Chapter 7

Chapter 7 lists several CSPs that sell public cloud capacity and services. Which of the following is not one of them?

America Online

Email for Microsoft Office 365 is managed by which of the following Microsoft products?

Exchange Online

What of the following states one of the benefits of having a scalable server?

It can be made larger or smaller and moved around easily, so there's no need for physical hardware changes and no disruption to the app or service being delivered.

Which of the following statements describes a private cloud?

It's created for and used by a single organization.

Businesses can combine the Microsoft Office suite applications or web apps with a SharePoint-based space in Microsoft's public cloud by using which of the following?

Office 365

Which of the following Microsoft products is a collaboration platform commonly used by large corporations to set up web-based and cloud-based team collaboration spaces?

SharePoint

Which of the following terms refers to software that's delivered on demand from the cloud (the internet), usually via a web browser?

Software as a Service (SaaS)

True or False: Cloud apps run from the cloud and can be used to perform various tasks with files or data stored in the cloud.

True

Which of the following types of software can create multiple distinct operating servers that run simultaneously on a single physical server machine, effectively turning that one server into two or more?

Virtualization

A _____ is a combination of software and other solutions used to run a CSP's services.

a cloud management system

Which of the following provides internet-connected server space to a variety of clients and organizations?

a cloud service provider (CSP)

A(n) _____ is a location that houses a large computing operation with numerous networked servers.

a data center

What is a playlist?

a saved list of songs that you can select and play at a later time

For a consensus network, _____ is intended to provide the ability to track and verify every asset transaction for security purposes.

blockchain

A user must _____ a shared document to show other users that it's available for them to check out and edit.

check in

A user can _____ a document for editing when using the Microsoft SharePoint collaboration platform.

check out

To meet spikes in demand, a company with a hybrid cloud can use _____, in which the private cloud handles the average workload and the public cloud resources come online automatically to handle extra demand or activity.

cloud bursting

The term Platform as a Service (PaaS) refers to the collection of services typically provided by _____ and some other industry-specific providers.

cloud service providers (CSPs)

A distributed system uses a process called _____, where all the connected computers must confirm or agree on the answer or result to a computation before submitting it to a database

consensus

Private, public, and hybrid are the three main cloud _____ models.

deployment

File versioning creates a version history, and depending on your cloud service, you might be able to access 25, 50, or more _____ a file.

earlier versions of

The file system saves multiple previous versions of a file in which of the following?

file versioning

Some organizations have a _____ cloud, which consists of an internal _____ cloud plus _____ cloud capacity from one or more CSPs.

hybrid; private; public

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides the _____ level of service compared with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

lowest

From the end user's standpoint, cloud computing means using a free or subscription service that's delivered

over the internet

Virtual servers typically operate in a self-service fashion, allowing IT staff to add and remove new cloud services at will. What is this configuration or setup process called?

provisioning

In general terms, the cloud refers to high-power, large-capacity physical _____ located in data centers, and each one typically hosts multiple _____.

server computers; virtual servers

Cloud storage is a service that provides the user with a(n) _____ amount of file storage space in the cloud.

set

Making a file available from your cloud storage for viewing, editing, or downloading by other designated users is called

sharing

Chapter 7 mentions that these kinds of businesses, in particular, can realize improved data security and more reliable system availability after moving to a CSP and accessing its services.

small and midsize businesses (SMBs)

To make sure the data and files you have in all storage locations and devices are the same, you should perform which of these processes?

syncing

Related to cloud computing is the concept of _____, in which providers bundled and sold computing resources.

utility computing

Excess resources of computers connected to the internet are harnessed to complete a particular task, often in conjunction with other infrastructure, with the _____ cloud.

volunteer

Some _____, such as Yahoo! Mail and Gmail, enable you to view each message and its responses as a compact conversation.

web mail providers

A _____ is a large online meeting that usually includes 100 to 1,000 attendees.

webinar

Rather than use _____ to deliver services and store, process, and manage data, the cloud uses _____ such as servers and software.

your own computer; internet-based resources