IBM Cloud Study Guide
How does a content delivery network reduce the distance between website visitors and the website server?
Answer : A content delivery network stores content in geographically distributed locations (proxy servers and data centers) globally.
Which of the following are benefits of containers? A. Can run uniformly consistent across any platform or cloud. B. Share the host operating system kernel increasing speed and efficiency. C. Provide increased security and isolation. D. Eliminate the need to provision servers and runtime.
Answer A, B and C. Can run uniformly consistent across any platform or cloud, share the host operating system kernel increasing speed and efficiency and provide increased security and isolation.
Which of the following are characteristics of a region? Identify all that apply. A. Has a name such as NA South or US East. B. Is isolated from other regions, so if one was impacted by a natural disaster, the cloud operations in others would continue to function. C. The cloud's overall fault tolerance decreases latency and avoids creating a single shared point of failure. D. A geographic area or location where a cloud provider's infrastructure is clustered.
Answer A, B and D. A region has a name such as NA South or US East; is isolated from other regions, so if one was impacted by a natural disaster, the cloud operations in others would continue to function; and is a geographic area or location where a cloud provider's infrastructure is clustered.
When using the Cost Estimator tool, what three formats can be used to download the completed estimate? A. CSV B. DOC C. PDF D. PPT E. XLSX
Answer A, C, & E. When using the Cost Estimator tool, you can download the completed estimate as a PDF, an XLSX, or a CSV.
What enables communication to the internet for all virtual server instances on the attached subnet? A. Public Gateway B. Security Group C. Firewall D. Load Balancer
Answer A. A public gateway enables communication to the internet for all virtual server instances on the attached subnet.
In the use case examples which one of the following companies recognized the opportunity to remove the constraints of their existing customer-facing applications based on monolithic code into cloud-native-based microservices architecture on the cloud? A. American Airlines B. Bitly C. UBank D. ActivTrades
Answer A. American Airlines recognized the opportunity to remove the constraints of their existing customer-facing applications based on monolithic code into cloud-native-based microservices architecture on the cloud.
In which decade did the practice of time sharing or resource pooling evolve to make more efficient use of computing power via the mainframe? A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s
Answer A. During the 1950s the practice of time sharing or resource pooling evolve to make more efficient use of computing power via the mainframe.
Which IBM Cloud Pak provides tools to automate the implementation of business policies? A. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation B. IBM Cloud Pak for Data C. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration D. IBM Cloud Pak for Security
Answer A. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation provides tools to automate the implementation of business policies.
If an organization has a VMware shared environment, who is responsible for the management and operation of that environment? A. IBM B. VMware C. Client D. Veeam
Answer A. In a VMware shared environment, IBM is responsible for the management and operation of the environment.
As its client base grew, which of the following solutions did ActivTrades provision in order to cut latency, accelerate execution, and streamline the delivery of new functions? A. It migrated three major systems from on-premises infrastructure to IBM Cloud for VMware solutions, backed by data storage, networking, and security offerings on the IBM Cloud. B. It launched new initiatives in an IBM Cloud platform environment, including a virtual assistant that incorporates IBM Watson technology to support its online application service. C. It migrated to an IBM Cloud environment, establishing a scalable hosting platform for low-latency delivery to enterprise customers around the world. D. It recognized the opportunity to remove the constraints of their existing customer-facing applications based on monolithic code into cloud-nativebased microservices architecture on the cloud.
Answer A. It migrated three major systems from on-premises infrastructure to IBM Cloud for VMware solutions, backed by data storage, networking, and security offerings on the IBM Cloud.
Which of the following represents a use case for SaaS? A. Leveraging it to avoid the need for ongoing upgrades, maintenance, and patching. B. Organizations use it to develop, run, manage, and secure APIs and microservices. C. Mine massive amounts of data sets to locate valuable patterns and trends. D. To build, test, deploy, enhance, and scale applications rapidly and cost effectively.
Answer A. Leveraging SaaS to avoid the need for ongoing software upgrades, maintenance, and patching is considered a use case for SaaS.
How does the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) define cloud computing? A. A model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of compute resources. B. A model for delivering a dedicated pool of computing resources onpremises. C. The capability to provide dedicated network access that can be provisioned in batch mode. D. On-demand non-configurable computer resources that can be rapidly provisioned.
