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Exin CLOUDF Exam - Topic 4 Question 94 Discussion

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Question #: 94
Topic #: 4

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Why is the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) by Amazon a Public Cloud service?

AAmazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

BAmazon sells books, DVD's and electronic equipment.

CAmazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.

DAmazon is a company with publicly trade-able stocks.

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Jenise

9 months ago

Not sure if just having a credit card makes it a public cloud...

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Laquita

9 months ago

Wait, I thought public clouds were just for big companies?

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Raymon

10 months ago

I think it's more about the scalability and accessibility.

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Vernice

10 months ago

Totally agree, that's how they reach so many users!

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Keva

10 months ago

EC2 is public because anyone can sign up with a credit card.

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Frederica

10 months ago

I don’t think it’s about Amazon selling products or monitoring servers. It has to be related to how they provide access to their services.

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Portia

10 months ago

I feel like I’ve seen a question like this before, and it was about the accessibility of services. A sounds familiar, but I’m not completely confident.

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Slyvia

11 months ago

I remember something about public clouds being accessible to anyone, but I’m not sure if it’s just about credit cards or something else.

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Twanna

11 months ago

I think EC2 is considered a public cloud because anyone can sign up and use it, right? Maybe option A is the answer?

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Makeda

11 months ago

I think the key here is that EC2 is accessible to anyone with an Amazon account and a credit card. That open accessibility is what defines it as a public cloud, as opposed to a private cloud that's only available within a single organization.

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Jani

11 months ago

Okay, I've got it! A public cloud means the infrastructure is owned and managed by a third-party provider, which is the case with EC2. Amazon makes it available to the general public, so that's why it's considered a public cloud service.

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Carole

11 months ago

I think the key here is understanding what a "public cloud" means. Since EC2 is accessible to anyone with an Amazon account, that seems to fit the definition of a public cloud service.

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Katina

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know EC2 is a cloud computing service, but I'm not sure how that relates to it being a "public" cloud. I'll need to think this through a bit more.

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Johnetta

11 months ago

This seems straightforward enough. Option A is the clear winner here - it's the only one that preserves the file names while just changing the extension.

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Misty

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm not too familiar with GoldenGate, so I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Merissa

11 months ago

Wait, is "script add" not one of the correct options? I'm a bit confused, I thought that might be a valid method as well.

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Rana

1 year ago

I guess you could say Amazon's cloud is 'public' because they let anyone with a credit card access it, even the public... you know, the general public! Haha, get it?

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Hester

1 year ago

C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.

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Angella

1 year ago

B) Amazon sells books, DVD's and electronic equipment.

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Kristian

1 year ago

A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

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Garry

1 year ago

D is just a random fact about Amazon. How does their stock being publicly traded make EC2 a public cloud service? This question is a mess.

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Micaela

1 year ago

D) Amazon is a company with publicly trade-able stocks.

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Nenita

1 year ago

C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.

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Willow

1 year ago

A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

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Earnestine

1 year ago

C is kind of true, but that doesn't make it a public cloud. Amazon monitoring the servers 24/7 is just good cloud management, not a defining characteristic of a public cloud.

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Latrice

1 year ago

B? Really? I thought Amazon was an online bookstore, not a cloud provider. This exam is clearly trying to trick us.

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Paola

1 year ago

C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.

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Izetta

1 year ago

A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

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Detra

1 year ago

I see your point, but I also think EC2 is a public cloud service because Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day, ensuring it is available to the public.

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Coral

1 year ago

A is the correct answer. EC2 is a public cloud service because it's accessible to anyone with a credit card, unlike a private cloud which is for internal use only.

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Corinne

1 year ago

B) Amazon sells books, DVD's and electronic equipment.

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Remona

1 year ago

C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.

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Glenn

1 year ago

A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

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Brittni

1 year ago

I agree with Rossana. Amazon's accessibility to anyone with a credit card makes it a public cloud service.

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Rossana

1 year ago

I think EC2 is a public cloud service because Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.

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