CSR 301 Exam Questions 162 Questions And
Correct Answers. 2025/2026. 100% Correct.
Which technology is generally required to build resource pools?
Virtualization
CPUs and memory
The Internet
VLans
Virtualization
What is the key difference between traditional virtualization and cloud?
Hypervisors
Commerical virtualization software
Orchestration
Abstraction
Orchestration
Which of the following is not a key potential benefit of cloud computing:
Agility
Resiliency
Compliance
Economics
Compliance
What business benefit(s) was Amazon attempting to realize when they
created their internal cloud computing program? Select all that apply.
Faster time to deploy developer resources
Build a world-class public cloud computing platform
Better match real-time capacity to fluctuating demand
Bear Microsoft
A and C
Resource pools permanently assign resources to a user.
True
False
False
Cloud computing supports scaling up of required resources, but not scaling down.
True
False
False
Which of the following appear in both the NIST and ISO/IEC cloud
computing definitions? Select all that apply.
Network access
,On-demand
Self Service
Resource pools
Rapid provisioning
All of the above
All of the above
Services scaling out and scaling in quickly are an example of which essential
characteristic of cloud.
Resource Pooling
On-Demand Self Service
Rapid Elasticity
Measured Service
Broad Network Access
Rapid Elasticity
Which of the following is not an emergent property of resource pooling?
Govermance
Isolation
Segmentation
Broad Network Access
Broad Network Access
Which service model would a cloud database be considered?
Storage as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service is always built on top of Platform as a Service which is always built on
Infrastructure as a Service.
True
False
False
Which of the following is most likely to be considered laaS:
A container registry
A cloud message queue
The cloud's management console
A virtual machine
A virtual machine
In laaS, individual virtual machines use which kind of storage?
VSTOR-based hardware
A database platform
, The local hard drivers on the servers
Virtual volumes from a storage pool
Virtual volumes from a storage pool
Platform as a Service abstracts application platforms and platform components from underlying
resources, and can be built on top of laaS.
True
False
True
Which of the following is not required to be considered SaaS?
Underlying physical hardware
Customer management of the underlying resources
The essential characteristics
A complete application
Customer management of the underlying resources
If an organization uses a Community Cloud Deployment Model, some portion of the physical
infrastructure MUST be on-premises with one of the community members.
True
False
False
If an organization employs the technique of cloud bursting, which cloud
deployment model are they utilizing?
Proprietary
Multi-Tenacy
PaaS
Hybrid
Hybrid
Which element of the logical model describes the cloud management
plane?
Infostructure
Infrastructure
Applistructure
Metastructure
Metastructure
In which service model does the cloud consumer have the least amount of
control over security?
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Security as a Service
Software as a Service
Software as a Service
Correct Answers. 2025/2026. 100% Correct.
Which technology is generally required to build resource pools?
Virtualization
CPUs and memory
The Internet
VLans
Virtualization
What is the key difference between traditional virtualization and cloud?
Hypervisors
Commerical virtualization software
Orchestration
Abstraction
Orchestration
Which of the following is not a key potential benefit of cloud computing:
Agility
Resiliency
Compliance
Economics
Compliance
What business benefit(s) was Amazon attempting to realize when they
created their internal cloud computing program? Select all that apply.
Faster time to deploy developer resources
Build a world-class public cloud computing platform
Better match real-time capacity to fluctuating demand
Bear Microsoft
A and C
Resource pools permanently assign resources to a user.
True
False
False
Cloud computing supports scaling up of required resources, but not scaling down.
True
False
False
Which of the following appear in both the NIST and ISO/IEC cloud
computing definitions? Select all that apply.
Network access
,On-demand
Self Service
Resource pools
Rapid provisioning
All of the above
All of the above
Services scaling out and scaling in quickly are an example of which essential
characteristic of cloud.
Resource Pooling
On-Demand Self Service
Rapid Elasticity
Measured Service
Broad Network Access
Rapid Elasticity
Which of the following is not an emergent property of resource pooling?
Govermance
Isolation
Segmentation
Broad Network Access
Broad Network Access
Which service model would a cloud database be considered?
Storage as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service is always built on top of Platform as a Service which is always built on
Infrastructure as a Service.
True
False
False
Which of the following is most likely to be considered laaS:
A container registry
A cloud message queue
The cloud's management console
A virtual machine
A virtual machine
In laaS, individual virtual machines use which kind of storage?
VSTOR-based hardware
A database platform
, The local hard drivers on the servers
Virtual volumes from a storage pool
Virtual volumes from a storage pool
Platform as a Service abstracts application platforms and platform components from underlying
resources, and can be built on top of laaS.
True
False
True
Which of the following is not required to be considered SaaS?
Underlying physical hardware
Customer management of the underlying resources
The essential characteristics
A complete application
Customer management of the underlying resources
If an organization uses a Community Cloud Deployment Model, some portion of the physical
infrastructure MUST be on-premises with one of the community members.
True
False
False
If an organization employs the technique of cloud bursting, which cloud
deployment model are they utilizing?
Proprietary
Multi-Tenacy
PaaS
Hybrid
Hybrid
Which element of the logical model describes the cloud management
plane?
Infostructure
Infrastructure
Applistructure
Metastructure
Metastructure
In which service model does the cloud consumer have the least amount of
control over security?
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Security as a Service
Software as a Service
Software as a Service
