Which cloud model is a combination of public and private cloud computing environments shared between them?

• A. Public cloud
• B. Private cloud
• C. Hybrid cloud
• D. Community cloud

Answer: (C)

Combining public and private cloud environments into a single model allows workloads and data to move between them as needed. This setup, called a hybrid cloud, connects a public cloud (shared, multi-tenant resources) with a private cloud (dedicated resources for an organization) through secure networking and orchestration. That linkage lets you keep sensitive or mission-critical workloads on the private cloud for control and compliance, while shifting other tasks or peak-demand workloads to the scalable public cloud. The result is a flexible environment that balances security and scalability.

Public cloud is entirely shared resources open to many users; private cloud is dedicated to one organization; community cloud is shared by a specific group. None of these describe the integrated, interlinked mix of public and private that defines the hybrid approach.