Mod 11 Cloud and Virtualization Security

Which of the following statements most accurately describes characteristics of cloud computing? Select two.

• They reduce the cost of CapEx by shifting them to OpEx.

• It provides peace of mind knowing exactly where your data resides.

• Computing resources can be increased or decreased quickly to meet changing demands.

• Increasing computing resources require minimal human interaction from service providers.

A potential client wants to migrate some of their services to the cloud but is concerned about failover capabilities. What will the sales engineer from the cloud provider most likely say to help ease the client's concern?

• The cloud company will reserve additional computing resources for immediate availability.

• The client can pay a little extra every month to ensure excess capacity can be provisioned.

• If there is a server failure, the client will be immediately contacted for further instructions.

• If there is a server failure, services will be moved to other servers at no additional cost.

You are a cloud sales engineer working with an institution that needs to comply with strict federal regulations to avoid being levied very hefty fines. What type of cloud offering are you most likely to recommend?

• A public cloud

• A hybrid cloud

• A private cloud

• A community cloud

On what type of cloud will her website most likely be hosted?

• A public cloud because the cloud services are available to everyone.

• A hybrid cloud because some elements need a higher degree of security.

• A private cloud to ensure all transactions use encryption and secure authentication.

• A community cloud because the rare items she sells have an exclusive community of followers.

Your company asks you to be the project lead in establishing a private cloud. Which of the following are most likely to be true? Select two.

• You expect your company to purchase and maintain all the required hardware and software.

• You will create a network with no connectivity to ensure a high degree of privacy and security.

• You will use a cloud provider with tight integration to ensure outside entities cannot connect.

• You will create a private network and isolate it from all the available cloud service providers.

• You will use proprietary software on dedicated servers and storage from a cloud provider.

From a computing location perspective, what type of model is assumed in this scenario?

• Fog

• Edge

• Cloud

This scenario relates to computing that is performed at or very near to the source of data (edge) instead of relying on the cloud or on-premises for processing. What type of computing is this?

• On-premises

• Edge

• Cloud

• Off-premises

A programming hobbyist uses a cloud provider to create an online app to back up his CD collection. As soon as he launches the app, it creates an online backup in the form of an ISO image, creates separate MP3 files for each song, and downloads them to a specific folder. What type of computing does this most likely resemble?

• On-premises

• Edge

• Cloud

• Fog

• Off-premises

A company is using resources on a server to host an application in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment. Which of the following best describes the type of architecture being employed?

• Serverless infrastructure

• Transit gateway

• Thick client

• Thin client

• SWG

Various departments in a large organization have been using computing and storage resources from AWS in an uncoordinated fashion. To manage their cloud resources more efficiently, they would like to adopt an approach that is more consolidated and streamlined. Which of the following would you recommend?

• Cloud-native microservices

• Transit gateway

• Direct-connect portal

• Secure web gateway