Which tool is commonly used for cloud orchestration?

A spreadsheet application for tracking resources.

Kubernetes, which automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

A firewall for network security.

A backup service for data protection.

What is the role of database services as a building block in cloud computing?

To provide managed data storage and retrieval capabilities for applications.

To provide the user interface for cloud management.

To provide the compute power for running applications.

To provide the network connectivity between services.

Which action is an example of a regulator's involvement in cloud computing?

Setting the price of cloud services.

Developing the hypervisor software used to virtualize servers.

Issuing fines to a cloud provider for failing to protect customer data in accordance with privacy laws.

Migrating a customer's data to a new cloud provider.

How does virtualization enable resource sharing and isolation in cloud computing?

By providing a physical server for each customer.

By abstracting physical hardware into multiple virtual instances that can run independently and securely on the same physical machine.

By eliminating the need for an operating system in virtual machines.

By requiring each virtual machine to have its own dedicated physical CPU and memory.

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Domain 1Objective 1

Understand Cloud Computing Concepts CCSP Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design domain, which accounts for 17% of the CCSP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~12–20 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 52 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

52questions here

11free pages

17concepts

17%of the exam

17 Concepts in This Objective

Cloud computing definitions
Cloud service customer role
Cloud Service Provider (CSP) role
Cloud service partner role
Cloud service broker role
Regulator role in cloud
On-demand self-service
Broad network access
Multi-tenancy
Rapid elasticity and scalability
Resource pooling
Measured service
Virtualization as a building block
Storage as a building block
Networking as a building block
Databases as a building block
Orchestration as a building block

Questions 26–30

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A company uses a cloud provider's object storage service. At the end of each month, the provider generates a detailed report showing the exact amount of storage used, the number of API requests, and the amount of data transferred. The company is billed based on these metrics. This automatic monitoring and reporting of resource usage is an example of which cloud characteristic?
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Which action is an example of a regulator's involvement in cloud computing?
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