Answer A. NIST defines cloud computing as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of compute resources.
Which of the following describes a use case for the private cloud? A. Providing an opportunity to modernize and unify an organization's in-house and legacy applications. B. Lifting and shifting their on-premises virtualized workloads. C. Taking advantage of the resilience and business continuity of the provider. D. Creating richer and more personal experiences by combining new data sources.
Answer A. One of the use cases for the private cloud includes providing an opportunity to modernize and unify an organization's in-house and legacy applications.
Poor performance when data needs to be shared is considered a disadvantage of which of the following types of storage? A. Direct attached B. File C. Block D. Object
Answer A. Poor performance when data needs to be shared is considered a disadvantage of direct attached storage.
Private subnets and encrypted communication channels are used to: A. Achieve isolation between workloads on VPCs on IBM Cloud. B. Allocate storage on VCPs. C. Provide an encrypted network tunnel between the VPC and on premises networks. D. Filter traffic to network interfaces.
Answer A. Private subnets and encrypted communication channels are used to achieve isolation between workloads on VPCs on IBM Cloud.
Which virtual server instance is billed hourly and monthly? A. Public virtual server B. Dedicated virtual server C. Transient virtual server D. Reserved virtual server
Answer A. Public virtual server instances are billed hourly and monthly.
Resource Groups are used __________________. A. to provide access to multiple resources at once. B. to secure network traffic around virtual servers in a VPC. C. as services running under Kubernetes that are deployed to specific regions. D. to mark out the classic infrastructure services which make up an application.
Answer A. Resource Groups are used to provide access to multiple resources at once.
Which statement best describes the Internet of Things (IoT)? A. A system of interrelated computing devices that transfer data over a network without requiring human interaction. B. A flexible way to build, operate and grow blockchain solutions. C. A dashboard to view devices connected to the internet. D. A type of continuous delivery pipeline.
Answer A. The Internet of Things (IoT) is best described as a system of interrelated computing devices that transfer data over a network without requiring human interaction.
What account type never expires, does not require a credit card, and has access to over 40 services? A. Lite B. Enterprise C. Pay-as-you-go D. Subscription
Answer A. The Lite account never expires, does not require a credit card, and has access to over 40 services.
Which of the following provided the foundation for the transformation to the cloud? A. The power, scalability, flexibility, and pay-as-you-go economics. B. The need to provide compute resources for complex problems. C. Faster go-to-market strategies were needed by organizations. D. Enablement for growth, agility and innovation.
Answer A. The power, scalability, flexibility, and pay-as-you-go economics provided the foundation for the transformation to the cloud.
VMware, ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-v, and open-source KVM are some examples of which Type of hypervisor? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Answer A. VMware, ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-v, open-source KVM are examples of a Type 1 hypervisor.
Virtual servers and virtual instances are two terms used synonymously in the IBM Cloud with which of the following? A. Virtual machines B. Virtual service C. Virtual platform D. Virtual resources
Answer A. Virtual machines is the term used synonymously with virtual servers and virtual instances in the IBM Cloud.
Which of the following is known as distinct data centers with their own power, cooling, and networking resources? A. Zones B. Regions C. Domains D. Locals
Answer A. Zones are typically known as distinct data centers with their own power, cooling, and network resources.
Which of these is a feature of OpenShift? A. Issues quarterly releases with the latest being 4.4 based on 1.17. B. Issues minor releases quarterly with the latest being 1.19. C. Has just the core framework. D. Platform, or user, is responsible for integrating beyond the core framework.
Answer A: OpenShift issues quarterly releases with the latest being 4.4 based on 1.17.
What two ways can you view your billing information? A. Daily summary B. Monthly overview C. Specific service D. Weekly overview
Answer B & C. You can view your billing information in a monthly overview or by a specific service.
Which service can assist a client in connecting an application in IBM Cloud with their private network? A. Gateway Appliance B. VPN C. VLAN D. SSL
Answer B. A VPN service can assist a client in connecting an application on IBM Cloud with the client's private network.
