What is the primary function of load balancing in a cloud environment?

To encrypt data between clients and servers

To distribute traffic across multiple servers to improve performance and availability

To provide a dedicated network connection

A startup has a small on-premises office and a cloud VPC. They need secure access to the VPC but have a limited budget. They are considering a VPN and a Direct Connect connection. Which factor should most influence their decision?

The need for consistent, low-latency performance versus the cost of a dedicated connection.

The number of users in the office.

The type of cloud services being accessed.

The cloud provider's DNS configuration.

What is the role of HTTPS in cloud services?

To translate domain names to IP addresses

To provide a dedicated network connection

To secure data transmission between clients and cloud services

To balance traffic across servers

A company needs a consistent, low-latency connection between its on-premises data center and a cloud provider, without relying on the public internet. Which networking option best meets this requirement?

A standard HTTPS connection to the cloud console

A site-to-site VPN over the public internet

A remote desktop session to a cloud VM

A Direct Connect service from the cloud provider

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Identify Cloud Networking Concepts. CLO-002 Practice Questions (Page 6)

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A cloud administrator wants to block unauthorized incoming traffic to a virtual network while allowing legitimate traffic. Which security component is used to control traffic based on rules?
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What is the primary function of load balancing in a cloud environment?
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28expert · hard
A startup has a small on-premises office and a cloud VPC. They need secure access to the VPC but have a limited budget. They are considering a VPN and a Direct Connect connection. Which factor should most influence their decision?
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What is the role of HTTPS in cloud services?
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A company needs a consistent, low-latency connection between its on-premises data center and a cloud provider, without relying on the public internet. Which networking option best meets this requirement?
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