcreatinganinventoryorconductinge-discovery
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to identify and locate data.
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, 16. Label-baseddiscovery ANS:Adatadiscoverymethodthatisaidedbylabelscreat- r r r r r r r r r r r r
ed by the data owner.
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17. Metadata-baseddiscovery ANS:Adatadiscoverymethodthatinvolves r r r r r r r r
discovering data using metadata traits and characteristics.
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18. Content-baseddiscovery ANS:Referstofindinginformationorresources r r r r r r r r
based on their characteristics,attributes, or content rather than relying on predefined
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keywordsor categories.
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19. Structureddata ANS:Datathatisorganizedandformattedinawaythatiseasily r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
searchable and can be processed by computers.
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20. Unstructureddata ANS:qualitativedata;natural-languagetext;incorporate r r r r r r r
media (audio, video, images);contains JSON, XML, binary objects (imagesencoded
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as text strings); important for data analytic strategies; noSQL
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21. IRM (InformationRights Management) ANS:A set ofcontrolsand technologies
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used to protect certain types of assets, such as intellectual property or sensitive
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information.
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22. Copyright ANS:Legalprotectionforexpressionsofideas,suchasliterary,artistic,or r r r r r r r r r r r r
musical works.
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23. DMCA(DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct) ANS:Legislationthatprovides r r r r r r r r
additional protections for creative works in digital formats.
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24. Trademarks ANS:Legalprotectionforspecificwords,phrases,symbols,ordesigns r r r r r r r r r r
that distinguish a product or service.
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25. Patent ANS:Agrantofexclusivitythatgivestheholdertherighttoproduce,sell,and r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
importan invention.
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26. PKI(PublicKeyInfrastructure) ANS:Aframeworkforsecurecommunicationusing
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cryptographic techniques, such as digital certificates and public-private key pairs.
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27. File-basedstorage ANS:Amethodofstoringdataasfilesandfolders,similartohow r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
data is organized on a traditional file system.
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28. Blockstorage ANS:Allocatesalargechunkofstorageforaccessasadiskvolume r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
managed by the operating system.
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Security (WGU) Questions with Complete Verified
Solutions 2025..
1. BusinessImpactAnalysis(BIA) ANS:Aprocessthatassessesandidentifiesthe
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potential effectsof disruptionsto a business operation.
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2. SPOF ANS:A componentor system that, ifit fails,will cause the entire system to fail.
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3. Quantitative ANS:Risk assessment that uses specific numerical values r r r r r r r r
4. Qualitative ANS:Riskassessmentthatusesnon-numericalcategoriesthatarerela-
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tive in nature, such as high, medium, and low.
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5. Riskappetite ANS:level,amount,ortypeofriskthattheorganizationfindsacceptable
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6. Residualrisk ANS:Theremainingriskthatexistsaftercountermeasureshavebeen
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applied.
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7. IaaS ANS:Servicemodelwherecloudcustomerhasthemostresponsibility
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thority.Cloud provider isonly liable for the underlying hardware.
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8. PaaS ANS: Service model where cloud customer losesmore control because the cloud
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provider is responsible for installing, maintaining, and administering the OS as well as
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underlying hardware.
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,9. SaaS ANS:Service model where cloud customer losesall control of the envir onment.
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Cloudproviderisresponsibleforalloftheunderlyinghardwareandsoftwar
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10. Homomorphicencryption ANS:Amethodofprocessingdatainthecloudwhileit r r r r r r r r r r r r
remains encrypted.
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11. Defenseindepth ANS:Asecuritystrategythatinvolvesimplementingmultipleover-
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lapping layers of security measures to protect an environment.
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12. Data owner ANS:Organization thathascollected or created the data.
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13. DataCustodian ANS:Personorentitythatistaskedwiththedailymaintenanceand
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administration of the data.
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14. DataProcessor ANS:Anyorgorpersonwhomanipulates,stores,ormovesthedata
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on behalf of the data owner
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15. Datadiscovery ANS:Theprocessofcreatinganinventoryorconductinge-discovery
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to identify and locate data.
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, 16. Label-baseddiscovery ANS:Adatadiscoverymethodthatisaidedbylabelscreat- r r r r r r r r r r r r
ed by the data owner.
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17. Metadata-baseddiscovery ANS:Adatadiscoverymethodthatinvolves r r r r r r r r
discovering data using metadata traits and characteristics.
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18. Content-baseddiscovery ANS:Referstofindinginformationorresources r r r r r r r r
based on their characteristics,attributes, or content rather than relying on predefined
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keywordsor categories.
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19. Structureddata ANS:Datathatisorganizedandformattedinawaythatiseasily r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
searchable and can be processed by computers.
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20. Unstructureddata ANS:qualitativedata;natural-languagetext;incorporate r r r r r r r
media (audio, video, images);contains JSON, XML, binary objects (imagesencoded
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as text strings); important for data analytic strategies; noSQL
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21. IRM (InformationRights Management) ANS:A set ofcontrolsand technologies
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used to protect certain types of assets, such as intellectual property or sensitive
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information.
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22. Copyright ANS:Legalprotectionforexpressionsofideas,suchasliterary,artistic,or r r r r r r r r r r r r
musical works.
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23. DMCA(DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct) ANS:Legislationthatprovides r r r r r r r r
additional protections for creative works in digital formats.
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24. Trademarks ANS:Legalprotectionforspecificwords,phrases,symbols,ordesigns r r r r r r r r r r
that distinguish a product or service.
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25. Patent ANS:Agrantofexclusivitythatgivestheholdertherighttoproduce,sell,and r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
importan invention.
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26. PKI(PublicKeyInfrastructure) ANS:Aframeworkforsecurecommunicationusing
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cryptographic techniques, such as digital certificates and public-private key pairs.
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27. File-basedstorage ANS:Amethodofstoringdataasfilesandfolders,similartohow r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
data is organized on a traditional file system.
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28. Blockstorage ANS:Allocatesalargechunkofstorageforaccessasadiskvolume r r r r r r r r r r r r r r
managed by the operating system.
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