Question 1

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 2

Teleaction increases the value of local mediocrity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To use software as a service (SaaS),a user has to just sign up for the service and learn how to use it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A virtual private network uses the Internet to create the appearance of private,secure connections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A virtual private network (VPN)uses encryption and decryption to protect VPN communications from snooping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Telediagnosis uses telecommunications to link surgeons to robotic equipment at distant locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Phobas Inc.offers an online service that stores notes made by customers on the cloud.When a customer enters notes on a device,it gets updated in all the devices he/she owns.Which of the following cloud-based offerings does Phobas Inc.provide to its customers?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following is a difference between a virtual private network (VPN)and a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

Accepted Answer

A) A VPC uses encrypted connections between the users and its server,while a VPN does not use such secure connections. 
B) A VPC can be accessed over the Internet,while a VPN cannot be accessed over the Internet. 
C) A VPC does not facilitate data storage,while a VPN allows the storage of a user's most important data. 
D) A VPC provides the advantages of cloud storage,but a VPN by itself cannot provide these advantages. 
A) A VPC uses encrypted connections between the users and its server,while a VPN does not use such secure connections. 
B) A VPC can be accessed over the Internet,while a VPN cannot be accessed over the Internet. 
C) A VPC does not facilitate data storage,while a VPN allows the storage of a user's most important data. 
D) A VPC provides the advantages of cloud storage,but a VPN by itself cannot provide these advantages.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

To secure virtual private network (VPN)c

Question 12

Which of the following is true of a virtual private network (VPN)?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides a secure connection for information transmitted over the public Internet. 
B) It does not encrypt messages. 
C) It is confined to be used within an organization. 
D) It can be used to store highly sensitive information of an organization. 
A) It provides a secure connection for information transmitted over the public Internet. 
B) It does not encrypt messages. 
C) It is confined to be used within an organization. 
D) It can be used to store highly sensitive information of an organization.

Question 13

Before the creation of personal computers,time-sharing vendors provided slices of computer time on a use-fee basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why is the term elastic used to describe the cloud?

Accepted Answer

The term elastic means that the computin

Exam 6: The Cloud

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

Teleaction increases the value of local mediocrity.

To use software as a service (SaaS),a user has to just sign up for the service and learn how to use it.

A virtual private network uses the Internet to create the appearance of private,secure connections.

A virtual private network (VPN)uses encryption and decryption to protect VPN communications from snooping.

Which of the following statements is true of Web services?

Telediagnosis uses telecommunications to link surgeons to robotic equipment at distant locations.

Phobas Inc.offers an online service that stores notes made by customers on the cloud.When a customer enters notes on a device,it gets updated in all the devices he/she owns.Which of the following cloud-based offerings does Phobas Inc.provide to its customers?

An organization that hires cloud services ________.

Which of the following is a difference between a virtual private network (VPN)and a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

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

Which of the following is true of a virtual private network (VPN)?

Before the creation of personal computers,time-sharing vendors provided slices of computer time on a use-fee basis.

Why is the term elastic used to describe the cloud?

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