Cloud Computing Models and Shared Responsibility CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the division of responsibility in a SaaS model?

   • AThe customer manages the application and the provider manages the infrastructure
   • BThe provider is responsible for everything, including the customer's data
   • CThe customer is responsible for the application and the provider for the infrastructure
   • DThe provider manages the application and infrastructure, while the customer manages data and access
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which statement correctly compares the level of customer management responsibility across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?

   • ASaaS requires the least customer management, followed by PaaS, then IaaS
   • BAll three models require the same level of customer management
   • CIaaS requires the least customer management, followed by PaaS, then SaaS
   • DPaaS requires the most customer management, followed by IaaS, then SaaS
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What is a key tradeoff of using IaaS compared with PaaS?

   • AIaaS offers less control over the infrastructure
   • BIaaS is only available on-premises
   • CIaaS requires more administrative effort to manage the OS and middleware
   • DIaaS does not allow scaling of resources
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5. 4foundation · easy

   A company wants to use a cloud offering where the provider supplies the underlying infrastructure—servers, storage, and networking—but the customer installs and manages the operating system and applications. Which cloud computing model does this describe?

   • AInfrastructure as a service (IaaS)
   • BFunction as a service (FaaS)
   • CPlatform as a service (PaaS)
   • DSoftware as a service (SaaS)
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is a common tradeoff of using SaaS?

   • AThe customer is responsible for updating the application
   • BThe customer has full control over the application's source code
   • CThe customer must manage the underlying servers
   • DThe customer has limited ability to customize the application beyond vendor-provided options
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