Question 1

Which of the following is an advantage of using a private cloud over a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike a VPC,the infrastructure required for a private cloud can be built and operated easily. 
B) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be created and used without the Internet. 
C) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be built on top of a public cloud infrastructure. 
D) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud does not require permission from regulating bodies to host sensitive data. 
A) Unlike a VPC,the infrastructure required for a private cloud can be built and operated easily. 
B) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be created and used without the Internet. 
C) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be built on top of a public cloud infrastructure. 
D) Unlike a VPC,a private cloud does not require permission from regulating bodies to host sensitive data.

Question 2

Cloud vendors do not benefit from economies of scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If software licensed from others is to be installed on the cloud,licenses that permit replication must be purchased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Explain how a user in a hotel in Los Angeles can connect to a local area network (LAN)at a Michigan site using a virtual private network?

Accepted Answer

A virtual private network (VPN)uses the

Question 6

A virtual private cloud allows organizations to gain the advantages of cloud storage for the portion of data that need not be physically controlled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Cloud resources are pooled because many different organizations use the same physical hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If an organization opts for software as a service (SaaS),it will have to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) install an operating system on the server 
B) purchase licenses for software replication 
C) transfer data and develop procedures 
D) install a database management system 
A) install an operating system on the server 
B) purchase licenses for software replication 
C) transfer data and develop procedures 
D) install a database management system

Question 10

Which of the following statements best defines the cloud?

Accepted Answer

A) The cloud is the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet. 
B) The cloud is a peer-to-peer network used to share data between users. 
C) The cloud is the elastic leasing of in-house computer hardware. 
D) The cloud is the network of servers hosted in-house by an organization for its own requirements. 
A) The cloud is the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet. 
B) The cloud is a peer-to-peer network used to share data between users. 
C) The cloud is the elastic leasing of in-house computer hardware. 
D) The cloud is the network of servers hosted in-house by an organization for its own requirements.

Question 11

Sireus Corp.has availed a cloud-based service.As this service provides hardware and operating systems,Sireus Corp.can easily install its software on this cloud product.Which of the following services has the company availed from its cloud vendor?

Accepted Answer

A) unified communications as a service (UCaaS) 
B) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
C) platform as a service (PaaS) 
D) software as a service (SaaS) 
A) unified communications as a service (UCaaS) 
B) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
C) platform as a service (PaaS) 
D) software as a service (SaaS)

Question 12

Which of the following is an advantage of a content delivery network?

Accepted Answer

A) It increases the load time of Web pages for the users. 
B) It provides protection from denial-of-service (DOS)attacks. 
C) It increases the reliability by storing the data on a single,large server. 
D) It increases the load on the original server. 
A) It increases the load time of Web pages for the users. 
B) It provides protection from denial-of-service (DOS)attacks. 
C) It increases the reliability by storing the data on a single,large server. 
D) It increases the load on the original server.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of private clouds?

Accepted Answer

A) Private clouds are easy to build and operate. 
B) Several organizations pool their resources to form a private cloud. 
C) Private clouds provide access from outside an organization that it created without requiring a person to connect to a virtual private network. 
D) Idle servers in a private cloud cannot be repurposed for use by other organizations. 
A) Private clouds are easy to build and operate. 
B) Several organizations pool their resources to form a private cloud. 
C) Private clouds provide access from outside an organization that it created without requiring a person to connect to a virtual private network. 
D) Idle servers in a private cloud cannot be repurposed for use by other organizations.

Question 14

What is a virtual private cloud? What are its advantages?

Accepted Answer

A virtual private cloud (VPC)is a subset

Question 15

What does the term elastic in the definition of the cloud mean?

Accepted Answer

A) It means that the computing resources leased can be increased or decreased dynamically in cloud-based hosting. 
B) It means that the operations staff manually allots fresh resources when the traffic increases. 
C) It means that the customers are provided a consistent bandwidth on the cloud. 
D) It means that the resources available for cloud-hosting are shared among customers. 
A) It means that the computing resources leased can be increased or decreased dynamically in cloud-based hosting. 
B) It means that the operations staff manually allots fresh resources when the traffic increases. 
C) It means that the customers are provided a consistent bandwidth on the cloud. 
D) It means that the resources available for cloud-hosting are shared among customers.

Question 16

A ________ is an information system that stores user data in many different geographical locations and makes that data available on demand.

Accepted Answer

A) virtual private network 
B) content delivery network 
C) wide area network 
D) local area network 
A) virtual private network 
B) content delivery network 
C) wide area network 
D) local area network

Question 17

A routing server determines which content delivery network (CDN)server should respond to a request in real time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a reason for an internal information system that uses Web services to not be considered a cloud?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of servers is fixed and is not made elastic. 
B) Idle servers are dynamically re-allocated. 
C) Data transfer is enabled without dependency on the Internet. 
D) Web service standards are not followed,as they are confined within the limits of a company. 
A) The number of servers is fixed and is not made elastic. 
B) Idle servers are dynamically re-allocated. 
C) Data transfer is enabled without dependency on the Internet. 
D) Web service standards are not followed,as they are confined within the limits of a company.

Question 19

Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can benefit from cloud computing using private clouds and virtual private clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is an advantage of in-house hosting?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires very small capital. 
B) It gives greater control over the location of data. 
C) It has the ability to adapt to growing or fluctuating demands. 
D) It eliminates the risk of obsolescence. 
A) It requires very small capital. 
B) It gives greater control over the location of data. 
C) It has the ability to adapt to growing or fluctuating demands. 
D) It eliminates the risk of obsolescence.

Exam 6: The Cloud

Which of the following is an advantage of using a private cloud over a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

Cloud vendors do not benefit from economies of scale.

If software licensed from others is to be installed on the cloud,licenses that permit replication must be purchased.

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

Explain how a user in a hotel in Los Angeles can connect to a local area network (LAN)at a Michigan site using a virtual private network?

A virtual private cloud allows organizations to gain the advantages of cloud storage for the portion of data that need not be physically controlled.

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

Cloud resources are pooled because many different organizations use the same physical hardware.

If an organization opts for software as a service (SaaS),it will have to ________.

Which of the following statements best defines the cloud?

Sireus Corp.has availed a cloud-based service.As this service provides hardware and operating systems,Sireus Corp.can easily install its software on this cloud product.Which of the following services has the company availed from its cloud vendor?

Which of the following is an advantage of a content delivery network?

Which of the following statements is true of private clouds?

What is a virtual private cloud? What are its advantages?

What does the term elastic in the definition of the cloud mean?

A ________ is an information system that stores user data in many different geographical locations and makes that data available on demand.

A routing server determines which content delivery network (CDN)server should respond to a request in real time.

Which of the following is a reason for an internal information system that uses Web services to not be considered a cloud?

Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can benefit from cloud computing using private clouds and virtual private clouds.

Which of the following is an advantage of in-house hosting?

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