Practice Assessment Questions Flashcards
Which two attributes are characteristics of the private cloud deployment model?
Hardware must be purchased.
Company has complete control over physical resources and security.
(The company has complete control over physical resources and security.)
Describe cloud computing
In a private cloud, hardware must be purchased for start up and maintenance. In a private cloud, organizations control resources and security. Quick provisioning is a characteristic of the public cloud deployment model. Paying only for what is used is a characteristic of the public cloud deployment model.
What are two characteristics of the public cloud deployment model?
Servers and storage are owned/operated by a third-party cloud service provider.
(Servers and storage are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider.)
Services are offered over the internet and available to anyone who wants to purchase them.
(Services are offered over the internet and are available to anyone who wants to purchase them.)
Describe cloud computing
In a public cloud, services are offered over the internet and are available to anyone who wants to purchase them. A private cloud is limited to a single organization. Cloud resources, such as servers and storage, are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider and delivered over the internet. A private cloud consists of computing resources used exclusively by users from one business or organization.
Which two characteristics are common advantages of cloud computing?
geo-distribution
high availability
Describe cloud computing
Cloud-based apps can provide a continuous user experience with no apparent downtime, even when things go wrong. You can deploy apps and data to regional datacenters around the globe, thereby ensuring that your customers always have the best performance in their region. Apps in cloud computing can scale vertically and horizontally. In a public cloud model, you do not get physical access to servers, as they are managed by the cloud provider.
Why is cloud computing often less expensive than on-premises datacenters?
You are only billed for what you use.
Describe cloud computing
Renting compute and storage services and being billed for only what you use often lowers operating expenses. Depending on the service and the type of network bandwidth, charges can be incurred. Cloud service offerings often provide functionality that can be difficult or cost-prohibitive to deploy on-premises, especially for smaller organizations. Major cloud providers offer services around the world. Making it easy and relatively inexpensive to deploy services close to where your users reside.
[Answer choice] refers to upfront costs incurred one time, such as hardware purchases.
Capital expenditures
Describe cloud computing
Capital expenditures are one-time expenses that can be deducted over time. Operational expenditures are billed as you use services and do not have upfront costs.
Increasing compute capacity for an app by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine is called [answer choice].
vertical scaling
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
You scale vertically to increase compute capacity by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine. Scaling horizontally increases compute capacity by adding instances of resources, such as adding virtual machines to the configuration. Disaster recovery keeps data and other assets safe in the event of a disaster. High availability minimizes downtime when things go wrong.
Deploying and configuring cloud-based resources quickly as business requirements change is called [answer choice].
agility
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
Agility means that you can deploy and configure cloud-based resources quickly as app requirements change. Scalability means that you can add RAM, CPU, or entire virtual machines to a configuration. Elasticity means that you can configure cloud-based apps to take advantage of autoscaling, so apps always have the resources they need. High availability means that cloud-based apps can provide a continuous user experience with no apparent downtime, even when things go wrong.
What are cloud-based backup services, data replication, and geo-distribution features of?
a disaster recovery plan
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
Disaster recovery uses services, such as cloud-based backup, data replication, and geo-distribution, to keep data and code safe in the event of a disaster.
Increasing the capacity of an application by adding an additional virtual machine is called [answer choice].
horizontal scaling
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
Scaling horizontally increases compute capacity by adding instances of resources, such as adding virtual machines to the configuration. You scale vertically to increase compute capacity by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine. Agility refers to the ability to deploy new applications and services quickly. High availability minimizes downtime when things go wrong.
In a platform as a service (PaaS) model, which two components are the responsibility of the cloud service provider?
operating system
physical network
Describe cloud service types
In PaaS, the cloud provider is responsible for the operating system, physical datacenter, physical hosts, and physical network. In PaaS, the customer is responsible for accounts and identities.
Which type of cloud service model is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription
software as a service (SaaS)
Describe cloud service types
SaaS is software that is centrally hosted and managed for you and your users or customers. Usually, one version of the application is used for all customers, and it is licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. PaaS and IaaS use a consumption-based model, so you only pay for what you use.
What is the customer responsible for in a software as a service (SaaS) model?
data and access
Describe cloud service types
SaaS allows you to pay to use an existing application on hardware managed by a third party. You supply data and configure access. Customers are only responsible for storage in a private cloud. Customers are responsible for virtual machines and runtime in IaaS and the private cloud.
Which cloud service model is used by Microsoft Office 365?
software as a service (SaaS)
Describe cloud service types
SaaS allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the internet. Common examples are email, calendaring, and Office tools, such as Office 365.
Which type of cloud service are virtual networks?
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Describe cloud service types
IaaS helps you reduce the cost and complexity of maintaining a physical server and its datacenter infrastructure. Virtual networks are part of the IaaS cloud service.
[Answer choice] is the logical container used to combine and organize Azure resources.
a resource group
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Resources are combined into resource groups, which act as a logical container into which Azure resources like web apps, databases, and storage accounts, are deployed and managed.
[Answer choice] are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region.
Availability zones
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Availability zones are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region. Each availability zone is made up of one or more datacenters equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking.
What is an Azure Storage account named storage001 an example of?
a resource
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
A resource is a manageable item that is available through Azure. Virtual machines, storage accounts, web apps, databases, and virtual networks are examples of resources.
[Answer choice] is the deployment and management service for Azure.
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
ARM is the deployment and management service for Azure. It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in an Azure subscription. You use management features, such as access control, resource locks, and resource tags, to secure and organize resources after deployment.
Which Azure resource is a software emulation of a physical computer that includes a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources?
a virtual machine
Describe Azure compute and networking services
Virtual machines are software emulations of physical computers. They include a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources. Virtual machines host an operating system, and you can install and run software just like on a physical computer.
Which Azure compute service can you use to deploy and manage a set of identical virtual machines?
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Describe Azure compute and networking services
Virtual Machine Scale Sets are an Azure compute resource that you can use to deploy and manage and scale a set of identical virtual machines.
Which scenario is a use case for a VPN gateway?
connecting an on-premises datacenter to an Azure virtual network
Describe Azure compute and networking services
A VPN gateway is a type of virtual network gateway. Azure VPN Gateway instances are deployed to a dedicated subnet of a virtual network. You can use them to connect on-premises datacenters to virtual networks through a Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connection.
You need to allow resources on two different Azure virtual networks to communicate with each other.
What should you configure?
peering
Describe Azure compute and networking services
You can link virtual networks together by using virtual network peering. Peering enables resources in each virtual network to communicate with each other.
What are two services that allow you to run applications in containers?
Azure Container Instances (ACI)
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Describe Azure compute and networking services
Containers are a virtualization environment. Much like running multiple virtual machines on a single physical host, you can run multiple containers on a single physical or virtual host. Unlike virtual machines, you do not manage the operating system for a container.
Which storage service should you use to store thousands of files containing text and images?
Azure Blob storage
Describe Azure storage services
Azure Blob storage is an object storage solution that you can use to store massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.