What is the primary purpose of access control in cloud operations?

To ensure that only authorized users can access cloud resources.

To back up data to a secondary location.

To monitor network traffic for malicious activity.

To encrypt data stored in the cloud.

What is the purpose of a backup and recovery procedure in cloud operations?

To encrypt data to protect it from unauthorized access.

To monitor network traffic for malicious activity.

To restore data and services to a known good state after a loss or disaster.

To manage user access to cloud resources.

What is the purpose of data sanitization in cloud operations?

To permanently remove data from storage so it cannot be recovered.

To encrypt data to protect it from unauthorized access.

To back up data to a secondary location.

To compress data to save storage space.

What is the main objective of penetration testing in a cloud environment?

To identify vulnerabilities without attempting to exploit them.

To monitor cloud resources for unauthorized access attempts.

To ensure that all data is encrypted at rest and in transit.

To exploit vulnerabilities in a controlled manner to determine the actual risk they pose.

What is the focus of application scanning in a cloud environment?

Identifying vulnerabilities within the application code and dependencies.

Scanning the physical servers that host the cloud infrastructure.

Reviewing user access permissions to cloud resources.

Monitoring network traffic for malicious packets.

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Domain 4Objective 4

Explain Security Concerns, Measures, or Concepts of Cloud Operations. CLO-002 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for the Cloud domain, which accounts for 22% of the CLO-002 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~6–9 in this domain), expect 2–2 from this objective — we provide 51 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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