CLO-002 Business Principles OF Cloud Environments Practice Question
A business is analyzing cloud provider pricing. What is 'Metering' in this context?
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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Measurement of resource consumption
Metering is the process of measuring resource usage (time, bandwidth, storage) to determine the cost at the end of the billing cycle.
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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Limiting the speed of a network connection
Why it's wrong here
This is 'throttling', not metering.
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Allocating dedicated physical hardware
Why it's wrong here
This is 'provisioning'.
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Creating security firewall rules
Why it's wrong here
This is 'filtering'.
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Measurement of resource consumption
Why this is correct
Cloud providers track usage of CPU, memory, and data to ensure accurate billing.
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