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Exin CLOUDF Exam - Topic 4 Question 94 Discussion

Actual exam question for Exin's CLOUDF exam
Question #: 94
Topic #: 4
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Why is the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) by Amazon a Public Cloud service?

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Suggested Answer: D

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Jenise
3 months ago
Not sure if just having a credit card makes it a public cloud...
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Laquita
3 months ago
Wait, I thought public clouds were just for big companies?
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Raymon
3 months ago
I think it's more about the scalability and accessibility.
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Vernice
4 months ago
Totally agree, that's how they reach so many users!
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Keva
4 months ago
EC2 is public because anyone can sign up with a credit card.
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Frederica
4 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
4 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
4 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 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
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not too familiar with GoldenGate, so I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Merissa
5 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
10 months 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
9 months ago
C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.
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Angella
9 months ago
B) Amazon sells books, DVD's and electronic equipment.
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Kristian
10 months ago
A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.
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Garry
10 months 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
9 months ago
D) Amazon is a company with publicly trade-able stocks.
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Nenita
9 months ago
C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.
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Willow
10 months ago
A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.
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Earnestine
10 months 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
10 months 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
9 months ago
C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.
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Izetta
10 months ago
A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.
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Detra
11 months 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
11 months 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
10 months ago
B) Amazon sells books, DVD's and electronic equipment.
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Remona
10 months ago
C) Amazon monitors the servers 24 hours per day.
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Glenn
10 months ago
A) Amazon allows anyone with a credit card access to the service.
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Brittni
11 months 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
11 months 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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