CLO-002 Practice Test 4 — 10 Questions

Question 1

What does 'Multi-tenancy' in a public cloud mean?

Accepted Answer

Multiple customers, shared hardware. Multiple customers share the same underlying hardware resources.

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One customer, multiple regions

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Multiple clouds, one company

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Multiple applications, one customer

Question 2

Which THREE factors must be considered when estimating cloud costs?

Accepted Answer

Resource type (instance size). Usage, region, and resource type are primary cost drivers.

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Data center color

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Number of end users

Question 3

Which THREE risks are associated with a 'Lift and Shift' (re-hosting) migration strategy?

Accepted Answer

Lower performance than on-premises. Lifting and shifting fails to take advantage of cloud-native benefits and often results in higher costs.

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Lower security

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Increased hardware maintenance

Question 4

A security auditor requests a solution to ensure that all data stored in the cloud is encrypted at rest. What should the administrator implement?

Accepted Answer

Server-side encryption. Server-side encryption ensures data is encrypted before being stored on disk.

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VPC Security Groups

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SSL/TLS

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Multi-factor authentication

Question 5

A company requires a highly available database that replicates data synchronously across availability zones. Which setting should be chosen?

Accepted Answer

Multi-AZ deployment. Multi-AZ deployment ensures synchronous replication for high availability.

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Auto Scaling

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Read replica

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Database snapshot

Question 6

Which THREE factors should a cloud architect consider when designing for high availability?

Accepted Answer

Multi-region deployment. High availability requires redundancy at multiple layers, geographical distribution, and automated failure detection.

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Centralizing all resources in a single region

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Fixed-capacity hardware provisioning

Question 7

Which THREE of the following tools or methods are used to secure data in transit in the cloud?

Accepted Answer

TLS 1.2/1.3. Data in transit is secured using encryption protocols (TLS/SSL) and private networking methods (VPN/Direct Connect).

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Server-side encryption at rest

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User access logs

Question 8

When evaluating a cloud service provider (CSP), which TWO of the following business-focused documentation should be requested to verify the vendor's reliability and security posture?

Accepted Answer

SOC 2 Type II reports. To assess risk and reliability, organizations must review the CSP's audit reports (like SOC2) and their documented Service Level Agreements.

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The provider's quarterly stock earnings report

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Employee payroll records

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Internal office floor plans

Question 9

What is the purpose of a VPC Endpoint?

Accepted Answer

To access cloud services privately. It allows private communication between a VPC and cloud services, avoiding the public internet.

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To connect two VPCs

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To encrypt data transit

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To provide public access

Question 10

Your organization is reviewing the shared responsibility model. Which TWO of the following are typically the responsibility of the cloud service provider?

Accepted Answer

Maintenance of the host virtualization layer. The provider is responsible for the underlying infrastructure (physical hardware and data center security).

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Configuration of customer firewall rules

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Management of customer guest OS

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User access management