Chapter 2: Cloud Computing Service Models

True or False? In general, accountability in cloud computing is solely the responsibility of the consumer.

False

Which U.S. agency publishes the accepted standard on cloud computing?

NIST

The primary objective of __________ is to reduce business process operating costs

BPaaS

The cloud computing service model that provides a virtualized networking environment is __________.

DaaS

True or False? All levels of cloud computing can be completely contained inside a single organization.

False

True or False? Although an organization may subscribe all of its IT services from a cloud service provider, it must retain a highly skilled and well-trained IT department.

False

The cloud computing service model that provides a complete computing infrastructure on-demand is __________.

IaaS

Cloud computing provides a consumer with what primary benefits?

On-demand availability???

What is the cloud computing model that is primarily middleware and provides for a variety of development tools and environments?

PaaS

The __________ model includes the three primary cloud computing service models.

SPI

The cloud computing service model used to access on-demand software applications via the Internet is __________.

SaaS

Which of the following are a primary cloud computing service model?

SaaS, PaaS, IaaS

True or False? A cloud service provider should be responsible for protecting and managing the private information of its consumers, including its security, integrity, and appropriate usage.

True

True or False? The DaaS cloud computing service model provides for desktop virtualization on-demand.

True

The __________ cloud computing service model combines two or more service models into a single on-demand service.

XaaS