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Domain 1Objective 3
Evaluating Cloud Service Providers CSE Practice Questions (Page 8)
Part of the Cloud Computing and Security Fundamentals domain, which makes up ~12% of our current practice bank.
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Questions 36–40
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A company is comparing cloud providers for a batch processing workload that runs for 2 hours every night. They expect the workload to remain stable for the next 3 years. Which pricing model is most cost-effective?
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A company is evaluating two cloud providers for a real-time analytics application. Provider A has data centers in the same city as the company's headquarters. Provider B has data centers in a neighboring country. The application is sensitive to latency. What should the company consider?
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A company is evaluating a cloud provider that has ISO 27001 certification and a SOC 2 Type II report. However, the company's security team is concerned about the provider's incident response capabilities because the provider has not published any details about recent security incidents. The company's compliance officer wants to ensure that the provider can respond to incidents in a way that meets regulatory requirements. Which action is most appropriate?
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A healthcare company is evaluating a cloud provider for storing protected health information (PHI). The provider is HIPAA compliant and offers data centers in the US. The company also has customers in the EU and wants to use the same provider for EU customer data. What is the most critical compliance consideration?
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When evaluating a cloud service provider, which set of criteria is most commonly used to compare providers?
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