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CV0-003 · Question #381
CV0-003 Question #381: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: Hardware is owned, hosted, and managed by a third party.. IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is defined by the cloud provider owning, hosting, and managing the physical hardware while the customer manages the OS and above.
Cloud Architecture and Design
Question
Which of the following is the BEST example of IaaS?
Options
- AHardware is owned by the user, and managed and hosted by the third party.
- BHardware and software is owned, hosted, and managed by the third party.
- CHardware is owned, hosted, and managed by a third party.
- DHardware is owned and managed by the user and hosted by a third party.
Explanation
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is defined by the cloud provider owning, hosting, and managing the physical hardware while the customer manages the OS and above.
Common mistakes.
- A. Hardware owned by the user but managed and hosted by a third party describes a co-location (colocation) arrangement, not IaaS, because the customer still owns the physical assets.
- B. When hardware and software are both owned, hosted, and managed entirely by the third party, that describes the SaaS (Software as a Service) model, not IaaS.
- D. Hardware owned and managed by the user but merely hosted by a third party describes a colocation or hosted infrastructure model where the customer retains physical ownership and management responsibility.
Concept tested. IaaS cloud service model definition and ownership
Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/design-principles/managed-services
Topics
#IaaS#cloud service models#cloud ownership#third-party hosting
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