CompTIA Cloud+ Networking and Connectivity

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)?

Accepted Answer

To provide a logically isolated network environment in the cloud

Answer

To virtualize physical servers in a data center

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To create a backup copy of an on-premises network

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To enable multi-cloud connectivity between providers

Question 2

Which type of subnet in a VPC allows instances to communicate directly with the internet?

Accepted Answer

Public subnet

Answer

Private subnet

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Internal subnet

Answer

Isolated subnet

Question 3

What is the key difference between a Security Group and a Network ACL (NACL) in cloud networking?

Accepted Answer

Security Groups are stateful, while NACLs are stateless

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Security Groups operate at the subnet level, NACLs at the instance level

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Security Groups only support inbound rules, NACLs support both directions

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Security Groups are free while NACLs incur additional costs

Question 4

A company needs to distribute incoming web traffic across multiple cloud instances for high availability. Which service should they deploy?

Accepted Answer

Load Balancer

Answer

Auto Scaling Group

Answer

Content Delivery Network

Answer

DNS Round Robin only

Question 5

Which routing protocol is standard for exchanging routes between autonomous systems in hybrid cloud and internet environments?

Accepted Answer

BGP

Answer

OSPF

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RIP

Answer

EIGRP

Question 6

What is the purpose of a NAT Gateway in a cloud VPC?

Accepted Answer

To allow private subnet instances to reach the internet without exposing them publicly

Answer

To translate domain names to IP addresses for cloud instances

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To connect two VPCs together using private IP addresses

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To provide a dedicated private circuit from on-premises to the cloud

Question 7

Which cloud networking feature allows two VPCs to communicate using private IP addresses without traffic traversing the public internet?

Accepted Answer

VPC Peering

Answer

VPN Gateway

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Internet Gateway

Answer

Transit Gateway