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1. Which type of cloud monitoring provides visibility into the performance and health of cloud infrastructure components?

1. Financial monitoring and validating effectiveness through regular testing and evaluation
2. Social media monitoring while considering the impact on business operations and continuity
3. Infrastructure monitoring with metrics collection for CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization — correct
4. Marketing analytics in coordination with relevant stakeholders and technical teams involved

Why: Infrastructure monitoring collects and analyzes metrics from cloud components including CPU utilization, memory usage, disk I/O, network throughput, and latency. This provides visibility into infrastructure health, supports capacity planning, and helps identify performance issues.

2. Which design principle requires that access to cloud resources be granted based on verified identity and context rather than network location?

1. Defense in depth that implements multiple overlapping security controls at different architectural layers
2. Separation of duties that distributes critical functions across multiple individuals to prevent fraud
3. Least privilege that limits access rights to the minimum permissions necessary to perform required tasks
4. Zero trust architecture that eliminates implicit trust based on network perimeter or IP address location — correct

Why: Zero trust architecture eliminates implicit trust based on network location. Access decisions are based on verified identity, device health, and contextual factors rather than whether the request originates from inside or outside the network perimeter.