Exam 6: The Cloud

Wired LAN connections use a protocol standard called Ethernet to communicate.

The most basic cloud offering is platform as a service (PaaS), which is the cloud hosting of a bare server computer or data storage.

"https" is the secure version of "http."

With a WAN, an organization is allowed to place communications lines wherever it wants, because all lines reside on its premises.

A private internet that is used exclusively within an organization is called a(n) ________.

Computers that reside in different geographic locations are connected using a(n) ________.

Both WSDLs and SOAP messages are coded in XML.

Which of the following would be a consequence of teleaction, a form of remote action system?

FTP is the protocol used mainly for email transmissions.

Which of the following services is being offered by a cloud vendor who provides hosted computers, an operating system, and a DBMS?

The IEEE 802.3 protocol standard is also known as ________.

In three-tier architecture, the user tier consists of computers that run Web servers and process application programs.

The owner of a domain name can change the affiliated IP addresses at its discretion.

Which of the following is a characteristic of cloud-based hosting?

What is a virtual private network (VPN)? Explain how VPNs ensure the security of transmissions.

Rackspace is an example of ________.

Telesurgery increases the value of robotics in the field of medical science.

Which of the following is a benefit of in-house hosting?

Teleaction increases the value of local mediocrity.

When a person connects to the Internet, he or she is actually connecting to an Internet Service Provider.