Cloud ch.1
When you run out of computer resources in your internal data center and expand to an external cloud on demand, this is an example of what?
Cloud bursting
Move to the cloud may pose a problem for which of the following?
email system for the Pentagon
Who are the typical consumers of a private cloud?
internal users
Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) is a service for providing virtual servers. What is this an example of?
laas
________________ refers to a condition in which an organization finds itself relying on proprletary technology that restricts future migration to alternative solutions without significant costs.
vendor lock in
Which are the two characteristics of cloud computing as defined by NIST?
1. On-demand self-service 2. Resource pooling
Which of the following characteristics are true of the Saas model? (Choose two.)
1. Saas applications are characterized by location and device independence. 2. Saas applications are multitenanted.
Mary, a financial analyst is describing the benefits of cloud computing to her colleagues. Which of the following might she state? (Choose two.)
1. faster time to market 2. low barrier to entry for businesses
In Infrastructure as a Service (laaS), which two components are managed by the organization (consumer)?
1. operating system 2. business data
Which of the following correctly characterizes the private cloud model. Choose all that apply.
1. private cloud deployment offers higher degree of security and privacy as compared to a public cloud, 2. Private cloud services are dedicated for the use of a single organization.
What type of applications make a good fit for migraton to the cloud? 1. applications that are sensitive to latency 2. legacy applications 3. applications that need access to data center resources or other applications 4. proprietery applications 5. none of the mentioned
5. none of the mentioned
Which term describes the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market changes?
Agility
Match the descriptions to the correct cloud deployment models. cloud model that allows an organization to share its local cloud services with partners
Community
The cloud ______________ model refers to the location and management of the cloud's infrastructure.
Deployment
Match the descriptions to their correct business terms or acronyms. Not all options are used. A proportionate savings in cost gained by an increase level of production
Economics of Scale
What term best describes the ability to quickly add or remove resources for a given cloud service?
Elasticity
Match the descriptions to the correct cloud deployment models. cloud model that best mirrors the electrical utility grid
Public
What statement regarding Scalability is true?
If a combination of both horizontal and vertical scaling is used to improve performance or availability, it is referred to as diagonal scaling.
Match the descriptions to their correct business terms or acronyms. Not all options are used. Cost for a company to run its business operations on a dally basis
OPEX
A developer is using cloud services to create and test a new application. What type of cloud service is this?
Paas
Which service model is characterized by greatest concern of vendor lock-in?
Platform as a Service
Match the descriptions to the correct cloud deployment models. cloud model used when external mandates require a high degree of data governance
Private
What documentation lays out agreed upon service levels and responsibilities of the cloud provider?
SLA
Microsoft Office 365 is an example of _______________ .
Saas
Match the descriptions to their correct business terms or acronyms. Not all options are used. A financial estimate intended to help buyers and owners determine the direct and indirect costs of a product or system.
TCO
A company is adopting a Saas cloud solution. Which capabilities will it most likely lose in the process?
The ability to perform fine-grained customizations of the software.
Why does hardware and operating system maintenance take less effort with SaaS?
cloud provider handles that responsibility
