Cloud Fundamentals Flashcards
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What is the purpose of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)?
Answer: Providing cloud-based identity and access management
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service, enabling users to sign in and access Microsoft 365, Azure, and thousands of SaaS applications.
What does 'fault tolerance' mean in the context of cloud computing?
Answer: The ability to continue operating correctly even when components fail
Fault tolerance is the ability of a system to continue functioning correctly and without interruption even when one or more of its components fail.
Which cloud computing concept ensures that resources are shared among multiple customers on the same physical hardware?
Answer: Multi-tenancy
Multi-tenancy is a cloud architecture where a single physical infrastructure serves multiple customers simultaneously, with logical isolation keeping their data separate.
What Azure feature allows you to estimate monthly costs before deploying resources?
Answer: Azure Pricing Calculator
The Azure Pricing Calculator lets you estimate monthly costs by selecting services, regions, and configurations before you commit to deploying resources.
What is the Shared Responsibility Model in cloud security?
Answer: Security responsibilities are divided between the provider and the customer based on service model
The Shared Responsibility Model divides security duties: the provider secures the infrastructure, while the customer is responsible for data, access management, and application security.
Which Azure service provides globally distributed caching to speed up content delivery to users?
Answer: Azure CDN
Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network) caches content at edge nodes globally, reducing latency by serving users from a location closer to them.