In Cloud Computing, Resources Are Said to Be "Pooled" Because

question 29

Multiple Choice

In cloud computing, resources are said to be "pooled" because ________.

• A)organizations use the public Internet to create the appearance of a private connection
• B)organizations use open source standards which enable users to modify a program's source code
• C)organizations offer their services to each other free of charge, in a give-and-take arrangement
• D)organizations share the same physical hardware through virtualization

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