What is a characteristic of the National Institute Standards and Technology (NIST) defined cloud computing model?

The correct answer is B. enables on-demand network services. Cloud computing is not a location but rather a pool of resources that can be rapidly provisioned in an automated, on-demand manner.

Submitted by jordan8· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Security

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Options

Arequires the use of only one cloud service provider
Benables on-demand network services
Crequires the use of two or more cloud service providers
Ddefines any network service

How the community answered

(32 responses)

A
3% (1)
B
94% (30)
C
3% (1)

Explanation

Cloud computing is not a location but rather a pool of resources that can be rapidly provisioned in an automated, on-demand manner.

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#NIST Cloud Computing#Cloud Characteristics#On-demand Self-service

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