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AZ-900 · Question 05 · Domain 1.2: Benefits of Cloud Services
Which financial model allows a company to pay only for the computing resources they use, rather than buying physical servers upfront?
Which financial model allows a company to pay only for the computing resources they use, rather than buying physical servers upfront?
Answer options:
A.
Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
B.
Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
C.
Fixed Cost Model
D.
Depreciation Model
How to approach this question
Identify the financial term associated with pay-as-you-go cloud services.
Full Answer
B.Operational Expenditure (OpEx)✓ Correct
Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
Cloud computing shifts IT spending from Capital Expenditure (CapEx - buying servers) to Operational Expenditure (OpEx - paying for what you consume monthly).
Common mistakes
Reversing CapEx and OpEx definitions.
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