CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition

Answers to Assessment Test

1. C. In the shared responsibility model, the CSP is responsible for security of the cloud, which includes services and infrastructure such as compute and storage resources. Clients are responsible for security in the cloud, such as operating systems, access management, and customer data. See Chapter 1 for more information.

2. A. The software as a service (SaaS) model provides software applications, including apps such as Google Docs, Microsoft Office 365, and Gmail. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offers hardware for compute, storage, and networking functionality.

   Anything as a service (XaaS) is too broad and can mean a combination of multiple services. Platform as a service (PaaS) provides development platforms ...