AZ-900 Basic 2

Question 1

What is the primary benefit of cloud computing's 'elasticity'?

Accepted Answer

Resources scale up or down to match demand

Answer

Elasticity lets you automatically add or remove resources to match changing workload demand.

Question 2

Which cloud model gives you the MOST control over the underlying operating system?

Accepted Answer

IaaS

Answer

Infrastructure as a Service provides virtual machines where you manage the OS yourself.

Question 3

What does 'CapEx' refer to in cloud economics?

Accepted Answer

Upfront capital spending on physical assets

Answer

CapEx is the upfront capital expenditure on physical infrastructure like servers and data centers.

Question 4

Moving from CapEx to OpEx is a key financial advantage of which approach?

Accepted Answer

Cloud computing

Answer

Cloud computing shifts spending from upfront capital to consumption-based operating expenses.

Question 5

Which characteristic describes the ability to quickly provision resources on demand?

Accepted Answer

Agility

Answer

Agility is the ability to rapidly provision and deprovision cloud resources as needed.

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