1Z0-1085-26 Getting Started With Oci Practice Question
Which TWO characteristics apply to OCI Fault Domains? (Choose two.)
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
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They provide protection against unexpected hardware failures and maintenance events within an Availability Domain.
Fault domains protect against hardware/rack failures and are selected automatically if not specified.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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They are billing boundaries used to allocate cloud costs across different business units.
Why it's wrong here
Compartments and tags are used for billing and cost allocation.
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They require the user to manually configure top-of-rack network switches for each domain.
Why it's wrong here
Oracle manages all underlying physical networking and switch configurations.
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They provide protection against unexpected hardware failures and maintenance events within an Availability Domain.
Why this is correct
Fault domains isolate instances from localized rack and power failures.
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If you do not specify a Fault Domain when launching an instance, OCI automatically assigns one using a distribution algorithm.
Why this is correct
OCI automatically assigns fault domains to ensure even distribution if omitted.
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They span across multiple OCI regions to guarantee global high availability.
Why it's wrong here
Fault domains exist strictly within a single availability domain.
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