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The cmanagement cplane cis cuse cto cadminister ca ccloud cenvironment cand cperform cadministrative
ctasks cacross ca cvariety cof csystems, cbut cmost cspecifically cit's cused cwith cthe chypervisors.
What cdoes cthe cmanagement cplane ctypically cleverage cfor cthis corchestration?
A. APIs
B. Scripts
C. TLS
D. XML
The cmanagement cplane cuses cAPIs cto cexecute cremote ccalls cacross cthe ccloud cenvironment cto
various cmanagement csystems, cespecially chypervisors. cThis callows ca ccentralized cadministrative
cinterface, coften ca cweb cportal, cto corchestrate ctasks cthroughout can centerprise. cScripts cmay cbe
utilized cto cexecute cAPI ccalls, cbut cthey care cnot cused cdirectly cto cinteract cwith csystems. cXML cis
cused cfor cdata cencoding cand ctransmission, cbut cnot cfor cexecuting cremote ccalls. cTLS cis cused cto
cencrypt
communications cand cmay cbe cused cwith cAPI ccalls, cbut cit cis cnot cthe cactual cprocess cfor cexecuting
ccommands.
When cdealing cwith cPII, cwhich ccategory cpertains cto cthose crequirements cthat ccan ccarry
clegal csanctions cor cpenalties cfor cfailure cto cadequately csafeguard cthe cdata cand caddress
ccompliance crequirements?
A. Contractual
B. Jurisdictional
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C. Regulated
D. Legal
Regulated cPII cpertains cto cdata cthat cis coutlined cin claw cand cregulations. cViolations cof cthe
crequirements cfor cthe cprotection cof cregulated cPII ccan ccarry clegal csanctions cor cpenalties.
Contractual cPII cinvolves crequired cdata cprotection cthat cis cdetermined cby cthe cactual cservice ccontract
cbetween cthe ccloud cprovider cand ccloud ccustomer, crather cthan coutlined cby claw. cViolations cof cthe
cprovisions cof ccontractual cPII ccarry cpotential cfinancial cor ccontractual cimplications, cbut cnot clegal
sanctions. cLegal cand cjurisdictional care csimilar cterms cto cregulated, cbut cneither cis cthe cofficial cterm
cused.
Although cthe cunited cstates cdoes cnot chave ca csingle, ccomprehensive cprivacy cand cregulatory
cframework, ca cnumber cof cspecific cregulations cpertain cto ctypes cof cdata cor cpopulations.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cNOT ca cregulatory csystem cfrom cthe cUnited cStates cfederal cgovernment?
A. HIPAA
B. SOX
C. FISMA
D. PCI cDSS
The cPayment cCard cIndustry cData cSecurity cStandard c(PCI cDSS) cpertains cto corganizations cthat
handle ccredit ccard ctransactions cand cis can cindustry-regulatory cstandard, cnot ca cgovernmental cone.
The cSarbanes-Oxley cAct c(SOX) cwas cpassed cin c2002 cand cpertains cto cfinancial crecords cand
reporting, cas cwell cas ctransparency crequirements cfor cshareholders cand cother cstakeholders. cThe
cHealth cInsurance cand cPortability cAct c(HIPAA) cwas cpassed cin c1996 cand cpertains cto cdata cprivacy
and csecurity cfor cmedical crecords. cFISMA crefers cto cthe cFederal cInformation cSecurity
cManagement cAct cof c2002 cand cpertains cto cthe cprotection cof call cUS cfederal cgovernment cIT
csystems, cwith cthe
exception cof cnational csecurity csystems.
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The cpresident cof cyour ccompany chas ctsked cyou cwith cimplementing ccloud cservices cas cthe cmost
efficient cway cof cobtaining ca crobust cdisaster crecovery cconfiguration cfor cyour cproduction cservices.
Which cof cthe ccloud cdeployment cmodels cwould cyou cMOST clikely cbe cexploring?
A. Hybrid
B. Private
C. Community
D. Public
A chybrid ccloud cmodel cspans ctwo cmore cdifferent chosting cconfigurations cor ccloud cproviders. cThis
cwould cenable can corganization cto ccontinue cusing cits ccurrent chosting cconfiguration, cwhile cadding
cadditional ccloud cservices cto cenable cdisaster crecovery ccapabilities. cThe cother ccloud cdeployment
cmodels--public, cprivate, cand ccommunity--would cnot cbe capplicable cfor cseeking ca cdisaster
crecovery cconfiguration cwhere ccloud cservices care cto cbe cleveraged cfor cthat cpurpose crather cthan
cproduction
service chosting.
