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What to know about Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design

Cloud concepts questions usually test the service model (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) and deployment model (public/private/hybrid/community) appropriate for a given scenario.

IaaS, PaaS and SaaS responsibilities and examples.

Public, private, hybrid and community cloud deployment models.

On-premises vs cloud trade-offs: cost, control, scalability.

How cloud connectivity options (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute) work.

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Common Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design exam traps

▸IaaS gives you infrastructure control; SaaS gives you only the application.
▸Hybrid cloud combines on-premises and public cloud — not two public clouds.
▸Cloud does not automatically mean cheaper or more secure.
▸Management responsibility shifts with each service model (IaaS → PaaS → SaaS).

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Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design questions

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Question 1easymultiple choice

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A company requires that its cloud service provider offers a dedicated environment with no shared infrastructure. Which cloud deployment model should the company choose?

Trap 1: Public cloud

Public cloud is multi-tenant and shared.

Trap 2: Hybrid cloud

Hybrid cloud is a combination of deployment models.

Trap 3: Community cloud

Community cloud is shared among organizations with common interests.

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A
Public cloud
Why wrong: Public cloud is multi-tenant and shared.
B
Hybrid cloud
Why wrong: Hybrid cloud is a combination of deployment models.
C
Community cloud
Why wrong: Community cloud is shared among organizations with common interests.
D
Private cloud
Private cloud is dedicated to a single organization.

Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design practice questions

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Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design questions

A company requires that its cloud service provider offers a dedicated environment with no shared infrastructure. Which cloud deployment model should the company choose?

Which cloud service model provides the consumer with the ability to deploy and run custom applications using the provider's programming languages, libraries, and tools, but does not allow management of the underlying infrastructure?

A security auditor is reviewing a cloud provider's controls to ensure that customer data is appropriately isolated. Which design principle is most directly related to this requirement?

A company is adopting a hybrid cloud model to run sensitive workloads on-premises and less critical applications in the public cloud. Which security consideration is most critical for this environment?

Which cloud characteristic allows a consumer to automatically provision computing resources, such as server time and storage, as needed without requiring human interaction with the service provider?

A cloud customer is evaluating a provider's service level agreement (SLA) that guarantees 99.99% availability. What is the maximum allowable downtime per year (in minutes) before the SLA is violated?

Which of the following is a key benefit of using containers, such as Docker, in a cloud environment to achieve portability?

In the NIST SP 800-145 definition of cloud computing, which characteristic is described as the capability to rapidly and elastically provision and release resources, often automatically?

A company wants to avoid vendor lock-in when adopting cloud services. Which strategy is most effective for achieving portability?

In a public cloud IaaS environment, which of the following is the customer responsible for securing, according to the shared responsibility model?

A community cloud is best suited for which scenario?

Which audit report provides the most comprehensive assurance regarding a cloud provider's controls over a period of time, including controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy?

A cloud security architect is designing a multi-tenant SaaS application. Which TWO isolation mechanisms should be implemented to prevent data leakage between tenants?

An organization is migrating a legacy application to the cloud and wants to maximize elasticity. Which THREE characteristics should the application support to benefit from cloud elasticity?

A cloud provider offers a service with an SLA of 99.9% availability. Which TWO of the following are likely consequences if the provider fails to meet this SLA?

A company is considering moving its customer relationship management (CRM) system to the cloud. The CRM is accessed through a web browser and the provider handles all maintenance, security, and infrastructure. Which cloud service model is being used?

Which cloud characteristic allows a user to automatically provision computing resources without requiring human interaction with the service provider?

An organization wants to deploy a cloud environment where multiple separate agencies with common compliance requirements share the infrastructure, but each agency retains some control over their own resources. Which deployment model best fits this scenario?

In a public cloud IaaS model, which of the following security controls is the cloud customer primarily responsible for implementing?

A cloud provider guarantees 99.99% availability for a service. What is the maximum allowed downtime per year (rounded to nearest minute)?

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