az-900 Practice Question 604
Exam: az-900
Domain: Describe cloud concepts
Topic: Describe cloud computing
Difficulty: medium
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Statements Yes No
Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) is a consumption-based model. 21°
Payments to cloud service providers are considered capital °°
expenditures (CapEx).
The services provided through a consumption-based model 9
are considered operational expenditures (OpEx).
Answer Options
C
Box 1: Yes -
Correct Answer
C: Box 1: Yes -
Explanation
Box 1: Yes -
The Pay as You Go model is billed on a per second basis and you can start or stop the service at any time ג€" paying only for what you use.
Box 2: No -
No, it is OpEx (Operational Expenditures).
OpEx: The business can achieve ROI immediately in many cases because the infrastructure is managed by the cloud provider.
CapEx: ROI is not usually realized until a long time after the purchase was made because the infrastructure needs to be set up and employees
need to be trained.
Computers, servers, and other hardware needed for on-premises data centers are all examples of CapEx.
Box 3: Yes -
Operational Expenditures (OpEx) are the ongoing costs related to day-to-day operations. A subscription fee for cloud services is considered
OpExג€"the cloud provider is making the infrastructure investment upfront, and you only pay for the resources you need as you need them.