SP Cloud and Virtualization Services

Question 1

What is 'Infrastructure as a Service' (IaaS) in a cloud service provider context?

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Providing virtualized computing, storage, and networking resources on demand

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Providing software applications over the internet

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Providing a development platform for applications

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Providing cybersecurity as an outsourced service

Question 2

In cloud services, what is the 'shared responsibility model'?

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A framework defining which security controls are the provider's responsibility versus the customer's

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Both provider and customer share equal billing for cloud resources

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A model where customers share access to each other's cloud environments

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A co-managed NOC arrangement

Question 3

What is 'auto-scaling' in a cloud service provider environment?

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Dynamically adding or removing compute resources in response to demand changes

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Automatically upgrading to larger server hardware

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Automatically renewing cloud service contracts

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Scaling security rules based on threat level

Question 4

What does 'PaaS' (Platform as a Service) provide to application developers?

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A managed platform with runtimes, databases, and middleware so developers focus only on writing code

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Physical servers for co-location

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Preconfigured desktop environments

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Hardware-level access to data center resources

Question 5

What is a 'hypervisor' in a virtualization context?

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Software that creates and manages virtual machines by abstracting physical hardware resources

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A high-performance network switch

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A cloud monitoring agent installed on VMs

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A specialized load balancer for cloud workloads

Question 6

What is 'cloud bursting' in a hybrid cloud architecture?

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Dynamically extending on-premises capacity into public cloud when local resources are exhausted

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Exceeding cloud storage quotas and triggering alerts

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A cloud security breach requiring immediate containment

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Load balancing within a single cloud region