Which one of the following describes a characteristic of object storage? A. Provisioned in volumes which can then be mounted onto a compute node. B. A great repository for all sorts of unstructured data types. C. Storage is fast and normally used to store a server's operating system. D. Involves less disk management and maintenance.
Answer B. A characteristic of object storage is that it is a great repository for all sorts of unstructured data types - videos, logs, backups, data from IoT, application binaries, and virtual machine images.
Which of these is a characteristic of a container? A. A package that contains public clouds, private clouds, on premise, and hybrid deployments. B. A package that contains application source code dependencies, like runtimes, binaries, libraries, and data. C. A package that contains underlying infrastructure, such as runtimes, operating systems, and servers. D. A package where applications are bundled as one or more functions.
Answer B. A container is a package that contains application source code dependencies, like runtimes, binaries, libraries, and data.
A virtualized, multi-tenant architecture enabling tenants or users to share computing resources residing outside their firewalls best describes a characteristic for which cloud type? A. Private cloud B. Public cloud C. Hybrid cloud
Answer B. A public cloud is a virtualized, multi-tenant architecture enabling tenants or users to share computing resources residing outside their firewalls.
What is a resource? A. A collection of services B. An instance of a service C. An entry in the Cloud Catalog D. A service
Answer B. A resource is an instance of a service.
What are the building blocks of serverless architecture? A. Triggers B. Actions C. Sequences D. Containers
Answer B. Actions are the building blocks of serverless architecture.
Which compute option on IBM Cloud are the Citrix, VMware, and Cloud Linux images associated with? A. Virtual Server Service B. Bare Metal Service C. Power System Service D. Hyper Protect Service
Answer B. Bare Metal Service provides images for Citrix, VMware, IBM Cloud Linux, among others.
Which one of the following is a characteristic of both a bare metal server and a virtual server? A. Commonly used in traditional data centers, but often struggle with scale. B. Provisioned with default storage in local drives. C. Used to enhance the functionality and management of web pages. D. Enable users to request information from applications.
Answer B. Bare metal and virtual servers are provisioned with default storage in local drives.
What type of server satisfies workload examples such as ERP, CRM, AI, deep learning and virtualization? A. dBase B. Bare metal C. Virtual machine D. LPAR
Answer B. Bare metal servers satisfy workload examples such as ERP, CRM, AI, deep learning and virtualization.
A secure, distributed and open technology with lower costs that builds transparency and traceability in transactional applications describes which of the following? A. Analytics B. Blockchain C. Internet of Things D. Artificial intelligence
Answer B. Blockchain is a secure, distributed, and open technology with lower costs that builds transparency and traceability in transactional applications.
Which one of the following is considered a perceived risk of cloud computing? A. Infrastructure B. Data security C. Workloads D. Managing assets
Answer B. Data security is considered a perceived risk of cloud computing.
Which type of storage is also referred to network attached storage, network file storage, or simply NFS? A. Direct attached B. File C. Block D. Object
Answer B. File storage is also referred to Network Attached Storage, Network File Storage or simply NFS.
Which IBM Cloud service provides virtual servers and bare metal servers with SAN-like iSCSI storage? A. IBM File Storage B. IBM Block Storage C. IBM Object Storage D. IBM Cloud Backup
Answer B. IBM Block Storage provides SAN-like iSCSI storage to both virtual and bare metal servers.
What are two ways to access IBM Cloud? A. IBM Cloud SDK and SSH key B. IBM Cloud Console and IBM Cloud CLI C. IBM Cloud Shell and API key D. SSH key and API key
Answer B. IBM Cloud Console and IBM Cloud CLI are two ways to access IBM Cloud.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) are generally known as which of the following? A. Engagement models B. Service models C. Deployment models D. Operation models
Answer B. IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS are generally known as the service models.
In which of the following service models does the cloud service provider take responsibility for the installation, configuration, and operation of the application infrastructure? A. IaaS B. PaaS C. SaaS D. FaaS
Answer B. In a PaaS service model, the cloud service provider takes responsibility for the installation, configuration, and operation of the application infrastructure.
Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration project that simplifies everything associated with deploying and managing ______. A. DevOps B. Containers C. SysAdmin D. Site Reliability Engineering
Answer B. Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration project that simplifies everything associated with deploying and managing containers.
