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AZ-900 · Question 11 · Domain 1.3: Describe Cloud Service Types
In an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model, what is the customer responsible for managing?
In an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model, what is the customer responsible for managing?
Answer options:
A.
The physical datacenter security and power.
B.
The physical network switches and hypervisor.
C.
The operating system, applications, and data.
D.
Only the application data and user access.
How to approach this question
Recall the shared responsibility model for IaaS. The customer has the most responsibility here compared to PaaS and SaaS.
Full Answer
C.The operating system, applications, and data.✓ Correct
The operating system, applications, and data.
In an IaaS model (like Azure Virtual Machines), the cloud provider manages the physical hardware, network, and hypervisor. The customer is responsible for everything above the hypervisor, including the operating system (patching/updates), middleware, applications, and data.
Common mistakes
Thinking the cloud provider manages the OS in an IaaS model.
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