Virtualization and Cloud Computing CCT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which cloud deployment model is characterized by infrastructure that is shared by several organizations with common interests, such as a specific industry or compliance requirement?

   • AHybrid cloud
   • BCommunity cloud
   • CPublic cloud
   • DPrivate cloud
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2. 7application · medium

   A DevOps team wants to automatically provision and configure cloud resources (VMs, networks, and load balancers) using declarative templates that are version-controlled and repeatable. Which cloud architecture component is designed for this purpose?

   • AAutomation scripts
   • BRESTful APIs
   • COrchestration
   • DInfrastructure as Code (IaC) templates
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4. 8expert · hard

   A multinational company uses a public cloud SaaS application for HR management. The company operates in the EU and must comply with GDPR. The SaaS provider stores data in multiple regions, including outside the EU. The company's legal team is concerned about international data transfers. What is the MOST appropriate action?

   • AMove the application to a private cloud to avoid GDPR entirely
   • BEnsure the provider has appropriate safeguards for international data transfers, such as Standard Contractual Clauses
   • CRequire the provider to store all data only in an EU region
   • DStop using the SaaS application because public cloud cannot comply with GDPR
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is a VM escape attack?

   • AAn attack that floods a virtual machine with network traffic
   • BAn attack that steals credentials from a virtual machine's console
   • CAn attack that exploits a vulnerability to break out of a virtual machine and access the host or other VMs
   • DAn attack that deletes a virtual machine's snapshots
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6. 10expert · hard

   A company runs a critical database on a physical server. The IT team wants to virtualize it to improve resource utilization and enable easier backups. However, the database has very high I/O requirements, and the team is concerned about performance degradation. Which approach BEST addresses the performance concern?

   • ADisable the hypervisor's memory management features
   • BAllocate dedicated physical resources (CPU, memory, and storage) to the VM using passthrough
   • CUse storage virtualization to pool all disks into a single volume
   • DUse a Type 2 hypervisor to reduce overhead
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