KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
An application is deployed across multiple cloud providers (AWS and GCP) to avoid vendor lock-in. This is an example of which pattern?
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Why each option matters
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Multi-cloud
Multi-cloud refers to using services from multiple cloud providers simultaneously.
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Public cloud
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud refers to a single provider, not multiple.
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Federated cloud
Why it's wrong here
Federated cloud is a less common term for distributed cloud management.
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Hybrid cloud
Why it's wrong here
Hybrid cloud combines on-premises with public cloud, not multiple public clouds.
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Multi-cloud
Why this is correct
Multi-cloud involves using multiple public cloud providers.
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