Which of the following is another term used for the utility billing method? A. Pay-in-advance B. Pay-as-you-go C. Flat rate payment D. Billing invoice
Answer B. Pay-as-you-go is another term used for the utility billing method.
All of these are characteristic of serverless computing EXCEPT: A. Refers to building and running applications that do not require server management. B. Provides automatic upgrades, patching, and deployment. C. Enables a simpler, more cost-effective way to build and operate cloud-native applications. D. Describes a finer grade deployment model where applications are bundled as one or more functions.
Answer B. Serverless computing does not provide automatic upgrades, patching, and deployment.
Which statement is true regarding Continuous Delivery pipelines? A. Tekton pipelines are specified in XML. B. Tekton pipelines are specified in YAML. C. Tekton pipelines are specified in JSON. D. Tekton pipelines are specified graphically.
Answer B. Tekton pipelines are specified in YAML.
Which statement best describes the Analytics Engine service? A. Controls and monitors database activity. B. Deploys and develops applications using Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop. C. Provides end-to-end visualization to applications. D. Performs real-time analysis on data in motion.
Answer B. The Analytics Engine deploys and develops applications using Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop.
Which network infrastructure service is used to distribute a workload between multiple servers? A. Content Delivery Network B. Load Balancer C. Direct Link D. Gateway Appliance
Answer B. The Load Balancer is used to distribute a workload between multiple services.
Portability, scalability, streamlined development and deployment of cloud-native applications and architectures are some of the advantages of which one of the following components? A. Networks B. Containers C. Servers D. Storage
Answer B. The advantages of containers include portability, scalability, streamlined development, and deployment of cloud-native applications and architectures.
You have been working with a client to secure a business deal involving one of their infrastructure platforms; subsequently, they have decided to implement IaaS for the wide range of services it provides. Who will be the typical user for IaaS? A. Site developer B. System administrator C. System engineer D. Associate architect
Answer B. The user/persona for IaaS is the system administrator.
It may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination of those functions and may exist on or off premises identifies characteristics of which cloud deployment model? A. Public Cloud B. Private Cloud C. Hybrid Cloud
Answer B. Two characteristics of a private cloud deployment model are; it may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party or some combination of those functions and may exist on or off premises.
Which IBM Cloud service is used to run and deploy machine learning models anywhere across any cloud? A. Watson Knowledge Services B. Watson Machine Learning C. Watson Open Scale D. Watson Studio
Answer B. Watson Machine Learning is used to run and deploy machine learning models anywhere across any cloud.
A ______ is configured to communicate with a specific Kubernetes cluster. A. Cluster B. Pod C. Container D. Node
Answer C. A container is configured to communicate with a specific Kubernetes cluster.
What is the purpose of a content delivery network (CDN)? A. To accelerate read and write speeds. B. To protect content delivered over a network. C. To make websites faster and more responsive. D. To safeguard backup and disaster recovery.
Answer C. A content delivery network (CDN) makes websites faster and more responsive.
Which of the following best describes a computing environment that connects an organization's on-premises private cloud and a third-party public cloud into a single flexible infrastructure for running applications and workloads? A. Public B. Private C. Hybrid
Answer C. A hybrid cloud is a computing environment that connects an organization's on-premises private cloud and third-party public cloud into a single flexible infrastructure for running applications and workloads.
Which of the following best describes the software application that continues to learn about user preferences based on the frequency of use? A. Smart tech B. Small sensor C. Smart assistant D. Data stack
Answer C. A smart assistant is an IoT device that tracks data and information and continues to learn about user preferences based on frequency of use.
According to an IBM Institute for Business Value study what percentage of enterprises today are using cloud computing to expand into new industries? A. 35 percent B. 65 percent C. 75 percent D. 85 percent
Answer C. An IBM Institute for Business Value study indicated that 75 percent of enterprises today are using cloud computing to expand into new industries.
Highly available and resilient and will often include data encryption at rest and in transit are characteristics attached to what type of storage? A. Direct attached B. Tape C. Block D. Object
Answer C. Characteristics of block storage include, highly available and resilient and will often include data encryption at rest and in transit.
