Q. What does IaaS stand for in the context of cloud computing?

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Q. Which IT resource is a central component of a typical IaaS environment?

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Q. What does PaaS primarily rely on in terms of its environment?

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Q. Why would a cloud consumer invest in a PaaS environment?

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Q. What does a cloud consumer gain by working within a PaaS environment?

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Q. Which delivery model involves offering a software program as a shared cloud service?

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Q. What is a characteristic of a SaaS offering in terms of administrative control?

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Q. What is the natural provisioning hierarchy among the three base cloud delivery models?

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Q. How can IaaS and PaaS be combined in terms of architecture?

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Q. In a combined IaaS and PaaS architecture, why might a cloud provider lease an IaaS environment from a different provider?

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Q. What does the architectural view in below Figure illustrate?

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Q. Which of the following is not a reason for a cloud provider to lease an IaaS environment from another provider?

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Q. How can all three cloud delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) be combined to establish layers of IT resources?

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Q. What is a characteristic of the IaaS delivery model?

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Q. What is a key feature of the PaaS delivery model?

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Q. What does the SaaS delivery model involve?

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Q. What does the natural hierarchy established by the base cloud delivery models allow for?

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Q. What distinguishes a cloud deployment model primarily?

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Q. Which cloud deployment model is generally owned by a third-party cloud provider and is publicly accessible?

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Q. In a public cloud, who is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the cloud and its resources?

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