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350-701 · Question #622

Which two aspects of the IaaS cloud service model are managed by the service provider? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. physical network D. hypervisors. In the IaaS cloud service model, the service provider is responsible for managing the physical network infrastructure and the hypervisors that host virtual machines.

Submitted by jordan8· Mar 30, 2026Cloud Security

Question

Which two aspects of the IaaS cloud service model are managed by the service provider? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Avirtual machines
  • Bphysical network
  • Capplications
  • Dhypervisors
  • Evirtual network

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • B
    85% (17)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • E
    10% (2)

Why each option

In the IaaS cloud service model, the service provider is responsible for managing the physical network infrastructure and the hypervisors that host virtual machines.

Avirtual machines

Virtual machines (VMs) themselves are provisioned and largely managed (OS, applications, configurations) by the customer in an IaaS model, although the provider provisions the underlying compute capacity.

Bphysical networkCorrect

The physical network, encompassing cabling, switches, and routers, constitutes the foundational infrastructure managed entirely by the cloud service provider in an IaaS model.

Capplications

Applications running on the virtual machines are entirely the responsibility of the customer in the IaaS model, as they control the operating system and software stack.

DhypervisorsCorrect

Hypervisors are the virtualization layer software that runs directly on physical hardware to create and manage virtual machines, and they are a core component of the infrastructure managed by the cloud service provider in IaaS.

Evirtual network

While the physical network is managed by the provider, the configuration and management of the virtual network (e.g., virtual subnets, routing tables within the customer's tenant) are typically managed by the customer in an IaaS model.

Concept tested: IaaS shared responsibility model

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/shared-responsibility

Topics

#IaaS#cloud service model#shared responsibility#provider-managed resources

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