Question 1

A content delivery network (CDN)services a user's request using the geographically closest server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Large Web farms are likely to replace in-house servers used by small companies due to the benefits of cloud computing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is likely to be a consequence of cloud computing in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) The preference to set up one's own computing infrastructure will increase among organizations. 
B) The cost of obtaining elastic resources will decrease. 
C) The demand for employees who know how to use and manage information systems will reduce. 
D) The number of technology-based startups will stagnate. 
A) The preference to set up one's own computing infrastructure will increase among organizations. 
B) The cost of obtaining elastic resources will decrease. 
C) The demand for employees who know how to use and manage information systems will reduce. 
D) The number of technology-based startups will stagnate.

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

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Remote action systems increase time and travel expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

Database management system (DBMS)products are included in infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Cloud computing can enable organizations to readily obtain elastic resources at very low costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the context of the cloud, which of the following best describes the term elastic?

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) It can be used to physically connect a client and the server. 
B) It helps to securely access information over the public Internet. 
C) It facilitates easy access to an organization's data without requiring security access. 
D) It does not depend on the Internet to function effectively. 
A) It can be used to physically connect a client and the server. 
B) It helps to securely access information over the public Internet. 
C) It facilitates easy access to an organization's data without requiring security access. 
D) It does not depend on the Internet to function effectively.

Question 13

What are the disadvantages of cloud-based hosting?

Accepted Answer

The negatives of cloud computing involve

Question 14

Why is the term elastic used to describe the cloud?

Accepted Answer

The term elastic means that the computin

Question 15

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 16

To use cloud-based hosting, an organization will have to construct its own data center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in internal information systems, built using Web services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The cloud-based service that provides the hardware and allows customers to load an operating system of their choice is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) application virtualization 
B) platform as a service (PaaS) 
C) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
D) network functions virtualization (NFV) 
A) application virtualization 
B) platform as a service (PaaS) 
C) infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
D) network functions virtualization (NFV)

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

Accepted Answer

A) A VPC does not make use of a virtual private network. 
B) A VPC generally stores an organization's most sensitive data. 
C) A VPC can be accessed only from within an organization. 
D) A VPC can be built on a public cloud infrastructure. 
A) A VPC does not make use of a virtual private network. 
B) A VPC generally stores an organization's most sensitive data. 
C) A VPC can be accessed only from within an organization. 
D) A VPC can be built on a public cloud infrastructure.

Exam 6: The Cloud

A content delivery network (CDN)services a user's request using the geographically closest server.

Large Web farms are likely to replace in-house servers used by small companies due to the benefits of cloud computing.

Which of the following is likely to be a consequence of cloud computing in the future?

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

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

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

Remote action systems increase time and travel expenses.

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

Database management system (DBMS)products are included in infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

Cloud computing can enable organizations to readily obtain elastic resources at very low costs.

In the context of the cloud, which of the following best describes the term elastic?

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

What are the disadvantages of cloud-based hosting?

Why is the term elastic used to describe the cloud?

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

To use cloud-based hosting, an organization will have to construct its own data center.

An organization that hires cloud services ________.

An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in internal information systems, built using Web services.

The cloud-based service that provides the hardware and allows customers to load an operating system of their choice is known as ________.

Which of the following statements is true of a virtual private cloud (VPC)?

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