Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE of cloud-based hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)  It makes scaling up to meet the demands of increased traffic difficult. 
B)  It involves the risk of investing in technology that may soon become obsolete. 
C)  It gives greater control over physical location of data. 
D)  It gives little visibility over the security being used to protect data. 
A)  It makes scaling up to meet the demands of increased traffic difficult. 
B)  It involves the risk of investing in technology that may soon become obsolete. 
C)  It gives greater control over physical location of data. 
D)  It gives little visibility over the security being used to protect data.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE of Web services?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are programs designed using the concept of service-oriented architecture. 
B)  They are programs that comply with IEEE 802.3 protocol standard. 
C)  They are programs that comply with Web service standards and can only run as an independent program. 
D)  They are designed in such a way that they cannot be flexibly combined with other programs. 
A)  They are programs designed using the concept of service-oriented architecture. 
B)  They are programs that comply with IEEE 802.3 protocol standard. 
C)  They are programs that comply with Web service standards and can only run as an independent program. 
D)  They are designed in such a way that they cannot be flexibly combined with other programs.

Question 3

Software as a system is a fundamental cloud type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A user can receive various pieces of a Web page from different servers on a content delivery network (CDN).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A tunnel is a virtual, private pathway over a public or shared network from the virtual private network (VPN) client to the VPN server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Content delivery networks (CDNs) are used to store and deliver content that rarely changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cloud computing is likely to lead to an increase in the number of technology-based startups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cloud-based hosting is preferred by organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why is cloud hosting preferred to in-house hosting?

Accepted Answer

Cloud hosting allows the number of serve

Question 10

An organization that hires cloud services ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  can accommodate an increase in traffic from only one city 
B)  is allowed to change its computer hardware requirements only once in an hour 
C)  can limit the response time of its Web pages 
D)  is given access only to a single server 
A)  can accommodate an increase in traffic from only one city 
B)  is allowed to change its computer hardware requirements only once in an hour 
C)  can limit the response time of its Web pages 
D)  is given access only to a single server

Question 11

A company decides to run advertising during the NCAA Final Four tournament. They are not sure how traffic their website will get so they decide to lease what they think they need and can easily add more if necessary. This is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  resource elasticity 
B)  pooled resources 
C)  client-server architecture 
D)  mainframe usage 
A)  resource elasticity 
B)  pooled resources 
C)  client-server architecture 
D)  mainframe usage

Question 12

Cloud security is 100% security proof.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A content delivery network (CDN) provides a specialized type of platform as a service (PaaS).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is a private cloud? What are its limitations?

Accepted Answer

A private cloud is a cloud that is owned

Question 15

How are communications secured from snooping in a virtual private network?

Accepted Answer

In order to secure virtual private netwo

Question 16

Which of the following is an advantage of a private cloud in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduces the complexity involved in using other publicly available cloud services. 
B)  It eliminates the need to use an additional secure network to access this cloud from outside the organization. 
C)  It allows the organization to repurpose its idle servers for use to other organizations. 
D)  It allows the organization to manage its servers with elastic load balancing. 
A)  It reduces the complexity involved in using other publicly available cloud services. 
B)  It eliminates the need to use an additional secure network to access this cloud from outside the organization. 
C)  It allows the organization to repurpose its idle servers for use to other organizations. 
D)  It allows the organization to manage its servers with elastic load balancing.

Question 17

Amazon Redshift offers ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a relational database service 
B)  NoSQL database service 
C)  petabyte-scale data warehouse 
D)  MySQL database 
A)  a relational database service 
B)  NoSQL database service 
C)  petabyte-scale data warehouse 
D)  MySQL database

Question 18

A remote system designed by Alpha Solutions uses cameras and motion-sensing equipment to issue tickets for traffic violations. This system is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  telediagnosis 
B)  teleassessment 
C)  telelaw enforcement 
D)  teleinstruction 
A)  telediagnosis 
B)  teleassessment 
C)  telelaw enforcement 
D)  teleinstruction

Question 19

Why is the term pooled used to describe the cloud?

Accepted Answer

Cloud resources are pooled because many

Question 20

What are the factors that have made cloud-based hosting advantageous?

Accepted Answer

Three factors have made cloud-based host

Exam 6: The Cloud

Which of the following statements is TRUE of cloud-based hosting?

Which of the following statements is TRUE of Web services?

Software as a system is a fundamental cloud type.

A user can receive various pieces of a Web page from different servers on a content delivery network (CDN).

A tunnel is a virtual, private pathway over a public or shared network from the virtual private network (VPN) client to the VPN server.

Content delivery networks (CDNs) are used to store and deliver content that rarely changes.

Cloud computing is likely to lead to an increase in the number of technology-based startups.

Cloud-based hosting is preferred by organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

Why is cloud hosting preferred to in-house hosting?

An organization that hires cloud services ________.

A company decides to run advertising during the NCAA Final Four tournament. They are not sure how traffic their website will get so they decide to lease what they think they need and can easily add more if necessary. This is called ________.

Cloud security is 100% security proof.

A content delivery network (CDN) provides a specialized type of platform as a service (PaaS).

What is a private cloud? What are its limitations?

How are communications secured from snooping in a virtual private network?

Which of the following is an advantage of a private cloud in an organization?

Amazon Redshift offers ________.

A remote system designed by Alpha Solutions uses cameras and motion-sensing equipment to issue tickets for traffic violations. This system is an example of ________.

Why is the term pooled used to describe the cloud?

What are the factors that have made cloud-based hosting advantageous?

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