CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design 2

Question 1

A Type 1 hypervisor differs from a Type 2 hypervisor in which fundamental way?

Accepted Answer

Type 1 runs directly on host hardware; Type 2 runs on top of a host OS

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Type 1 runs on top of a host OS; Type 2 runs directly on hardware

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Type 1 supports only Linux VMs; Type 2 supports all operating systems

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Type 1 is used only in private clouds; Type 2 is used only in public clouds

Question 2

What is the primary security concern introduced by multitenancy in cloud computing environments?

Accepted Answer

Potential for data leakage or unauthorized access between co-located tenant workloads

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Difficulty in deploying applications across multiple instances

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Increased latency due to shared network bandwidth

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Inability to enforce encryption for individual tenants

Question 3

NIST SP 800-145 defines cloud computing with five essential characteristics, three service models, and how many deployment models?

Accepted Answer

Four

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Two

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Three

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Five

Question 4

Which NIST cloud computing characteristic describes the ability of cloud resources to be provisioned and released rapidly to scale elastically with demand?

Accepted Answer

Rapid elasticity

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Measured service

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Resource pooling

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Broad network access

Question 5

In a Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment, which area does the cloud customer retain primary responsibility for?

Accepted Answer

User identity, access management, and data stored in the application

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Application code and features

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Underlying database configuration

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Network and server infrastructure

Question 6

What is the key architectural difference between containers and virtual machines (VMs)?

Accepted Answer

Containers share the host OS kernel; VMs include a complete guest OS per instance

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Containers include a full OS per instance; VMs share the host OS kernel

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Containers require Type 1 hypervisors; VMs use Type 2 hypervisors only

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Containers are used only for stateless applications; VMs support only stateful workloads

Question 7

What does the term 'cloud bursting' describe in a hybrid cloud architecture?

Accepted Answer

The automatic overflow of workloads from a private cloud to a public cloud during demand spikes

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A DDoS attack targeting cloud infrastructure resources

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The process of permanently migrating all workloads to a public cloud

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A failure condition where cloud resource quotas become exhausted