FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A company is choosing between public, private, and hybrid cloud deployments. Which TWO statements correctly describe characteristics of these cloud models? (Select TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
FC0-U71 often tests cloud models by swapping characteristics — the trap is that candidates assume public cloud gives more control (it gives less) or that private cloud is cheap (it requires high CAPEX).
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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In a public cloud, resources are shared among multiple organizations.
Option C is correct because in a public cloud deployment, the cloud provider's infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) is multi-tenant, meaning resources are pooled and shared among many different organizations, which is the defining characteristic of public cloud. Option E is correct because a hybrid cloud is precisely defined as a composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (typically a private cloud plus a public cloud) that remain unique entities but are bound together by technology enabling data and application portability. Option A is incorrect because public cloud generally offers the least direct control over security, since the provider manages the underlying infrastructure; private cloud typically gives the highest control. Option B is incorrect because a private cloud usually requires significant upfront capital expenditure for hardware and infrastructure, unlike public cloud's pay-as-you-go model. Option D is incorrect because a private cloud is owned and operated by the organization itself (or a dedicated third party exclusively for that organization), not by a third-party provider on shared infrastructure as described.
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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Public cloud offers the highest level of control over security.
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud gives the least control over security, since the provider owns the infrastructure and sets the shared-responsibility boundary; customers only manage their own data, identities and configurations. It is tempting because public cloud does offer strong provider-side security tooling, but that is provider control, not customer control.
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Private cloud requires no upfront capital expenditure.
Why it's wrong here
Private cloud still demands significant upfront capital expenditure on hardware, licensing and facilities, whether on-premises or hosted. It is tempting because private cloud can reduce some ongoing operational costs through virtualisation and automation, but avoiding capex entirely is a characteristic of public cloud consumption-based pricing, not private deployment.
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In a public cloud, resources are shared among multiple organizations.
Why this is correct
In a public cloud, compute, storage and network resources are pooled and shared across multiple tenants, with isolation enforced by the provider. This satisfies the stem by correctly describing the multi-tenant resource-sharing characteristic of public cloud.
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A private cloud is owned and operated by a third-party provider.
Why it's wrong here
A private cloud is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organisation, whether on-premises or hosted; third-party ownership describes a public cloud. It is tempting because hosted private clouds are operated by providers, and that model would be correct when dedicated hardware is delivered as a managed service under a single-tenant arrangement.
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A hybrid cloud combines public and private cloud resources.
Why this is correct
A hybrid cloud joins private cloud infrastructure with public cloud services, typically through secure connectivity, letting workloads move between them. This satisfies the stem by correctly defining the hybrid model's composition of both deployment types.
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