Question 1easymultiple choice
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A company uses a cloud service where administrators can add or remove virtual machine instances through a web portal without contacting the provider. The provider bills only for the exact resources consumed. Which cloud computing characteristic does this scenario best demonstrate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Distractor review
Rapid elasticity
Rapid elasticity refers to the ability to scale resources up or down automatically. While the scenario mentions adding/removing VMs, the key aspect is self-provisioning without provider contact, not automatic scaling.
B
Best answer
On-demand self-service
The ability to provision and de-provision VMs via a web portal without interacting with the provider exemplifies on-demand self-service. Combined with consumption-based billing, this is the primary characteristic demonstrated.
C
Distractor review
Measured service
Measured service is about metering and billing based on usage, which is present, but the scenario focuses on the self-provisioning capability. Measured service alone does not imply self-service.
D
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Resource pooling
Resource pooling means the provider’s resources are shared among multiple customers. The scenario does not mention multi-tenancy or physical resource sharing.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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FAQ
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What does this MS-900 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: On-demand self-service — On-demand self-service allows users to provision compute capabilities without requiring human interaction with the service provider. Measured service refers to metering resource usage; rapid elasticity is about scaling; resource pooling is about multi-tenancy. The combination of self-provisioning and usage-based billing points primarily to on-demand self-service.
What should I do if I get this MS-900 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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