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Which statement is NOT correct regarding the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) File System snapshots?
In OCI File Storage, snapshots are point-in-time, read-only copies of a file system that do not immediately consume additional storage beyond the space needed to track changes.
Incorrect Statement: The statement that a new snapshot consumes more storage even if nothing has changed is incorrect. Snapshots are space-efficient; they only consume additional storage as changes are made to the file system after the snapshot is taken. If no changes are made between snapshots, the storage consumption remains minimal.
Correct Statements:
B . Before cloning a file system, at least one snapshot must exist, as the clone operation relies on this snapshot to create a copy.
C . Snapshots are accessible under the .snapshot directory, allowing users to view and restore files from specific snapshots.
D . Snapshots provide a consistent, point-in-time view of the file system, ensuring data integrity.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation: Managing File System Snapshots
How many capacity reservations would you create to meet the requirement for high availability and distribution across Availability Domains?
In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), to ensure high availability and distribution across Availability Domains (ADs), the recommended approach is as follows:
Capacity Reservations for High Availability: To achieve high availability, especially across all three Availability Domains in a region, you should create three capacity reservations. Each reservation corresponds to one AD, ensuring that your instances or resources are evenly distributed and resilient to AD-level failures.
Why Three: This setup provides redundancy and load distribution across the ADs, meeting the high availability requirements.
Relevant OCI Documentation:
Capacity Reservations
This document outlines how to create and manage capacity reservations to meet high availability and fault tolerance requirements.
How will moving a database instance to a different compartment impact user access?
In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), when you move a database instance to a different compartment, the following impact on user access occurs:
Impact of Moving Resources: When you move a resource, like a database instance, to a different compartment, the IAM policies that grant access to that resource in the original compartment no longer apply. This effectively revokes access for users or groups unless equivalent policies are in place in the new compartment.
Restoring Access: To restore access, you would need to create new IAM policies in the destination compartment that grant the necessary permissions to the users or groups who need access.
Relevant OCI Documentation:
Managing Compartments
Moving Resources
These resources provide detailed steps on how compartment changes impact resource access and management.
What is the primary purpose of the Web Application Acceleration service offered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)?
The primary purpose of the Web Application Acceleration service offered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is to speed up traffic on layer 7 HTTP load balancers. This service optimizes the delivery of web applications by reducing latency and improving response times, making it ideal for enhancing user experience on web applications.
Functionality: The service utilizes caching, compression, and other acceleration techniques to ensure that HTTP/S traffic is delivered efficiently.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation: Web Application Acceleration
Which TWO statements are TRUE about Private IP addresses in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)?
In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), understanding how private IP addresses work is crucial for configuring network interfaces and managing instances within your Virtual Cloud Network (VCN).
Primary VNIC and Private IP Address:
When an instance is launched in OCI, it is attached to a Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC). The primary VNIC, which is automatically created during the instance launch, is associated with a primary private IP address by default. This private IP address is essential for the instance to communicate within the VCN. The primary private IP address is automatically assigned and cannot be removed from the primary VNIC while the instance is running. This supports the statement C.
Additional Private IPs:
Contrary to statement B, each VNIC can indeed have multiple private IP addresses, but by default, the primary VNIC comes with only one primary private IP. You can manually add secondary private IPs if needed. However, the additional IPs are not assigned by default; hence, A is incorrect.
Public IP Association:
For instances requiring internet access, a public IP address can be optionally assigned to the private IP address if the instance is in a public subnet. This is critical for scenarios where an instance needs to communicate with the internet or external networks. This aligns with statement D.
Relevant OCI Documentation:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking Overview
VNICs and Private IPs
These references provide additional context and detail on how private IP addresses work within OCI and clarify the correct statements.
Which statement accurately describes the key features and benefits of OCI Confidential Computing?
OCI Confidential Computing is a security feature designed to protect data in use. This is particularly important for sensitive workloads where data must be secured not only when at rest or in transit but also while being processed.
Encrypts and Isolates In-Use Data: OCI Confidential Computing ensures that data and the applications processing it are isolated from the underlying infrastructure. This means that even if the infrastructure is compromised, the in-use data remains secure. The technology typically leverages secure enclaves or other hardware-based isolation mechanisms to achieve this.
Other Options:
Optimizing Network Performance (A), Automatic Scalability and Load Balancing (B), and Secure Data Storage (D) are important features, but they are not related to the core capabilities of Confidential Computing, which focuses on in-use data protection.
Relevant OCI Documentation:
OCI Confidential Computing Overview
This documentation provides a detailed explanation of how OCI Confidential Computing works and its benefits for securing sensitive data during processing.
How can OCI IAM be configured to facilitate cross-region access?
In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), cross-region access is facilitated by configuring IAM policies that grant users or groups permissions to access resources in other regions. IAM policies in OCI are global, meaning they apply across all regions by default. However, an administrator can specifically configure these policies to allow or restrict access to resources in different regions.
Example: An administrator can write a policy that allows a user to manage compute instances in a specific region by including the region's name in the policy statement.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation: IAM Policies
Exam domains verified against: Official Oracle 1Z0-1072-25 exam guide, last checked October 2026.
Learn to choose the right compute shape and architecture for your workload demands. Master instance configuration, autoscaling policies, and OS management tasks that keep your infrastructure running smoothly.
Sample question from this domain above: Q6
Design Virtual Cloud Networks from scratch, set up routing and gateways, and secure traffic with security lists and network security groups. Understand peering, VPN connectivity, load balancing, and advanced features like traffic steering policies and network monitoring tools.
Sample question from this domain above: Q5
Deploy block storage with the right performance tier, manage Object Storage tiers and lifecycle rules, and configure File Storage with snapshots and replication. Understand how to move data between regions and manage retention requirements.
Build a working IAM architecture by creating users, groups, and compartments, then lock down access with policies. Learn tag-based access control, dynamic groups, and network source restrictions to control who can do what on OCI.
Sample question from this domain above: Q4
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