10.4.7 Practice Questions Flashcards
Question 1.
Match Group A with Group B.
Group A:
-Allows cloud services to be shared by several organizations.
-Provides cloud services to a single organization.
-Provides cloud services to just about anyone.
-Integrates one cloud service with other cloud services.
Group B:
Private cloud
Community cloud
Public cloud
Hybrid cloud
Public cloud
Provides cloud services to just about anyone.
Private cloud
Provides cloud services to a single organization.
Community cloud
Allows cloud services to be shared by several organizations.
Hybrid cloud
Integrates one cloud service with other cloud services.
Question 2.
A group of small local businesses have joined together to share access to a cloud-based payment system.
Which type of cloud is MOST likely being implemented?
answer
Community
Hybrid
Incorrect answer:
Private
Public
Correct Answer:
Community
Question 3.
A company is considering moving its applications and data to the cloud. The company handles sensitive data and wants to maintain control over the security of its applications and data.
It is considering using an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model.
Which of the following is a key responsibility the company will need to manage in an IaaS model?
answer
Protection of operating systems when deployed
Cloud storage backup and recovery
Securing foundational elements of networking, such as DDoS protection
Physical security of the cloud infrastructure
Correct Answer:
Protection of operating systems when deployed
Question 4.
Which of the following BEST describes the platform as a service (PaaS) cloud computing service model?
answer:
-PaaS delivers everything a developer needs to build an application on the cloud infrastructure.
-PaaS delivers software applications to the client either over the internet or on a local area network (LAN).
-PaaS stores and provides data from a centralized location without the need for local collection and storage.
-PaaS delivers infrastructure to the client, such as processing, storage, networks, and virtualized
Correct Answer:
-PaaS delivers everything a developer needs to build an application on the cloud infrastructure.
Question 5.
Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client either over the internet or on a local area network?
answer:
PaaS
DaaS
SaaS
IaaS
Correct Answer:
SaaS
Question 6.
You are the security administrator for your organization. You have implemented a cloud service to provide features such as authentication, anti-malware, intrusion detection, and penetration testing.
Which cloud service have you MOST likely implemented?
answer
SECaaS
IaaS
PaaS
SaaS
Correct Answer:
SECaaS
Question 7.
Which of the following are true concerning virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)? (Select two.)
answer
-User desktop environments are provided by individual desktop systems instead of by remote servers.
-In the event of a widespread malware infection, the administrator can reimage user desktops by pushing an image out to each user desktop system over the network.
-User desktop environments are centrally hosted on servers instead of on individual desktop systems.
-In the event of a widespread malware infection, the administrator can quickly reimage all user desktops on a few central servers.
-Roaming profiles must be configured to allow mobile users to keep their same desktop environment across systems.
Correct Answer:
-User desktop environments are centrally hosted on servers instead of on individual desktop systems.
Correct Answer:
-In the event of a widespread malware infection, the administrator can quickly reimage all user desktops on a few central servers.
Question 8.
Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure are some of the most widely used cloud storage solutions for enterprises.
Which of the following factors prompt most companies to take advantage of cloud storage? (Select two.)
answer
Need to bring costs down
Growing demand for storage
Need for software as a service (SaaS) for managing enterprise applications
Need for platform as a service (PaaS) for developing applications
Need for a storage provider to manage access control
Correct Answer:
Need to bring costs down
Correct Answer:
Growing demand for storage
Question 9.
Which of the following cloud storage access services acts as a gatekeeper, extending an organization’s security policies into the cloud storage infrastructure?
answer
A cloud storage gateway
A web service application programming interface
A cloud-access security broker
A co-located cloud computer service
Correct Answer:
A cloud-access security broker
Question 10.
Cloud storage is a virtual service, so the infrastructure is the responsibility of the storage provider. Access control should be set as a local file system would be, with no need for the provider to have access to the stored data.
You are implementing the following measures to secure your cloud storage:
Verify that security controls are the same as in a physical data center.
Use data classification policies.
Assign information into categories that determine storage, handling, and access requirements.
Assign information classification based on information sensitivity and criticality.
Which of the following is another security measure you can implement?
answer
-Create versioned copies of your cloud data.
-Configure distributed resources to act as one in a federated architecture.
-Configure redundancy and distribution of data.
-Dispose of data when it is no longer needed by using specialized tools.
Correct Answer:
Dispose of data when it is no longer needed by using specialized tools.
