Cloud Computing Models and Shared Responsibility CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · medium

   A company is comparing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS for a new application. They have a large IT team with deep infrastructure expertise. They need maximum flexibility to customize the environment, including the operating system and networking. They also want to minimize vendor lock-in. Which model is most appropriate?

   • AOn-premises, because it offers the most control and is the only way to avoid vendor lock-in.
   • BIaaS, because it offers the most control and flexibility over the infrastructure.
   • CPaaS, because it reduces management overhead and is more flexible than IaaS.
   • DSaaS, because it requires no management and offers the most flexibility.
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2. 22application · medium

   A company needs to run a custom application with specific hardware requirements, such as GPU acceleration for machine learning workloads. They want to avoid purchasing and maintaining physical servers. Which cloud computing model is most appropriate?

   • APaaS, because it provides a managed platform that automatically includes GPU support.
   • BSaaS, because it provides ready-to-use machine learning applications.
   • COn-premises, because it is the only way to get GPU hardware.
   • DIaaS, because it provides virtual machines with specific hardware configurations like GPUs.
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4. 23application · medium

   A retail company wants to migrate its customer-facing web application to Google Cloud. The team has limited DevOps expertise and wants to focus on writing code, not managing servers or clusters. They expect steady traffic with occasional spikes during sales events. Which computing model best meets their needs?

   • ASaaS, because it offers a ready-to-use application that requires no development effort.
   • BOn-premises, because it offers the most control and avoids cloud vendor lock-in.
   • CPaaS, because it provides a managed runtime and built-in scaling, allowing the team to focus on application code.
   • DIaaS, because it gives the team full control over the virtual machines and network configuration.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   A small business wants to use a customer relationship management (CRM) tool without installing or maintaining any software. Which benefit of SaaS is most relevant?

   • AThe customer must provision and manage virtual machines
   • BThe customer is responsible for applying security patches to the application
   • CThe provider manages the entire application, including updates and infrastructure
   • DThe customer can customize the underlying operating system
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6. 25application · medium

   A company runs a web application on Google Compute Engine. They are responsible for applying security patches to the guest operating system. Which responsibility does this represent in the shared responsibility model?

   • AShared responsibility, because both provider and customer must patch the OS.
   • BCustomer responsibility, because the customer manages the guest OS in an IaaS model.
   • CProvider responsibility, because the provider manages all software above the hypervisor.
   • DProvider responsibility, because the provider owns the physical host and hypervisor.
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