CH3: Understanding Cloud Computing QUIZ

resources

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing ________ (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

agility

Organizational _______ is the measure of an organization's responsiveness to change.

internet

A Gartner Report defines cloud computing as a style of computing in which scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service to external customers using ________ technologies.

cloud

A _____ refers to a distinct IT environment that is designed for the purpose of remotely provisioning scalable and measured IT resources.

cluster

A ______ is a group of independent IT resource that are interconnected and work as a single system.

service

A cloud ______ is any IT resource that is made remotely accessible via a cloud.

grid

A computing _____ provides a platform in which computing resources are organized into one or more logical pools.

resource

An IT _______ is a physical or virtual IT-related artifact that can be either software-based, such as virtual server or a custom software program, or hardware-based, such as a physical server or a network device.

planning

Capacity _______ is the process of determining and fulfilling future demands of an organization's IT resources, products, and services.

provider

Cloud environments can introduce distinct security challenges, some of which pertain to overlapping trust boundaries imposed by a cloud ________ sharing IT resources with multiple cloud consumers.

internet

Forrester Research defines cloud computing as a standardized IT capability (service, software, or infrastructure) delivered via ______ technologies in a pay-per-use, self-service way.

portability

The _________ of cloud-based IT resources can be inhibited by dependencies upon proprietary characteristics imposed by a cloud.

consumer

The cloud service ________ is a temporary runtime role assumed by a software program when it accesses a cloud service.

true

The common benefits associated with adopting cloud computing are reduced investments and proportional costs, increased scalability, and increased availability and reliability.

true

The common risks associated with adopting cloud computing are increased security vulnerabilities, reduced operational governance control, and multi-regional compliance and legal issues.

true

There are two types of scaling: horizontal scaling and vertical scaling.

scaling

_______, from an IT resource perspective, represents the ability of the IT resources to handle increased or decreased usage demands.

capacity

________ represents the maximum amount of work that an IT resource is capable of delivering in a given period of time.

portability

_________ is a measure used to determine the impact of moving cloud consumer IT resources and data between clouds.

virtualization

____________ represents a technology platform used for the creation of virtual instances of IT resources.