Which practice includes frequently committing code to prevent significant drift, competing changes, and merge conflicts? A. Continuous Development B. Continuous Delivery C. Continuous Integration D. Continuous Testing
Answer C. Continuous Integration includes frequently committing code to prevent significant drift, competing changes, and merge conflicts.
Hyperledger fabric is the framework for building ________ applications. A. AI B. Analytic C. Blockchain D. Internet of Things (IoT)
Answer C. Hyperledger fabric is the framework for building blockchain applications.
What type of platform is the IBM Cloud Functions offering? A. PaaS B. SaaS C. FaaS D. IaaS
Answer C. IBM Cloud Functions is a Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS) programming platform. What type of platform is the IBM Cloud Functions offering? Question 9.
Which of the following is considered a use case for a public cloud? A. Using the flexibility to build applications anywhere and move them anywhere without having to compromise security and compliance in the process. B. Upgrading the user experience of the on-premises applications and deploying them globally to new devices while incrementally modernizing core business systems. C. Increasingly opting to access cloud-based applications and platforms so an organization's teams can focus on building and testing applications and platforms, thus reducing time-to-market for their products and services. D. "Lifting and Shifting" an organization's on-premises virtualized workloads without conversion or modification to reduce their on-premises data center footprint and position themselves to scale without added capital expense.
Answer C. Increasingly opting to access cloud-based applications and platforms so an organization's teams can focus on building and testing applications and platforms, thus reducing time-to-market for their products and services.
Access to infrastructure and physical computing resources such as servers, networking, storage, and data center space best describes which of the following? A. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) B. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) C. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) D. Function as a Service (FaaS)
Answer C. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is described as access to infrastructure and physical computing resources such as servers, networking, storage and data centers.
Which type of database would be appropriate for shopping cart data? A. Document B. Relational C. Key-Value D. SQL
Answer C. Key-Value databases are commonly used for leaderboards, caches, and shopping cart data.
Which of the following is described as an approach in which a single application is composed of many loosely coupled and independently deployable smaller components or services? A. Application modernization B. Hybrid multicloud C. Microservices architecture D. Virtualization
Answer C. Microservices architecture is an approach in which a single application is composed of many loosely coupled and independently deployable smaller components or services.
Which database is classified as a document-oriented database? A. Db2 B. Db2 Hosted C. MongoDB D. Redis
Answer C. MongoDB is considered a document-oriented database.
Which of the following cloud service providers specializes in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) focused on customer relationship management? A. SAP B. Oracle Cloud C. Salesforce D. Google Cloud Services
Answer C. Salesforce is the cloud service provider that specializes in Software-as-a Service (SaaS) focused on customer relationship management.
The IDC predicts by the year 2025, the total amount of digital data created worldwide will rise to how many zettabytes? A. 143 B. 153 C. 163 D. 173
Answer C. The IDC predicts by 2025, the total amount of digital data created worldwide will rise to 163 zettabytes.
Which support plan provides a technical account manager? A. Basic B. Advanced C. Premium D. AdvancedPlus
Answer C. The Premium support plan provides a technical account manager for quarterly business reviews.
What is the function of a hypervisor? A. Used to connect availability zones and regions. B. Distributes content to multiple points throughout the world so users can access. C. Pulls resources from the physical server and allocate them to a virtual environment. D. An executable unit of software in which application code is packaged.
Answer C. The function of a hypervisor is to pull resources from the physical server and allocate them to a virtual environment.
Which one of the following layers is considered the foundation of the cloud? A. Control layer B. Orchestration layer C. Infrastructure layer D. Application layer
Answer C. The infrastructure layer is considered the foundation of the cloud. It consists of physical resources that are housed in regions, zones, and data centers.
Interoperability, scalability, and portability are key tenets of which one of the following cloud deployment models? A. Public B. Private C. Hybrid
Answer C. The key tenets of a hybrid cloud are interoperability, scalability, and portability.
What is the main difference between deploying a network in an on-premises data center and deploying a cloud network? A. Peripheral devices B. Standard devices C. Physical devices D. Material devices
Answer C. The main difference is that in the cloud, the logical instances of networking elements are used as opposed to the use of physical devices used in an on-premises facility.
