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CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 · Domain 1: Cloud architecture

Virtual networks: VPC/VNet design, CIDR planning, subnets, route tables, NAT and internet gateways

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

A virtual network, called a VPC (virtual private cloud) in AWS and Google Cloud and a VNet in Azure, is your private, isolated network inside the provider's cloud. You give it an IP address range in CIDR notation and divide it into subnets. Good design here prevents painful rework later.

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