Exam 6: The Cloud

Zapstreet is a stock broking firm. Its employees use a private network within the organization to communicate with each other regarding stock prices and trading accounts. Zapstreet's network is an example of a(n)________.

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Question 41

Identify a characteristic of in-house hosting.

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Question 42

Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

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Question 43

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

(True/False)

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Question 44

Vivian wants to book a suite at Baron & Olufsen, a luxury hotel chain in Europe, for her brief stay in Austria. When she visits the Web page, the address bar reads http://www.baron-olufsen.com/. This information is the ________ of the Web page.

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Question 45

Compared to in-house hosting, cloud-based hosting ________.

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Question 46

The cloud is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet.

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Question 47

An organization that provides software as a service provides only operating systems and application programs.

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Question 48

Amazon S3 is an example of ________.

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Question 49

smtp is the protocol used between browsers and Web servers.

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Question 50

What is an IP address? Describe the advantages of private and public IP addresses.

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Question 51

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

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Question 52

A computer network is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

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Question 53

A computer ________ is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

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Question 54

Which of the following is a function of an Internet service provider?

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Question 55

Which of the following is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet?

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Question 56

Which of the following statements is true about IEEE 802.3?

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Question 57

Carol uses a high speed internet connection at home. Her connection is supported by the television line, but it does not interfere with the television signal. Carol uses a(n)________ connection.

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Question 58

A(n)________ uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.

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Question 59

Which of the following is an example of SaaS?

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Zapstreet is a stock broking firm. Its employees use a private network within the organization to communicate with each other regarding stock prices and trading accounts. Zapstreet's network is an example of a(n)________.

Identify a characteristic of in-house hosting.

Which of the following factors makes cloud-based hosting advantageous today?

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

Vivian wants to book a suite at Baron & Olufsen, a luxury hotel chain in Europe, for her brief stay in Austria. When she visits the Web page, the address bar reads http://www.baron-olufsen.com/. This information is the ________ of the Web page.

Compared to in-house hosting, cloud-based hosting ________.

The cloud is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet.

An organization that provides software as a service provides only operating systems and application programs.

Amazon S3 is an example of ________.

smtp is the protocol used between browsers and Web servers.

What is an IP address? Describe the advantages of private and public IP addresses.

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

A computer network is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

A computer ________ is a collection of computers that communicate with one another over transmission lines or wirelessly.

Which of the following is a function of an Internet service provider?

Which of the following is defined as the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet?

Which of the following statements is true about IEEE 802.3?

Carol uses a high speed internet connection at home. Her connection is supported by the television line, but it does not interfere with the television signal. Carol uses a(n)________ connection.

A(n)________ uses the Internet to create the appearance of private, secure connections.

Which of the following is an example of SaaS?

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