CompTIA Cloud Essentials Certification Quiz

What makes up the CIA Triad? (BUSINESS VALUE)

- Confidentiality - Availability - Integrity

CBN stands for: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Cloud-Based Networking

Which of the following is a reason for business users to be interested in cloud computing? (BUSINESS VALUE)

Desire for improved user experience

IaaS stands for? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

Infrastructure as a Service

Being able to create websites and web services quickly is an example of which of the following? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

PaaS

PaaS stands for? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

Platform as a Service

When using cloud computing, you will shift _________ cost to _______ cost. (BUSINESS VALUE)

capital cost to variable cost

A cloud's network must be _________ and ___________. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

resilient and redundant

Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for subscribing to PaaS? A. Virus protection ​B. Software application access ​C. Application development D. Infrastructure tuning (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

​C. Application development

In keeping with organizational goals of a corporation when deploying an application to a cloud services provider, which of the following is NOT a selection criteria for choosing a pilot? A. Security of application data ​B. Usability in a cloud environment ​C. Successful completion D. Low impact of failure (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

​​C. Successful completion

A few possible security risks when using the cloud: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- Data loss - Data exposure - Shared technology

When computing services or infrastructure is maintained on the public network: (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

Public clouds

Which of the following applies only to public cloud computing as opposed to outsourcing? (BUSINESS VALUE)

Public clouds have no upfront CAPEX costs for hardware

Which of the following is BEST used when setting up security for services being used within a public cloud? (CLOUD RISKS)

SSL

G Suite (formerly known as Google Apps, and different than Google Cloud Platform) is a set of online applications allowing users to create and share documents. This best describes which cloud type? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

SaaS

Which of the following characteristics of cloud computing describes the ability to grow easily in response to an increase in demand? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

Scalability

Which of the following is a typical concern for business and IT leaders, when adopting cloud computing? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Security of current IT solutions

_____________ allows the users/tenants of a cloud to do tasks themselves (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Self-Service

ITIL and cloud management is broken down in to: Service Strategy, Service Design, and ________ (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

Service Transition

As part of a critical SaaS application, one of the contractual statements by the cloud provider is a requirement to perform scheduled maintenance. This has a direct impact on which of the following?

Service operation

SaaS stands for? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

Software as a Service

Which of the following is the MOST important service management consequence of elastic capacity? (CLOUD RISKS)

The need for good performance monitoring and management

Which of the following do IT outsourcing and cloud computing typically have in common? (BUSINESS VALUE)

The possibility for vendor lock-in

Web email is considered an early example of cloud adoption (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

You access a PaaS cloud by what means? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

Web services

Cloud computing allows business to move away from the need to have _______ capital expenditures related to computer hardware by utilizing the cloud instead. (BUSINESS VALUE)

large

A few security benefits in using the cloud are: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- 24/7 staffing and monitoring - Increased availability and improved disaster recovery through redundancy and multiple locations

Cloud computing is what? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- A kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand - A model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources such as networks, servers, storage, applications and services

When your organization has a compliance audit, which of the following might be included as part of the audit? (BUSINESS VALUE)

- Assessing what is used as identity management - Audit of the the access control list

Which terms best describe the following scenario? When the load on your web site goes up, the load balancer adds additional compute web servers to carry the load and then removes these servers when the load goes back down. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

- Automation - Elasticity

A few cloud services that can be consumed are? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Email accounts - Websites - Data storage

Some forms of encapsulation being used in VPNs are: - GRE - NAT - VXLAN - VLAN (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- GRE - VXLAN - VLAN

Which of the following are ways of managing risk management? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- Identify what the organizations assets are - Identify threats and vulnerabilities - Address the identified risk - Monitor risks

Cloud computing characteristics: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Managed by the provider - Managed through self-service on demand - Network accessible - Sustainable

Cloud providers and cloud software include: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Microsoft Azure - OpenStack - Amazon Web Services - Google Cloud Platform

Which of the following assets have risks related to a cloud provider going out of business? (CLOUD RISKS)

- Not using hybrid cloud federations to keep your data synced with multiple providers - Data stored at the provider

Which of the following are cloud providers or cloud software? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- OpenStack - Microsoft Azure - Google Compute Engine - Amazon Web Services

Which of the following organizations is MOST likely to consider confidentiality requirements before implementing a backup and disaster recovery cloud solution? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Organizations with legal or regulatory constraints - Government or emergency response

What are some of the major differences between a private cloud and a public cloud? (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

- Private clouds are for use in a single organization - A public cloud is typically offered over the Internet

The three major cloud forms are: (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

- Public - Private - Hybrid

As stated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, cloud characteristics include: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Rapid elasticity - Broad network accessibility

Variable cost business models are focused on: (BUSINESS VALUE)

- Responsiveness - Removing the need for hardware completely - Allowing for smaller operating expenses (OPEX) over time, instead of large initial capital expenditures (CAPEX) - Operating efficiencies that do not work anymore