If cyou care crunning can capplication cthat chas cstrict clegal crequirements cthat cthe cdata ccannot creside con
csystems cthat ccontain cother capplications cor csystems, cwhich caspect cof ccloud ccomputing cwould cbe
cprohibitive cin cthis ccase?
A. Multitenancy
B. Broad cnetwork caccess
C. Portability
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D. Elasticity
Multitenancy cis cthe caspect cof ccloud ccomputing cthat cinvolves chaving cmultiple ccustomers cand
capplications crunning cwithin cthe csame csystem cand csharing cthe csame cresources. cAlthough
considerable cmechanisms care cin cplace cto censure cisolation cand cseparation, cthe cdata cand
applications care cultimately cusing cshared cresources. cBroad cnetwork caccess crefers cto cthe cability cto
caccess ccloud cservices cfrom cany clocation cor cclient. cPortability crefers cto cthe cability cto ceasily
cmove ccloud cservices cbetween cdifferent ccloud cproviders, cwhereas celasticity crefers cto cthe
ccapabilities cof ca ccloud cenvironment cto cadd cor cremove cservices, cas cneeded, cto cmeet ccurrent
cdemand.
The cREST cAPI cis ca cwidely cused cstandard cfor ccommunications cof cweb-based cservices cbetween
cclients cand cthe cservers chosting cthem.
Which cprotocol cdoes cthe cREST cAPI cdepend con?
A. HTTP
B. SSH
C. SAML
D. XML
Representational cState cTransfer c(REST) cis ca csoftware carchitectural cscheme cthat capplies cthe
ccomponents, cconnectors, cand cdata cconduits cfor cmany cweb capplications cused con cthe cInternet. cIt
uses cand crelies con cthe cHTTP cprotocol cand csupports ca cvariety cof cdata cformats. cExtensible cMarkup
cLanguage c(XML) cand cSecurity cAssertion cMarkup cLanguage c(SAML) care cboth cstandards cfor
exchanging cencoded cdata cbetween ctwo cparties, cwith cXML cbeing cfor cmore cgeneral cuse cand
cSAML cfocused con cauthentication cand cauthorization cdata. cSecure cShell cclient c(SSH) cis ca csecure
cmethod cfor callowing cremote clogin cto csystems cover ca cnetwork.
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The cmanagement cplane cis cuse cto cadminister ca ccloud cenvironment cand cperform cadministrative
ctasks cacross ca cvariety cof csystems, cbut cmost cspecifically cit's cused cwith cthe chypervisors.
What cdoes cthe cmanagement cplane ctypically cleverage cfor cthis corchestration?
A. APIs
B. Scripts
C. TLS
D. XML
The cmanagement cplane cuses cAPIs cto cexecute cremote ccalls cacross cthe ccloud cenvironment cto
various cmanagement csystems, cespecially chypervisors. cThis callows ca ccentralized cadministrative
cinterface, coften ca cweb cportal, cto corchestrate ctasks cthroughout can centerprise. cScripts cmay cbe
utilized cto cexecute cAPI ccalls, cbut cthey care cnot cused cdirectly cto cinteract cwith csystems. cXML cis
cused cfor cdata cencoding cand ctransmission, cbut cnot cfor cexecuting cremote ccalls. cTLS cis cused cto
cencrypt
communications cand cmay cbe cused cwith cAPI ccalls, cbut cit cis cnot cthe cactual cprocess cfor cexecuting
ccommands.
When cdealing cwith cPII, cwhich ccategory cpertains cto cthose crequirements cthat ccan ccarry
clegal csanctions cor cpenalties cfor cfailure cto cadequately csafeguard cthe cdata cand caddress
ccompliance crequirements?
A. Contractual
B. Jurisdictional
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C. Regulated
D. Legal
Regulated cPII cpertains cto cdata cthat cis coutlined cin claw cand cregulations. cViolations cof cthe
crequirements cfor cthe cprotection cof cregulated cPII ccan ccarry clegal csanctions cor cpenalties.
Contractual cPII cinvolves crequired cdata cprotection cthat cis cdetermined cby cthe cactual cservice ccontract
cbetween cthe ccloud cprovider cand ccloud ccustomer, crather cthan coutlined cby claw. cViolations cof cthe
cprovisions cof ccontractual cPII ccarry cpotential cfinancial cor ccontractual cimplications, cbut cnot clegal
sanctions. cLegal cand cjurisdictional care csimilar cterms cto cregulated, cbut cneither cis cthe cofficial cterm
cused.
