Cloud+ V3 VM Provisioning & Template Deployment

1. Which of the following is a benefit of containerization over traditional VM deployment?

Faster startup times and smaller resource footprint

Requires more storage space per instance

Eliminates the need for monitoring

Increases network latency

2. Which of the following is essential for tracking and managing deployed VMs?

Tagging and labeling instances with metadata

Storing all credentials in plain text

Avoiding documentation of deployments

Using random naming conventions

3. True or False: VM templates reduce operational overhead and deployment time.

True

False

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5. What is a key consideration when customizing VM templates for security?

Disabling unnecessary services and patching vulnerabilities

Removing all firewall rules

Using default passwords for all accounts

Disabling encryption on storage

6. Which deployment strategy minimizes downtime by gradually replacing old instances?

Rolling deployment

Big bang deployment

Cold deployment

Snapshot deployment

7. True or False: Cloud provisioning requires manual intervention for each VM deployment.

True

False

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9. In VM provisioning, what is meant by 'right-sizing'?

Allocating appropriate resources to match workload requirements

Maximizing CPU cores regardless of need

Using the smallest VM size available

Deploying identical configurations for all applications

10. What does the hypervisor do in a cloud environment?

Manages multiple virtual machines on physical hardware

Stores all data in a single location

Provides internet connectivity only

Encrypts all network traffic

11. What is the primary purpose of using VM templates in cloud deployment?

To reduce provisioning time and ensure consistent configurations

To increase storage capacity on physical servers

To manually configure each virtual machine separately

To eliminate the need for network connectivity

12. True or False: A VM template can be modified after deployment without affecting existing instances.

True

False

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14. What is the purpose of a VM snapshot during deployment?

To capture the current state for quick recovery or cloning

To permanently delete unused virtual machines

To reduce network bandwidth consumption

To increase CPU processing power

15. Which cloud service model provides pre-configured VM templates?

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

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17. What is the main advantage of using cloud-init for VM initialization?

It automates first-boot configuration tasks across different cloud platforms

It increases the physical RAM of virtual machines

It replaces the need for firewalls

It eliminates the requirement for IP addresses

18. Which tool is commonly used for infrastructure automation in cloud deployments?

Terraform

Microsoft Word

Adobe Photoshop

Notepad

19. In cloud provisioning, what does IaC stand for?

Infrastructure as Code

Internet as a Cloud

Integrated application Configuration

Instance and Cluster management

20. Which of the following best describes a golden image?

A fully configured VM snapshot used as a template for new instances

A physical server with maximum uptime

A backup copy stored in multiple data centers

A virtual network interface card configuration

Cloud+ V3 VM Provisioning and Template Deployment Quiz

1. Which of the following is a benefit of containerization over traditional VM deployment?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Which of the following is essential for tracking and managing deployed VMs?

3. True or False: VM templates reduce operational overhead and deployment time.

4. Auto-scaling in cloud deployment automatically adjusts the number of ____ based on demand.

5. What is a key consideration when customizing VM templates for security?

6. Which deployment strategy minimizes downtime by gradually replacing old instances?

7. True or False: Cloud provisioning requires manual intervention for each VM deployment.

8. A VM template typically includes OS, applications, and ____.

9. In VM provisioning, what is meant by 'right-sizing'?

10. What does the hypervisor do in a cloud environment?

11. What is the primary purpose of using VM templates in cloud deployment?

12. True or False: A VM template can be modified after deployment without affecting existing instances.

13. Resource allocation in VM provisioning includes CPU, memory, and ____.

14. What is the purpose of a VM snapshot during deployment?

15. Which cloud service model provides pre-configured VM templates?

16. Scaling a VM horizontally means adding more ____.

17. What is the main advantage of using cloud-init for VM initialization?

18. Which tool is commonly used for infrastructure automation in cloud deployments?

19. In cloud provisioning, what does IaC stand for?

20. Which of the following best describes a golden image?