What are the three primary scalability levels? (BUSINESS VALUE)

- Server Scalability - Scaling of the Network - Scaling of the Platform

Some of important steps in the evolution from virtualization to the cloud are: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Server virtualization - Distributed data centers - Private data centers - Hybrid data clouds and public clouds

Cloud scalability means? (BUSINESS VALUE)

- The ability of a particular system to fit a problem as the scope of that problem increases - The ability of an application to be scaled up to meet demand through replication and distribution of requests across a pool or farm of servers

Indications that your organization may be ready for the cloud are: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Tied-up capital - Costly excess capacity - Running out of capacity

Some of the ways to mitigate risks when using cloud data integration: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- Understand the application design when moving to the cloud - Keep the applications, data, and the users as close as possible

Some examples of using hardware standardization are: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- Using the same architecture, such as X86 - Taking advantage of tier-based virtualization cloud technologies - VM sizes are pre-defined sizes, often known as flavors

Common technologies used to mitigate security concerns are: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

- Virtual firewalls - Virtual private networks

Indications that your organization may not be ready for the cloud are: (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

- Your organization owns large data centers that often have enough scale to be as flexible and efficient as cloud computing providers - Legal and security (compliance) reasons can require an organization to know more details about the location of its data and servers than a cloud computing provider is able to provide - Predictable and fixed workloads can typically make optimal use of their hardware and do not need scaling

You company's data could become compromised by (CLOUD RISKS)

- phishing - social engineering - poor physical security

Cloud computing improves business flexibility by... (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

- providing easier access to users outside of the organization - rapidly growing and shrinking capacity - allowing for the faster deployment of applications

A webmail service hosted by an MSP for which of the following is considered a private cloud? A. A single company ​B. Nonprofit companies ​C. Many companies D. Marketing companies (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

A. A single company

Which of the following is the MOST widely used example of cloud computing? A. Business ratings ​B. Online email ​C. Online education ​D. Geo-caching (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

B. Online email

Which of the following is NOT a recognized cloud classification model? A. IaaS ​B. QoS ​C. PaaS ​D. SaaS (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

B. QoS

Why is there less maintenance effort using SaaS when managing the operating system? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Because the service provider manages the operating system in SaaS

The _______________ identifies customer requirements and makes sure that the cloud service provider meets the requirements before agreeing to deliver the service (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

Business Relationship Manager (BRM)

How might an organization successfully implement a SaaS strategy? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

By managing the risks that are associated with bringing in external providers

A company's email software vendor charged them $500 a month to use software, licensed for the maximum number of active email addresses. The company switched to a cloud-based email software that charged based on the number of active email addresses each month. The company was billed $100 the first month, $200 the second month, and $100 for the remaining 10 months of the year. After a year, how much money did the company save by switching to cloud computing? A. $1,300 ​B. $4,500 ​C. $4,700 D. $6,000 (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

C. $4,700

Which of the following recognized approaches for managing an organization's technology environment can be applied to cloud computing services? A. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ​B. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ​C. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) D. Project Management Institute (PMI) (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

C. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

In using a structured approach to explore the potential impact of cloud computing in an organization undergoing the impact and changes that occur during Cloud service adoption, which of the following is an ITIL Service Lifecycle consideration? A. Service Upgrade ​B. Service Disconnection ​C. Service Operation D. Service Continuance (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

C. Service Operation

CEN stands for: (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Cloud-Enabled Networking

Which of following is the MOST beneficial aspect of public cloud deployment for a startup company? A. Ease of infrastructure management B. Reduced Mean Time to Implement ​C. Shared company resources D. No upfront capital expenditure (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

D. No upfront capital expenditure

In using a structured approach to explore the potential impact of cloud computing in an organization undergoing the impact and changes that occur during Cloud service adoption, which of the following is an ITIL Service Lifecycle consideration? A. Service Occurrence ​B. Service Optimization ​C. Service Ownership D. Service Operation (Official Sample Questions provided by CompTIA)

D. Service Operation

It does not matter what portions of your current data center or infrastructure could be a possible security risk when moving that data to the cloud. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

False

Virtualization technology is not an important skill for IT when adopting an IaaS strategy. (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

False

You can only use virtual servers in private clouds or traditional data centers. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

False. All forms of cloud computing make use of virtual servers.

There are not legal risks when moving to the cloud. (CLOUD RISKS)

False. Moving your data to the cloud created several legal questions that need to be addressed by your company's legal teams, especially if your company operates internationally.

Making use of cloud computing often slows down application development and architectural design. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

False. Using cloud computing and making use of services that are distributed and already available for your development teams speeds up the time to market strategy for almost all new development projects.

Which of the following steps BEST lead to successful adoption of a cloud service? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Gather stakeholder requirements, select potentially suitable cloud providers, perform a pilot, and then select the most appropriate provider.