Although cthe cunited cstates cdoes cnot chave ca csingle, ccomprehensive cprivacy cand cregulatory
cframework, ca cnumber cof cspecific cregulations cpertain cto ctypes cof cdata cor cpopulations.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cNOT ca cregulatory csystem cfrom cthe cUnited cStates cfederal cgovernment?
A. HIPAA
B. SOX
C. FISMA
D. PCI cDSS
The cPayment cCard cIndustry cData cSecurity cStandard c(PCI cDSS) cpertains cto corganizations cthat
handle ccredit ccard ctransactions cand cis can cindustry-regulatory cstandard, cnot ca cgovernmental cone.
The cSarbanes-Oxley cAct c(SOX) cwas cpassed cin c2002 cand cpertains cto cfinancial crecords cand
reporting, cas cwell cas ctransparency crequirements cfor cshareholders cand cother cstakeholders. cThe
cHealth cInsurance cand cPortability cAct c(HIPAA) cwas cpassed cin c1996 cand cpertains cto cdata cprivacy
and csecurity cfor cmedical crecords. cFISMA crefers cto cthe cFederal cInformation cSecurity
cManagement cAct cof c2002 cand cpertains cto cthe cprotection cof call cUS cfederal cgovernment cIT
csystems, cwith cthe
exception cof cnational csecurity csystems.
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The cpresident cof cyour ccompany chas ctsked cyou cwith cimplementing ccloud cservices cas cthe cmost
efficient cway cof cobtaining ca crobust cdisaster crecovery cconfiguration cfor cyour cproduction cservices.
Which cof cthe ccloud cdeployment cmodels cwould cyou cMOST clikely cbe cexploring?
A. Hybrid
B. Private
C. Community
D. Public
A chybrid ccloud cmodel cspans ctwo cmore cdifferent chosting cconfigurations cor ccloud cproviders. cThis
cwould cenable can corganization cto ccontinue cusing cits ccurrent chosting cconfiguration, cwhile cadding
cadditional ccloud cservices cto cenable cdisaster crecovery ccapabilities. cThe cother ccloud cdeployment
cmodels--public, cprivate, cand ccommunity--would cnot cbe capplicable cfor cseeking ca cdisaster
crecovery cconfiguration cwhere ccloud cservices care cto cbe cleveraged cfor cthat cpurpose crather cthan
cproduction
service chosting.
If cyou care crunning can capplication cthat chas cstrict clegal crequirements cthat cthe cdata ccannot creside con
csystems cthat ccontain cother capplications cor csystems, cwhich caspect cof ccloud ccomputing cwould cbe
cprohibitive cin cthis ccase?
A. Multitenancy
B. Broad cnetwork caccess
C. Portability
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D. Elasticity
Multitenancy cis cthe caspect cof ccloud ccomputing cthat cinvolves chaving cmultiple ccustomers cand
capplications crunning cwithin cthe csame csystem cand csharing cthe csame cresources. cAlthough
considerable cmechanisms care cin cplace cto censure cisolation cand cseparation, cthe cdata cand
applications care cultimately cusing cshared cresources. cBroad cnetwork caccess crefers cto cthe cability cto
caccess ccloud cservices cfrom cany clocation cor cclient. cPortability crefers cto cthe cability cto ceasily
cmove ccloud cservices cbetween cdifferent ccloud cproviders, cwhereas celasticity crefers cto cthe
ccapabilities cof ca ccloud cenvironment cto cadd cor cremove cservices, cas cneeded, cto cmeet ccurrent
cdemand.
The cREST cAPI cis ca cwidely cused cstandard cfor ccommunications cof cweb-based cservices cbetween
cclients cand cthe cservers chosting cthem.
Which cprotocol cdoes cthe cREST cAPI cdepend con?
A. HTTP
B. SSH
C. SAML
D. XML
Representational cState cTransfer c(REST) cis ca csoftware carchitectural cscheme cthat capplies cthe
ccomponents, cconnectors, cand cdata cconduits cfor cmany cweb capplications cused con cthe cInternet. cIt
uses cand crelies con cthe cHTTP cprotocol cand csupports ca cvariety cof cdata cformats. cExtensible cMarkup
cLanguage c(XML) cand cSecurity cAssertion cMarkup cLanguage c(SAML) care cboth cstandards cfor
exchanging cencoded cdata cbetween ctwo cparties, cwith cXML cbeing cfor cmore cgeneral cuse cand
cSAML cfocused con cauthentication cand cauthorization cdata. cSecure cShell cclient c(SSH) cis ca csecure
cmethod cfor callowing cremote clogin cto csystems cover ca cnetwork.
