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    Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Describe cloud concepts

    Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

    Describe cloud computing

    • Define cloud computing

    • Describe the shared responsibility model

    • Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid

    • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model

    • Describe the consumption-based model

    • Compare cloud pricing models

    • Describe serverless

    Describe the benefits of using cloud services

    • Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud

    • Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud

    • Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud

    • Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud

    Describe cloud service types

    • Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

    • Describe platform as a service (PaaS)

    • Describe software as a service (SaaS)

    • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)