- A
High availability
Why wrong: High availability typically refers to redundancy within a single provider, not across different providers.
- B
Cloud federation
Cloud federation enables interoperability between different cloud providers, allowing data to be replicated and accessed across them.
- C
Load balancing
Why wrong: Load balancing distributes workload across resources but does not provide data redundancy across providers.
- D
Disaster recovery plan
Why wrong: A disaster recovery plan outlines procedures, but cloud federation is the technical implementation for multi-provider failover.
Question 300 of 750
Cloud Federation for Multi-Provider Redundancy
This 220-1202 practice question tests your understanding of virtualization and cloud technologies. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A technician is configuring a cloud-based backup solution for a company's critical data. The company wants to ensure that if the primary cloud provider experiences an outage, the data remains accessible from another provider. Which concept should the technician implement?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue:
"primary"Why it matters: Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
Quick Answer
The answer is cloud federation, the correct choice because it specifically enables multi-provider redundancy by allowing different cloud providers to share authentication, data, and resources, so if the primary provider fails, another can seamlessly take over. This goes beyond general high availability, which often works within a single provider, and directly addresses the need for inter-provider failover. On the CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 exam, this concept tests your understanding of how to architect resilient cloud backups; a common trap is confusing it with load balancing, which distributes traffic but doesn’t guarantee data access during a provider outage, or disaster recovery, which is a broader plan rather than a specific technology. Remember the memory tip: “Federation = Friends across providers,” meaning multiple clouds federate to back each other up, ensuring your data survives any single provider’s downtime.
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
✓
Cloud federation
Cloud federation enables the interconnection of multiple cloud providers' environments, allowing data and resources to be shared across them. By implementing cloud federation, the technician can replicate critical data to a secondary provider, ensuring that if the primary provider experiences an outage, the data remains accessible from the federated provider. This directly addresses the requirement for cross-provider data accessibility during a provider outage.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
High availability
Why it's wrong here
High availability typically refers to redundancy within a single provider, not across different providers.
- ✓
Cloud federation
Why this is correct
Cloud federation enables interoperability between different cloud providers, allowing data to be replicated and accessed across them.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "primary" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Load balancing
Why it's wrong here
Load balancing distributes workload across resources but does not provide data redundancy across providers.
- ✗
Disaster recovery plan
Why it's wrong here
A disaster recovery plan outlines procedures, but cloud federation is the technical implementation for multi-provider failover.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
CompTIA A+ often tests the distinction between high availability (which keeps services running within a single provider) and cloud federation (which ensures data accessibility across providers), leading candidates to mistakenly choose high availability when the question explicitly requires cross-provider access.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Cloud federation relies on standards such as SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) or OAuth for identity federation and often uses APIs or data replication mechanisms (e.g., rsync, cloud-to-cloud backup tools) to synchronize data between providers. In a real-world scenario, a company might use AWS as the primary provider and Azure as the federated secondary, with data replicated via a tool like AWS DataSync or a third-party solution, ensuring that if AWS suffers a regional outage, the data is still accessible from Azure without manual intervention. The key subtlety is that federation requires pre-configured trust relationships and consistent data synchronization to maintain accessibility.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A practitioner preparing for the 220-1202 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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What does this 220-1202 question test?
Virtualization and Cloud Technologies — This question tests Virtualization and Cloud Technologies — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Cloud federation — Cloud federation enables the interconnection of multiple cloud providers' environments, allowing data and resources to be shared across them. By implementing cloud federation, the technician can replicate critical data to a secondary provider, ensuring that if the primary provider experiences an outage, the data remains accessible from the federated provider. This directly addresses the requirement for cross-provider data accessibility during a provider outage.
What should I do if I get this 220-1202 question wrong?
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Are there clue words in this question I should notice?
Yes — watch for: "primary". Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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