An administrator is building a development environment and requests that three virtual servers are
cloned and placed in a new virtual network isolated from the production network. Which of the following
describes the environment the administrator is building?

A.
Cloud

B.
Trusted

C.
Sandbox

D.
Snapshot

Explanation:
Sandboxing is the process of isolating a system before installing new applications on it so as to restrict any
potential malware that may be embedded in the new application from being able to cause harm to
production systems.
Incorrect Answers:
A: In a cloud environment, data or applications are stored on the internet rather than on the local
network.
B: In a trusted environment communications between systems are permitted and systems are not
isolated.
D: Snapshots are backups of virtual machines that can be used to quickly recover from poor updates, and
errors arising from newly installed applications.

Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 6th Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis,
2014, pp. 203, 204-205
Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 208, 250