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What are two benefits of cloud computing? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

The correct answer is A. enables the rapid provisioning of resources D. shifts capital expenditures (CAPEX) to operating expenditures (OPEX). Azure allows you to build, deploy, and manage apps more quickly and easily without having to buy and/or maintain the underlying infrastructure. Azure provides flexibility between CapEx and OpEx Capital expenditures generate benefits over a long period. These expenditures are gene

Submitted by takeshi77· Mar 5, 2026Describe Cloud Concepts

Question

What are two benefits of cloud computing? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options

  • Aenables the rapid provisioning of resources
  • Bhas increased administrative complexity
  • Chas the same configuration options as on-premises
  • Dshifts capital expenditures (CAPEX) to operating expenditures (OPEX)

How the community answered

(51 responses)
  • A
    92% (47)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    6% (3)

Explanation

Azure allows you to build, deploy, and manage apps more quickly and easily without having to buy and/or maintain the underlying infrastructure. Azure provides flexibility between CapEx and OpEx Capital expenditures generate benefits over a long period. These expenditures are generally nonrecurring and result in the acquisition of permanent assets. Building an application could qualify as a capital expenditure. Example, Azure Reserved Instances (Azure RI) help Azure's most active customers save on long- term VM usage reserving VMs in advance at a discounted price by committing to a one or three-year benefits. Operating expenditures are ongoing costs of doing business. Consuming cloud services in a pay- as-you-go model could qualify as an operating expenditure. Example, you pay for a service or product as you use it i.e. pay-as-you-go pricing.

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