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SY0-501 · Question #117

Which of the following types of cloud Infrastructures would allow several organizations with similar structures and interests to realize shared storage and resources?

The correct answer is D. Community. A community cloud infrastructure is designed to be shared by multiple organizations that have similar structures, interests, or shared concerns, enabling them to pool resources like storage. This model allows for the realization of shared benefits while meeting specific…

Submitted by mike_84· Mar 4, 2026Security architecture

Question

Which of the following types of cloud Infrastructures would allow several organizations with similar structures and interests to realize shared storage and resources?

Options

  • APrivate
  • BHybrid
  • CPublic
  • DCommunity

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    15% (5)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    74% (25)

Why each option

A community cloud infrastructure is designed to be shared by multiple organizations that have similar structures, interests, or shared concerns, enabling them to pool resources like storage. This model allows for the realization of shared benefits while meeting specific industry or regulatory requirements.

APrivate

A private cloud is exclusively used by a single organization, not several organizations.

BHybrid

A hybrid cloud combines two or more distinct cloud infrastructures, but its primary characteristic is not sharing among several organizations with similar interests.

CPublic

A public cloud is available to the general public and shared by many unrelated organizations, lacking the specific commonality of interests described.

DCommunityCorrect

A community cloud is provisioned for exclusive use by a specific community of consumers from organizations that have shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations), directly aligning with the description of several organizations with similar structures and interests sharing resources.

Concept tested: Cloud deployment models, community cloud characteristics

Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-145.pdf

Topics

#community cloud#cloud deployment models#shared infrastructure#cloud computing

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