Architecture Models SY0-701 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   How does an Industrial Control System (ICS) typically differ from a standard IT system in terms of security priorities?

   • AICS prioritizes availability and safety over confidentiality.
   • BICS does not require any security controls.
   • CICS has the same security priorities as standard IT systems.
   • DICS prioritizes confidentiality over availability.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a common component of an on-premises architecture?

   • AA hypervisor provided by a cloud service provider
   • BA local area network (LAN) connecting servers and workstations
   • CA managed database service
   • DA virtual private cloud (VPC)
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key difference between on-premises and cloud architectures?

   • AOn-premises requires a capital investment in hardware, while cloud typically uses operational expenditure.
   • BCloud architectures are always less secure than on-premises.
   • CCloud architectures require the organization to manage the physical servers.
   • DOn-premises architectures cannot be virtualized.
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5. 9application · medium

   A company's operations team currently provisions servers by manually installing the OS and configuring settings. This process is slow and has led to inconsistencies between environments. The company wants to improve speed and consistency while also enabling rollback of changes. Which approach best meets these goals?

   • AHire additional staff to speed up manual provisioning.
   • BUse a configuration management tool only for new servers, leaving existing servers unchanged.
   • CUse infrastructure as code to define server configurations in version-controlled templates.
   • DCreate a detailed runbook for manual provisioning.
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6. 10expert · hard

   A city deploys IoT-enabled traffic lights that connect to a central management system. The lights have limited processing power and cannot run security software. The city wants to ensure that only authorized devices can send commands to the lights and that the data is protected. Which combination of controls is most effective?

   • AImplement mutual authentication using certificates and encrypt all traffic.
   • BUse a cloud-based management system with a strong password for the admin account.
   • CPlace the lights on a separate network and use MAC address filtering.
   • DUse a VPN for all traffic and rely on the central system's firewall.
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