Cloud Characteristics, Delivery & Deployment Models

How many core characteristics are common to most cloud environments?

Multitenancy enables:

The automated ability of a cloud to transparently scale resources at runtime is:

Distributing redundant IT resources so processing can fail over if one becomes deficient is:

Which delivery model gives the consumer the HIGHEST level of control over configuration?

Microsoft 365 (a ready-to-use application) is an example of:

In the shared responsibility model, in which delivery model does the provider manage EVERYTHING?

Cloud deployment models are primarily distinguished by:

Which deployment model is owned by a single organization and offers the highest control?

A bank keeps sensitive core-banking on a tightly controlled private cloud but wants its public marketing website to absorb traffic spikes cheaply. Which deployment model best fits?

On-demand usage lets a consumer self-provision cloud resources.

Measured usage refers to tracking IT-resource usage (the basis for billing).

In a single-tenant environment, one instance serves multiple consumers.

IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS are the three widely established cloud delivery models.

PaaS provides a pre-configured, ready-to-use environment for developers.

As you move from IaaS toward SaaS, the customer manages more and the provider manages less.

A public cloud is generally the least secure deployment model because resources are shared publicly.

A private cloud requires no skilled staff and suits very large public user bases.

A community cloud limits access to a specific community of consumers.

A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a self-contained cloud hosted by a public cloud provider for a single consumer.

Match each cloud characteristic with its meaning.

Match each delivery model with what it provides.

Match each model with an example.

Match each deployment model with a defining trait.

Match each shared-responsibility case.