Measured usage is only limited to tracking statistics for billing purposes. It does not encompass the general monitoring of IT resources and related usage reporting. Therefore, measured usage is only relevant to clouds that charge for usage. Select the correct answer.

Service agents are provided only by runtime environments and operating systems. As a result, service agents cannot be custom - developed. Select the correct answer.

A(n) ____________________ cloud is a cloud environment owned by a third - party cloud provider and accessible to external cloud consumers. The IT resources in the cloud are generally offered to cloud consumers at a cost. Select the correct answer.

Which of the following are common types of cloud service consumers? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Which of the following types of cost metrics make it more difficult to justify the leasing of cloud - based IT resources as an alternative to purchasing on - premise IT resources? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY