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A company's finance team is comparing a private cloud with a public cloud for its payroll system. Which statement correctly describes a difference between them?

A private cloud is operated for a single organisation, giving greater control and security but usually at higher cost. A public cloud shares pooled resources among many customers over the internet, which tends to be cheaper and more scalable. The other statements reverse these features.

  1. AA private cloud is operated for a single organisation and gives greater control, but usually at higher cost than a public cloudCorrect
  2. BA public cloud is dedicated to one organisation, whereas a private cloud shares resources among many customers
  3. CA private cloud always provides cheaper scalability because resources are pooled across customers
  4. DA public cloud cannot be accessed over the internet, whereas a private cloud can

Explanation

A private cloud is dedicated to one organisation, giving more control over security and configuration, but it normally costs more because the organisation bears the infrastructure. The public cloud shares resources among customers and is accessed over the internet. The other options reverse or misstate these features.

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