CLO-002 Practice Test 5 — 10 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO of the following are essential components of a Cloud Security Policy?

Accepted Answer

Data classification scheme. Security policies must define both authorized access and the classification of data being protected.

Answer

Cloud provider marketing strategy

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Hardware procurement schedule

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Network cable standards

Question 2

Which cloud characteristic allows an organization to rapidly increase resources during a spike in traffic and decrease them when traffic drops?

Accepted Answer

Elasticity. Elasticity is the ability to scale resources up and down based on demand.

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Resource pooling

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Broad network access

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Measured service

Question 3

What is the primary difference between vertical and horizontal scaling?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal adds nodes. Vertical adds power to an existing node; horizontal adds more nodes.

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Vertical is always cheaper

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Horizontal is limited by hardware

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Vertical adds nodes

Question 4

Which THREE are key characteristics of cloud computing?

Accepted Answer

Measured service. Broad network access, elasticity, and measured service are foundational characteristics.

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Static hardware provisioning

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Physical media access

Question 5

Which of the following represents a major benefit of cloud computing where resources are shared among multiple customers?

Accepted Answer

Resource pooling. Resource pooling allows providers to serve multiple customers efficiently using the same physical hardware.

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Local area networking

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Static provisioning

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Dedicated hosting

Question 6

Which cloud service model provides a platform for developers to deploy applications without managing the underlying infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

PaaS. PaaS provides the development and runtime environment.

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SaaS

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IaaS

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DaaS

Question 7

An administrator needs to securely manage access to cloud resources. Which service should be used to create groups, users, and roles?

Accepted Answer

Identity and Access Management. Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the central service for user and access control.

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Key Management Service

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Security Groups

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Active Directory

Question 8

Which THREE items should be included in a disaster recovery plan?

Accepted Answer

Backup strategy. RTO, RPO, and backup procedures are critical for recovery plans.

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Customer marketing materials

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Physical access badges

Question 9

A company is using a SaaS application for email. Which part of the security responsibility remains with the company?

Accepted Answer

Identity and access management. In SaaS, the provider manages the application and infrastructure, but the customer retains responsibility for identity and data access.

Answer

Server physical security

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Patching the application software

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Database engine version

Question 10

Which TWO of the following scenarios represent a breach of the Shared Responsibility Model?

Accepted Answer

Customer leaves a database port open to the public. Shared responsibility requires the customer to manage what is in their control; failing to do so creates security gaps.

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Provider has a data center power outage

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Customer deploys code in a private VPC

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Provider fails to patch their physical hardware firmware