ISC2 CC Access Controls Concepts Practice Question
In a directory service like Active Directory, which component is used to organize users, groups, and computers into a hierarchical structure for applying policies?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Organizational Units (OUs)
Organizational Units (OUs) are containers in Active Directory that allow hierarchical organization and Group Policy application.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Organizational Units (OUs)
Why this is correct
OUs are containers that organize objects and allow GPO linking.
- ✗
Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
Why it's wrong here
GPOs are used to apply settings, but OUs are the containers.
- ✗
Domain controllers
Why it's wrong here
Domain controllers authenticate users, not organize objects.
- ✗
LDAP
Why it's wrong here
LDAP is the protocol used to query the directory.
Go deeper
Related to this question
Learn chapter
Security Governance and Compliance
Key term
Group
A group is a collection of users, devices, or other objects that are assigned permissions and policies together for simplified management in identity and governance systems like Microsoft Entra ID.
Key term
Policy
A policy is a set of rules or guidelines that defines how an organization manages, secures, and operates its IT systems and services.
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every CC question from scratch — 976 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This CC practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISC2 certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CC exam.