What is the maximum storage volume supported for block or file storage on IBM Cloud virtual and bare metal servers? A. Up to 10 GB B. Up to 10 TB C. Up to 12 TB D. Up to 20 GB
Answer C. The maximum storage volume for block or file storage is 12 TB.
What are the three account types in IBM Cloud? A. Standard, Pay-per-use, and Contract B. Free, Monthly, and Annual C. Lite, Pay-as-you-go, and Subscription D. Basic, Advanced, and Premium
Answer C. The three account types in IBM Cloud are Lite, Pay-as-you-go, and Subscription.
Which service in the IBM Cloud platform is used to backup and replicate virtual machines on VMware? A. Zerto B. F5 Big IP C. Veeam D. VM Backup
Answer C. Veeam is used to back up and replicate virtual machines on VMware.
Which of the following describes the type of cloud that leverages the best of the cloud models and services across different providers and where applications and workloads work seamlessly across multiple different cloud types? A. Private cloud B. Hybrid cloud C. Public cloud D. Hybrid multicloud
Answer D. A hybrid multicloud describes the type of cloud that leverages the best of the cloud models and services across different providers where applications and workloads work seamlessly across multiple different cloud types.
Which of the following separates virtual machines logically, assigning each its own slice of underlying computing power, memory, and storage, thus preventing the virtual machines from interfering with each other? A. Microservice B. Full stack C. Application D. Hypervisor
Answer D. A hypervisor separates virtual machines logically, assigning each its own slice of underlying computing power, memory, and storage, thus preventing the virtual machines from interfering with each other.
What is a multi-zone cluster? A. A region that achieves 99.9 availability for your apps and services. B. A region that is comprised of two or more zones that are independent from each other to ensure that single failure events affect only a single zone. C. A region where you can host the power cooling, compute, network, and storage resources for services and apps D. A region that is comprised of three or more zones that are independent from each other to ensure that single failure events affect only a single zone
Answer D. A multi-zone cluster is a region that is comprised of three or more zones that are independent from each other to ensure that single failure events affect only a single zone.
Which of the following is added to the network to enable users' access to the application in the internet tier? A. IP address B. Cloud network C. Private gateway D. Public gateway
Answer D. A public gateway is added to the network to enable users' access to the application in the internet tier.
What type of relationship exists between IoT, AI, and the cloud? A. Dependent B. Independent C. Synergistic D. Symbiotic
Answer D. A symbiotic relationship in which IoT delivers the data, AI powers the insights and the cloud provides the scalability and processing power that leverages them both to provide value to its users.
On-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured services are considered which of the following? A. Five essential characteristics of a service provider according to IBV. B. Five essential characteristics of compute options according to Gartner. C. Five essential characteristics of deployment models according to ITG. D. Five essential characteristics of the cloud according to NIST.
Answer D. According to NIST, on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured services are considered the five essential characteristics of the cloud.
An IBM retail client wants help with gathering data on their customers' buying habits relative to their five top products. Which one of the following cloud services can be added to help support the client with this request? A. Internet of Things B. Blockchain C. Artificial intelligence D. Analytics
Answer D. Analytic technologies on the cloud can be leveraged to help the client track trends and analyze the date.
All these services are provided by IBM Cloud Internet Services EXCEPT: A. DDoS Protection B. Global Load Balancing C. Rate Limiting D. Auditing
Answer D. Auditing is not provided by IBM Cloud Internet Services.
Direct attached, file, block, and object are considered which one of the following? A. Types of containers B. Types of networks C. Types of tiers D. Types of cloud storage
Answer D. Direct attached, file, block and object are considered types of cloud storage.
Which statement best describes Event Streams? A. Provides API creation and management with security-rich features and centralized governance. B. Allows for connection of applications, automation of tasks with hundreds of built-in connectors. C. Provides enterprise-grade messaging capabilities such as point-to-point and publish subscribe models to facilitate the flow of information between applications. D. Integrates with Watson Internet of Things (IoT) and IBM Cloud functions to leverage event streams.
Answer D. Event Stream integrates with Watson Internet of Things (IoT) and IBM Cloud functions to leverage event streams.
Which compute option on IBM Cloud offers access to Z technology without requiring the purchase of Z hardware or requiring Z technology specific skills? A. Virtual Server Service B. Bare Metal Service C. Power System Service D. Hyper Protect Service
Answer D. Hyper Protect Service offers access to Z technology without requiring the purchase of Z hardware or having Z-specific skills.
