IBM C1000-170 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: C1000-170
- Exam Name: IBM Cloud Technical Advocate v5
- Certification Provider: IBM
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
Which of the following best describes the main advantage of cloud computing in terms of scalability?
- A . Fixed capacity
- B . Manual scaling
- C . Automatic resource allocation
- D . Limited resource pool
Which of the following are security features provided by IBM Cloud for storage? (Choose Two)
- A . Physical security guards at data center locations
- B . Encryption of data at rest and in transit
- C . Advanced firewall protection for all stored data
- D . Role-based access control
What is a significant advantage of IBM Cloud’s network security services for organizations requiring compliance with industry regulations?
- A . They eliminate the need for physical security controls in data centers.
- B . They provide comprehensive logging of all network activities.
- C . They offer built-in compliance profiles for various industry standards.
- D . They automatically update network configurations without user intervention.
Which of the following IBM Cloud networking components allows you to directly connect your on-premises network to your IBM Cloud resources, providing enhanced speed and security?
- A . IBM Cloud Internet Services
- B . IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- C . IBM Cloud Direct Link
- D . IBM Cloud Load Balancer
What benefits do containers provide over traditional virtual machines? (Choose Two)
- A . Reduced overhead with shared operating systems
- B . Built-in data analytics capabilities
- C . More granular control over resource allocation
- D . Faster deployment times
Which authentication mechanism is widely used in cloud-native applications for identity verification?
- A . Simple password authentication
- B . OAuth 2.0
- C . Basic HTTP authentication
- D . NTLM authentication
A client is filtering for pricing plans while searching in the IBM Cloud Catalog.
Which filters are available in the pricing plan?
- A . Enterprise and Personal plans
- B . Corporate plans
- C . Lite and Free plans
- D . Premium plans
Application programming interfaces (APIs) enforce a set of rules that allow applications or devices to communicate with each other is one way to describe an API.
What is another way to describe it?
- A . APIs perform rolling updates and compile code hosted on a developer’s local machine.
- B . APIs are a means of deploying application updates through automated pipelines.
- C . APIs construct HTML code for front-end web applications in a microservices architecture.
- D . APIs can be used to communicate data and commands between microservices.
What advantages does a service mesh provide to cloud-native applications?
- A . Decreases application transparency and observability
- B . Increases network latency
- C . Enhances service-to-service communication with features like load balancing and encryption
- D . Limits the scalability of applications
For IBM Cloud AI and Analytics, what integration options enhance data visualization and analysis? (Choose Two)
- A . IBM Cognos Analytics
- B . IBM Cloud Internet Services
- C . IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
- D . IBM Quantum Experience