Cloud Foundations
Working with multiple cloud providers can introduce which of the following?
Challenges working with multiple providers of identity management
__________is a hybrid cloud implementation where local private cloud resources are used in support of an application until a spike in demand exceeds local resource limits, at which point, the app "bursts" out of the private cloud into public cloud resources to manage overrun.
Cloud bursting
Which of the following reasons prevents a military facility from fully accepting cloud computing?
Cloud computing does not provide the required high degree of confidentiality and operational assurance.
Which of the following statements are true of grid computing?
Cloud computing is evolved from grid computing. Grid computing is typically used for computationally intensive operations.
Which of the following is an open source cloud provider?
Eucalyptus
Which of the following focuses on key areas that are addressed before releasing cloud services to customers?
External perspective of the cloud service provider
In which of the following ways is cloud computing different from IT outsourcing?
Less stringent contracts No up-front costs On demand
Desktop virtualization is the concept of separating the _____ from the physical machine.
Logical Desktop
In a virtualized or private cloud environment, which of the following would be considered a new skill for internal IT staff to learn?
Provisioning services
Which of the following cloud computing vendors is a PaaS vendor specializing in providing host services for web applications?
Rackspace
Which of the following are the migration strategies of an application to cloud?
Refactor Revise Rehost Rebuild Replace
Which of the following provides access to a user in Federated Identity Management?
Relying party
Which of the following are objectives of the continuous service improvement phase?
Review and analyze service-level achievements. Review, analyze, and make recommendations regarding improvement opportunities in each life cycle phase. Review and improve effectiveness of IT delivery.
What is the biggest advantage for business users to directly approach cloud providers instead of via internal IT?
Cloud providers have a variable cost model.
Which of the following are benefits common to both public and private clouds?
Elasticity Scalability Automation Reliability and predictability
Kayla Inc. is a fast growing start up. To keep pace with their expanding business, they are looking for an affordable solution that allows them to scale their web servers dynamically, while having controlled storage and access to their databases, some of which contain very sensitive customer data. Which cloud model will suit them best?
Hybrid
Which of the following involve installation, setup, and management of application services by external staff?
IT outsourcing Grid computing
Which of the following are aspects of Incident Management?
Impact Urgency Priority
Which of the following are benefits of virtualization?
It provides dynamic fault tolerance against software failures (through rapid bootstrapping or rebooting). It provides hardware fault tolerance (through migration of a virtual machine to different hardware). It optimizes the deployment of computing resources.
Which of the following is the MOST complex security provisioning problem in a cloud environment?
Managing users and their rights across multiple providers
Which of the following are characteristics of cloud computing?
Measured service Rapid elasticity Resource pooling On demand self-services
Which of the following contribute to network speed?
Network bandwidth Network latency
Consumer IaaS components:
Operating system for VMs Services on VMs Connectivity to services
Which of the following is responsible for starting and stopping application server clusters?
Orchestration services
AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Windows Azure Cloud services are examples of which cloud computing model?
PaaS
Web hosting is a type of Web service that allows clients to set up a website quickly. This is an example of _________.
PaaS
Websites are the main way to access ________.
PaaS
___________ is an auditing standard that can include information technology controls and safeguards. It is important to note that passing this audit does not ensure that a cloud service provider is secure, only that is it complying with its identified controls.
SAS 70
Which of the following can issue digital identities for logging onto SaaS solutions?
SaaS provider Customer organization Third-party identity provider
Which of the following are included in Service Level Agreement (SLA)?
Service description Mutual responsibilities Scope Service hours Service availability Contact points & escalation Service performance Batch turnaround times Security Charging
In a cloud solution, which of the following poses a threat to security?
Storing customer data at the provider location
Which of the following is a benefit of standardization of data formats?
Support for migration from one provider to another
Which of the following is a service that permits you to exchange short text messages and is an example of SaaS?
Which of the following is a major drawback of using cloud in an organization?
Using cloud could lead to a loss of control over data and staff.
What risk do management tools introduce to cloud computing?
Vendor lock-in
Which of the following is provided by the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing delivery model?
Virtual Machine (VM)
Provider IaaS components:
Virtualization hosts Network fabric Storage fabric Consumer Vms
Which of the following refers to a broad set of policies, technologies, and controls deployed to protect data, applications, and the associated infrastructure?
cloud security
Which of the following is suitable for a cloud computing pilot?
desktop productivity applications
Which of the following is used to decide on a strategy to serve customers, and to develop the service provider's offerings and capabilities?
service portfolio management