A company is comparing virtual machines and containers for deploying a set of stateless web services. They have a limited number of physical servers and want to maximize the number of services that can run per server. Which approach is more suitable and why?

Containers, because they share the host OS kernel and use fewer resources

Virtual machines, because they are easier to manage

Virtual machines, because they provide stronger isolation

Containers, because they are more secure than virtual machines

Which of the following is an essential characteristic of cloud computing as defined by NIST?

Dedicated physical servers for each customer

Mandatory on-premises deployment

A multinational corporation must keep customer data within the European Union due to GDPR. They also have unpredictable spikes in demand and want to avoid large capital expenditures. They are considering a public cloud provider that has a region in the EU. Which additional consideration is most important to ensure compliance?

Use a private cloud in an EU data center

Ensure the provider offers data residency guarantees and contractual commitments for EU data storage

Choose a community cloud with other EU companies

A startup wants to deploy a web application without managing servers or operating systems, but they need full control over the application code and configuration. Which cloud service model best fits this need?

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

A company runs a stateful application in Kubernetes using persistent volumes. They need to ensure that if a pod fails, it is rescheduled to another node and the data remains available. They also need to minimize downtime. Which approach should they take?

Use a DaemonSet with local storage

Use a StatefulSet with a persistent volume that is replicated across nodes

Use a Deployment with ephemeral storage

Use a Job with a persistent volume

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A company is comparing virtual machines and containers for deploying a set of stateless web services. They have a limited number of physical servers and want to maximize the number of services that can run per server. Which approach is more suitable and why?
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Which of the following is an essential characteristic of cloud computing as defined by NIST?
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8expert · hard
A multinational corporation must keep customer data within the European Union due to GDPR. They also have unpredictable spikes in demand and want to avoid large capital expenditures. They are considering a public cloud provider that has a region in the EU. Which additional consideration is most important to ensure compliance?
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9foundation · easy
A startup wants to deploy a web application without managing servers or operating systems, but they need full control over the application code and configuration. Which cloud service model best fits this need?
Select an answer first
10expert · hard
A company runs a stateful application in Kubernetes using persistent volumes. They need to ensure that if a pod fails, it is rescheduled to another node and the data remains available. They also need to minimize downtime. Which approach should they take?
Select an answer first

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