Understand Cloud Computing Concepts CCSP Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31application · medium

   A company's employees work from various locations, including the office, home, and while traveling. They need to access the company's cloud-based applications and data from their laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The cloud provider ensures that its services are accessible over the internet using standard protocols and from a wide range of devices. Which cloud characteristic does this scenario primarily describe?

   • ABroad network access
   • BMeasured service
   • CResource pooling
   • DOn-demand self-service
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2. 32application · medium

   A mid-sized company wants to migrate its on-premises data center to the cloud but lacks the in-house expertise to design the architecture and execute the migration. They engage a consulting firm that specializes in cloud migrations. The firm designs the target architecture, performs the migration, and provides ongoing optimization services. What is the role of this consulting firm?

   • ACloud service broker
   • BRegulator
   • CCloud service customer
   • DCloud service partner
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4. 33foundation · easy

   Which benefit is directly enabled by measured service?

   • ACustomers are guaranteed the same performance regardless of usage.
   • BCustomers can use unlimited resources for a fixed fee.
   • CCustomers pay only for the resources they actually consume.
   • DCustomers do not need to monitor their own usage.
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5. 34expert · hard

   A company runs a batch processing workload that runs for 2 hours every night. The workload is CPU-intensive and requires 16 vCPUs. The company is evaluating two options: (1) running the workload on a dedicated VM that is always on, or (2) provisioning the VM only when the job starts and deprovisioning it when the job finishes. The company wants to minimize cost while ensuring the job completes on time. Which approach best balances cost and reliability?

   • AKeep the VM always on to guarantee availability and avoid any provisioning delays
   • BProvision a VM with 32 vCPUs to finish the job faster
   • CProvision the VM only when the job starts and deprovision it when it finishes, accepting the risk of provisioning delays
   • DUse a smaller VM with 8 vCPUs and let the job run longer
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6. 35foundation · easy

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

   • ATo provide the user interface for cloud services.
   • BTo provide scalable, durable, and accessible data persistence for cloud applications and services.
   • CTo provide the processing power for cloud applications.
   • DTo manage the network connections between cloud components.
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