IBM Cloud Functions is a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) programming platform used for developing lightweight code that scalably executes on demand. What open source serverless platform is it based on? A. Microsoft Azure B. AWS Lamb-da C. Terraform D. Apache OpenWhisk
Answer D. IBM Cloud Functions is based on the Apache OpenWhisk open-source serverless platform.
What severity level should be assigned to a support case in the event of a minimal function becoming inoperable? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Answer D. In the event of a minimal function becoming inoperable, the severity level of 4 should be assigned to the support case.
Which type of storage is accessed via an application program interface (API) and is not attached to a compute node? A. Direct attached B. File C. Block D. Object
Answer D. Object storage is accessed via an application program interface (API), and it is not attached to a compute node.
Which of the following is a benefit of the hybrid cloud deployment model? A. It offers the most significant economies of scale. B. It offers control of IT infrastructure. C. It offers control access and security. D. It offers resource optimization.
Answer D. One of the benefits to the hybrid cloud is it offers resource optimization − not being locked in with a specific vendor.
Which one of the following describes a characteristic of direct attached storage? A. Offers infinite capacity as you can keep adding files to it. B. Is typically provisioned in volumes. C. Is mounted to compute nodes via an ethernet network. D. The operating system only last as long as the compute resource is attached to it.
Answer D. One of the characteristics of direct attached storage is that the operating system only lasts as long as the compute resource is attached to it. It is deleted after the virtual instance is terminated.
OpenShift is based on which open source project? A. Terraform B. Red Hat Linux C. Apache OpenWhisk D. OKD
Answer D. OpenShift is based on the open source OKD Project.
IBM Cloud Paks can run on any platform because they are installed on top of ____________. A. Blockchain B. Docker C. Kubernetes D. OpenShift
Answer D. Provisioning OpenShift and installing an IBM Cloud Pak on top of OpenShift allows IBM Cloud Paks to run anywhere.
What is another name given to a Type 2 hypervisor? A. Bare metal B. Single tenant C. Dynamic LPAR D. Hosted
Answer D. Type 2 hypervisors are also known as hosted.
Which of the following describes a use case for the public cloud? A. Using the flexibility it offers to build applications anywhere and move them anywhere without having to compromise security and compliance in the process. B. Integrating data and application services from existing application. C. Providing an opportunity to modernize and unify in-house and legacy applications. D. Using it for computing resources to build secondary infrastructures for disaster recovery, data protection, and business continuity.
Answer D. Using it for computing resources to build secondary infrastructures for disaster recovery, data protection, and business continuity is a use case for the public cloud.
Which statement best describes Watson Assistant? A. Converts written text into natural-sounding audio. B. Delivers specific answers to questions while serving up an entire document for exploration. C. Uses linguist analysis to identify tones and detect social propensities. D. Builds conversational interfaces into any application device or channel.
Answer D. Watson Assistant is used to build conversational interfaces into any application device or channel.
What is the definition of a content delivery network?
Answer: A content delivery network is a distributed server network that delivers temporarily stored, or cached, copies of website content to users based on the users' geographical location.
How can the adoption of cloud computing technologies allow a company to adapt quickly to changes in the marketplace?
Answer: Cloud adoption can help a company so it can quickly provision services without any upfront cost so it can experiment with low risk to capital as opportunities arise. Cloud adoption can also help a company adapt quickly to changes in the marketplace.
Which of the following are characteristics of Kubernetes? A. Uses automated rollouts and rollbacks to deploy and manage containers. B. Scales services up or down automatically based on utilization. C. Enables a simpler, more cost-effective way to build and operate cloud-native applications. D. Monitors the health of services to prevent bad rollouts.
Answers A, B, and D. Characteristics of Kubernetes include it uses automated rollouts and rollbacks to deploy and manage containers, scales services up or down automatically based on utilization and monitors the health of services to prevent bad rollouts.
What are three key features of microservices?
Answers: Key features of microservices include: Code can be updated more easily. Teams can use different stacks and different programming languages for different components. Components can be scaled independently of one another, reducing the waste and cost.
