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Cloud Security Questions

Practice questions for Cloud Security topic in Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Apprentice. 26 questions covering this domain.

26 questions6 easy12 medium8 hard
Q1
easy

A cloud environment is dedicated to one organization. Which deployment model fits?

Q2
hard

A SaaS provider operates the application, but the customer must configure users and protect sensitive data. Which model explains the customer's duties...

Q3
medium

A provider delivers networking capabilities as a cloud service. Which service model best matches the blueprint?

Q4
hard

A build pipeline needs secrets management, SAST, and dependency checks before release. Which broader practice is being applied?

Q5
easy

A cloud environment is offered over shared provider infrastructure to many customers. Which deployment model fits?

Q6
medium

A cloud provider secures underlying infrastructure while the customer secures data, identities, and configurations. Which model explains this split?

Q7
medium

A team rents virtual machines, storage, and networking while managing the operating system and applications. Which service model fits?

Q8
easy

An environment combines private resources with public cloud services. Which deployment model fits?

Q9
hard

A team needs consistent runtime packaging across development, testing, and production without shipping a full virtual machine. Which term best fits?

Q10
hard

A cloud-native application must scale one business capability without redeploying the whole application. Which architecture term best fits?

Q11
medium

A physical server runs multiple isolated compute environments. Which term best describes the enabling technology?

Q12
medium

A software-defined computer runs an operating system on virtualized hardware. Which term fits?

Q13
medium

A service is run on provider infrastructure rather than on the customer's own local hardware. Which term fits?

Q14
medium

An application and its dependencies are packaged into a lightweight portable unit. Which term fits?

Q15
medium

Two systems exchange requests through a defined programmatic interface. Which term fits?

Q16
hard

Security teams cannot rely on one fixed perimeter because workloads scale and move across cloud environments. Which approach addresses this?

Q17
easy

A user consumes a complete application delivered by a provider. Which service model fits?

Q18
easy

A cloud environment is shared by organizations with common requirements. Which deployment model fits?

Q19
hard

A business wants email and collaboration software fully operated by the provider while users consume it through a browser. Which service model fits?

Q20
medium

An application is built from small independently deployable services. Which term fits?

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