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GCDL Practice Question: An architect proposes using a 'private cloud'…
This GCDL practice question tests your understanding of an architect proposes using a 'private cloud'…. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. 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.
An architect proposes using a 'private cloud' deployment model for a company that wants cloud-like capabilities but is prohibited from using public cloud due to data residency regulations. What is a key advantage of private cloud compared to public cloud, and what is a significant trade-off?
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Why each option matters
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A
Distractor review
Advantage: private cloud services are managed by the cloud provider, reducing operational burden. Trade-off: customers cannot customize private cloud configurations
This describes a managed public or hosted cloud service, not private cloud. Private cloud's defining characteristic is that the organization owns and operates its own infrastructure — the opposite of provider-managed.
B
Distractor review
Advantage: private cloud is always cheaper than public cloud. Trade-off: private cloud provides less storage capacity
Private cloud is rarely cheaper than public cloud at equivalent scale. The opposite is usually true — without global scale economics, private cloud costs more per unit. Storage capacity can match requirements with sufficient investment.
C
Best answer
Advantage: full control over data residency, security posture, and compliance configuration. Trade-off: organization bears full cost of infrastructure, loses public cloud's scale economics, and has limited elasticity compared to public cloud's vast resource pools
This captures both sides accurately. Private cloud satisfies regulatory requirements for data control and residency. But the organization must fund all infrastructure, skilled operations staff, and hardware refresh — at costs that rarely match public cloud's shared-scale economics. Elasticity is limited to what the organization has built, not global resource pools.
D
Distractor review
Advantage: private cloud provides automatic scaling to unlimited capacity. Trade-off: private cloud requires purchasing hardware every time capacity is needed
Unlimited automatic scaling is a public cloud characteristic. Private cloud has a fixed capacity ceiling determined by the infrastructure installed. This option describes the trade-off as an advantage and vice versa.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- 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.
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Question 1
A traditional retailer currently maintains its own data centers, purchasing servers every 3–5 years and paying for facilities, power, and staff regardless of demand. When it migrates its workloads to the public cloud, which change in cost model does it experience?
Question 2
An e-commerce company plans its infrastructure for peak shopping events (e.g., Black Friday) which drive 50× normal traffic. On-premises, they must maintain 50× capacity year-round. In the cloud, they provision 50× capacity only during peak periods. Which cloud characteristic enables this cost optimization?
Question 3
Which term describes the process by which organizations integrate digital technology into all areas of their business, fundamentally changing how they operate and deliver value to customers?
Question 4
When a company moves from maintaining its own data center to using Google Cloud, which operational responsibility does Google assume that the company previously managed?
Question 5
A hospital runs a patient records system that must remain on-premises due to strict regulatory data residency requirements. However, they also want to use cloud-based AI for diagnostic imaging analysis. Which cloud deployment model best describes their architecture?
Question 6
What is virtualization in the context of cloud computing, and why is it fundamental to how cloud providers deliver services?
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What does this GCDL question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Advantage: full control over data residency, security posture, and compliance configuration. Trade-off: organization bears full cost of infrastructure, loses public cloud's scale economics, and has limited elasticity compared to public cloud's vast resource pools — Private cloud provides cloud-like capabilities (self-service, automation, elasticity) on infrastructure entirely controlled by or dedicated to the organization — satisfying data residency and control requirements. The trade-off is that private cloud loses the scale economics of public cloud: the cost of building and operating private cloud infrastructure is borne entirely by the organization, and the resource pool cannot match the scale of public cloud providers.
What should I do if I get this GCDL question wrong?
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