CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
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?
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On-demand self-service
On-demand self-service enables automatic provisioning. Broad network access is about network availability, resource pooling is about multi-tenancy, rapid elasticity is about scaling.
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On-demand self-service
Why this is correct
On-demand self-service allows automatic provisioning without human interaction.
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Rapid elasticity
Why it's wrong here
Rapid elasticity is about scaling resources up and down.
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Broad network access
Why it's wrong here
Broad network access refers to availability over the network.
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Resource pooling
Why it's wrong here
Resource pooling is about sharing resources among multiple consumers.
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