CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
A company is considering using a public cloud provider. Which TWO characteristics are typical of a public cloud deployment? (Select TWO.)
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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Resources are shared among multiple customers
A public cloud is characterized by multi-tenancy (resources shared among multiple customers) and pay-as-you-go pricing, where the customer pays only for the resources they use. Options C and D describe these typical characteristics. Option A is incorrect because the cloud provider manages the physical infrastructure, not the customer. Option B describes a private cloud, which is isolated to a single organization. Option E describes on-premises deployment, not public cloud.
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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The customer has full control over the physical infrastructure
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud tenants never control the physical hardware; the provider owns and operates it, so this describes a private or on-premises deployment. It is tempting because full infrastructure control is a genuine benefit of private cloud, where the organisation owns the hardware and can customise it.
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The deployment is isolated to a single organization
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud infrastructure is shared across many tenants, so isolation to one organisation describes a private cloud instead. It is tempting because single-tenant isolation is exactly what private cloud delivers, making it the right answer when regulatory or security needs forbid shared infrastructure.
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Resources are shared among multiple customers
Why this is correct
Multi-tenancy is the defining trait: the provider pools compute, storage and networking across customers, isolating tenants logically rather than physically. This shared-resource model satisfies the stem's public cloud characteristic, contrasting with single-tenant private deployments where hardware is dedicated to one organisation.
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The customer pays only for the resources they use
Why this is correct
Consumption-based billing is fundamental to public cloud: the provider pools multi-tenant infrastructure and charges metered usage, so customers pay only for consumed resources. This contrasts with fixed-capacity private cloud ownership, matching the stem's characteristic question.
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Resources are hosted on-premises
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud resources run in the provider's data centres, not the customer's premises, so on-premises hosting contradicts the deployment model. It is tempting because on-premises hosting is the defining trait of private cloud, which suits organisations with strict data-residency or latency requirements.
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