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Which of the following are the storage types associated with IaaS?

The correct answer is A. Volume and object. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) typically provides two main types of storage: volume storage, which acts like a hard drive for virtual machines, and object storage, used for scalable, unstructured data. These options give users granular control over their virtualized…

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

Question

Which of the following are the storage types associated with IaaS?

Options

  • AVolume and object
  • BVolume and label
  • CVolume and container
  • DObject and target

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    88% (23)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)

Why each option

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) typically provides two main types of storage: volume storage, which acts like a hard drive for virtual machines, and object storage, used for scalable, unstructured data. These options give users granular control over their virtualized infrastructure's storage.

AVolume and objectCorrect

In IaaS environments, users provision virtual machines which require block storage, commonly referred to as 'volumes,' similar to a traditional hard drive attached to a server. Additionally, IaaS platforms often include highly scalable 'object storage' services for unstructured data like images, videos, and backups, directly exposed to the infrastructure layer.

BVolume and label

'Label' is not a standard type of storage in IaaS; it might refer to metadata or tags but not a storage resource itself.

CVolume and container

'Container' refers to a method of packaging and running applications, not a fundamental storage type like volume or object storage.

DObject and target

'Target' is a term often associated with iSCSI or storage area networks (SANs), referring to the device being accessed, rather than a general type of storage offered as a service.

Concept tested: IaaS storage types

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction

Topics

#IaaS#Cloud Storage#Block Storage#Object Storage

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