350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
In the shared responsibility model for cloud services, which layer is the customer responsible for managing in an IaaS environment?
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
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Operating system, applications, and data
In IaaS, the cloud provider manages the physical infrastructure, while the customer manages the OS, applications, and data.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Virtual machines and storage only
Why it's wrong here
The customer also manages OS and apps.
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Only data and access policies
Why it's wrong here
That is correct for SaaS, not IaaS.
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Operating system, applications, and data
Why this is correct
Correct. The customer manages everything above the hypervisor.
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Physical servers and networking
Why it's wrong here
Physical infrastructure is managed by the cloud provider.
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