Cloud Concepts
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Cloud Concepts: example questions & answers
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What is the AWS definition of cloud computing?
- AHosting servers in a third-party data center
- BOn-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing✓
- CRenting physical hardware from a cloud provider
- DStoring data on remote hard drives that are accessed over a network from a fixed pool of capacity bought in advance
Answer: AWS defines cloud computing as the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing, eliminating the need to manage physical hardware.
Which cloud deployment model runs infrastructure exclusively on-premises using cloud technologies?
- APrivate cloud✓
- BPublic cloud
- CCommunity cloud
- DHybrid cloud
Answer: A private cloud deployment runs cloud infrastructure exclusively for a single organization, either on-premises or hosted by a third party, not shared with other organizations.
Which of the following is a key advantage of cloud computing over traditional on-premises infrastructure?
- ATrade capital expense for variable expense✓
- BCloud workloads run without any internet connectivity so no network link to the provider is needed
- CA guaranteed 100% uptime service level agreement on every AWS service with no possibility of failure
- DUnlimited storage capacity supplied free of charge
Answer: A key advantage of cloud computing is the ability to trade large upfront capital expenses (CapEx) for variable operational expenses (OpEx), paying only for what you consume.