When computing services or infrastructure is maintained on both private and public clouds: (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

Hybrid clouds

Differing from more technology-oriented IT management approaches like network management and IT systems management, __________ is characterized by adopting a process approach towards management, focusing on customer needs and IT services for customers rather than IT systems, and stressing continual improvement. (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

IT Service Management (ITSM)

Which of the following cloud services would be used to pay for hardware when it is being used for computing, network space, and storage over the Internet? (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

IaaS

Which of the following is a good case for IT outsourcing, as well as cloud computing? (BUSINESS VALUE)

Improving the overall cost structure

Which of the following risk results if cloud computing providers limit their Service Level Agreement (SLA) liabilities? (CLOUD RISKS)

Legal risk

Which of the following is a differentiating characteristic of private cloud solutions compared to public cloud solutions? (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

Private cloud solutions are dedicated for use by a single organization.

When computing services or infrastructure is maintained on the private network: (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

Private clouds

When the services and infrastructure are provided off-site, over the Internet: (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

Software as a Service

Hardware independence is: (BUSINESS VALUE)

The abstraction of your server OS from the server hardware and then packaging it into virtual machines

A company is using an Internet-based cloud service provided by a third party. Which of the following can the third party NOT guarantee when providing cloud resources? (CLOUD RISKS)

The cost of the services

The MOST important business continuity risk when selecting cloud service providers is: (CLOUD RISKS)

The provider going out of business

What consequences does outsourcing IT and cloud computing have in common? (BUSINESS VALUE)

The use of external staffing

Which consequences do outsourcing IT, as well as cloud computing, have in common? (BUSINESS VALUE)

The use of external staffing

The following reduces your company's ________: Because cloud computing greatly reduces this, on-demand, scalable, and elastic services, allow the company to get products out quicker. (BUSINESS VALUE)

Time to market

A data centre is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

True

An application for internal-use only, on company-owned assets, would be best described as a private SaaS. (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

True

Applications that are easy to migrate and have some business value are great options when first piloting or doing a POC for migrating to the cloud. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

Capital tied up in hardware that might become obsolete over time is one limitations of owning your own servers instead of using the cloud. (CLOUD RISKS)

True

Cloud computing delivers IT capabilities that scale with demand, which is a huge benefit to organizations that want to quickly start out. (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

True

Cloud computing is typically based on open Internet technology (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

True

Cloud-related financial risks can be managed by making sure that cloud assets are generating revenue. (CLOUD RISKS)

True

Data integration is complex in private data centers and is even more so when it comes to the cloud. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

Federation is really a form of hybrid cloud technologies (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

If you do not already know the processes behind your current IT infrastructure, then making changes such as moving to the cloud can be detrimental. (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

True

It is important to use standardization on things such as data formats, virtual machine sizes, etc. because it helps facilitate, when the needs arises, to move from one cloud provider to another. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

True

It is possible that data can be lost or stolen when migrating to the cloud. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

Multitenancy allows system resources to be fully utilized before another server is brought online, further reducing the operating costs and data centre cooling that is required along with it. (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

True

Often times when using third party management tools for the cloud there is risk because of the possibility vendor lock-in. (CLOUD RISKS)

True

Server virtualization allows the underlying physical server hardware to be shared. (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

True

The goal of ITSM is to ensure that IT functions efficiently and that its processes are also in alignment with the needs of the business. (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

True

The management requirements of cloud computing become much more complex when you need to manage private, public, and traditional data centers all together. You'll need to add capabilities for federating these environments. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

True

Virtual machines can be secured at the VM-level by using access control list and firewalls. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

Virtualization software separates physical infrastructures to create various dedicated resources. (CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS)

True

Within cloud environments, the purpose of the Business Relationship Management process is extended to form and uphold the cloud service provider and the customer-business relationship (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

True

You should be aware of which portions of your current data center or infrastructure can be a possible security risk when moving that data to the cloud. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

True

A _____ allows one network from a single geographical data center to communicate securely with a data center in a different locale. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

VPN

Which of the following must be implemented by a cloud provider to ensure that different entities can authenticate and share basic user account information? (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Virtualization

Which of the following questions should be considered before selecting a cloud computing vendor? (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

What cloud computing product will fit the business needs?

Examples of _____ Area Networks are the Internet and VPN tunnels. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

Wide

When using the ITIL standard the first step when considering when a company needs to implement a cloud network is to (CLOUD IMPACT ON BUSINESS)

assess what the business needs are

When utilizing cloud technologies, one of the biggest benefits is using ________, which allows things to take place in cloud loads without much user intervention. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

automation

Network ___________ is the amount of data that can be sent across a network link within a given time. (TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES)

bandwidth

A ________ cloud, also known as cloud federation, is the deployment and management of multiple external and internal cloud computing services to match business needs. A federation is the union of several smaller parts that perform a common action. (CLOUD ADOPTION)

federated

Cloud computing allows for you to use _________ because you only pay based on your usage. (BUSINESS VALUE)

opex