Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe cloud conceptsHard
An educational institution wants to provide its students with virtual desktops that can be accessed from anywhere, without needing to purchase and maintain individual physical computers for each student. Which cloud benefit does this scenario primarily demonstrate?
- AImproved scalability
- BEnhanced global reach
- CReduced capital expenditure (CapEx)
- DIncreased security
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Reduced capital expenditure (CapEx)
By utilizing virtual desktops in the cloud, the institution avoids the upfront costs of purchasing physical computers (CapEx) for each student. This directly translates to reduced capital expenditure, making it the primary benefit demonstrated.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Improved scalability is a benefit, but the core driver here is avoiding the initial hardware purchase.
- B. Enhanced global reach is about geographical distribution, not the cost model of providing hardware.
- D. Increased security is a potential benefit, but not the primary one for avoiding physical computer purchases.
Reduced Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
A key benefit of cloud computing where organizations avoid large upfront costs for purchasing physical hardware and infrastructure, instead paying for resources as an operational expense (OpEx) on a consumption-based model.
- No large initial hardware investments
- Shifts costs from CapEx to OpEx
- Pay-as-you-go model
Memory trick: Cloud REDUCES CapEx like magic, making big hardware buys disappear.