Question 1

Explain the relevance of cloud-based hosting today.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  DSL 
B)  dial-up 
C)  cable 
D)  ADSL 
E)  satellite

Question 3

What are remote action systems? Explain with the help of examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

An organization that provides software as a service provides not only hardware infrastructure and an operating system but application programs and databases as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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Question 6

Tristom Technologies, based in New York, opens branches in Chicago and Detroit. Which of the following networks will the company use to connect computers in the three offices?

Accepted Answer

A)  WAN 
B)  LAN 
C)  URL 
D)  XML 
E)  HTML

Question 7

Which of the following refers to the three tiers in the three-tier architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  TCP, IP, and http 
B)  HTML, XML, and JSON 
C)  user, server, and database 
D)  tunnel, switch, and access point 
E)  IP, IPv4, and IPv6

Question 8

Ftp is the protocol used mainly for email transmissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  URL 
B)  IP address 
C)  protocol 
D)  email ID 
E)  MAC address

Question 11

________ contains much metadata that can be used to validate the format and completeness of the document, but includes considerable overhead.

Accepted Answer

A)  WSDL 
B)  SOAP 
C)  JSON 
D)  XML 
E)  RTP

Question 12

A ________ is a cloud that is owned and operated by an organization for its own benefit.

Accepted Answer

A)  private cloud 
B)  virtual private network 
C)  wide area network 
D)  service as a cloud 
E)  IPX/SPX

Question 13

Zapstreet is a stock brokering 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) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethernet 
B)  intranet 
C)  cloud 
D)  server 
E)  WLAN

Question 14

Which of the following TCP/IP application-layer protocols is used to move files over the Internet and maintain Web sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  ftp 
B)  smtp 
C)  https 
D)  http 
E)  rdp

Question 15

What is a digital subscriber line (DSL)?

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Question 16

To ensure security, the VPN client software decrypts the original message so that its contents are protected from snooping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following characteristics is a disadvantage of cloud-based hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves high dependency on vendor. 
B)  It involves significant requirement of capital. 
C)  It involves high annual maintenance costs. 
D)  It involves high ongoing support costs. 
E)  It involves high cost uncertainties.

Question 18

________ are large-scale high-speed centralized computers, used for internal corporate data processing needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  mainframes 
B)  thin clients 
C)  hosts 
D)  clients 
E)  NAS

Question 19

________ is a category of cloud hosting where vendors provide not only hardware infrastructure and an operating system but application programs and databases as well.

Accepted Answer

A)  SaaS 
B)  PaaS 
C)  IaaS 
D)  BaaS 
E)  TaaS

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Cloud

Explain the relevance of cloud-based hosting today.

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.

What are remote action systems? Explain with the help of examples.

An organization that provides software as a service provides not only hardware infrastructure and an operating system but application programs and databases as well.

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

Tristom Technologies, based in New York, opens branches in Chicago and Detroit. Which of the following networks will the company use to connect computers in the three offices?

Which of the following refers to the three tiers in the three-tier architecture?

Ftp is the protocol used mainly for email transmissions.

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

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.

________ contains much metadata that can be used to validate the format and completeness of the document, but includes considerable overhead.

A ________ is a cloud that is owned and operated by an organization for its own benefit.

Zapstreet is a stock brokering 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) ________.

Which of the following TCP/IP application-layer protocols is used to move files over the Internet and maintain Web sites?

What is a digital subscriber line (DSL)?

To ensure security, the VPN client software decrypts the original message so that its contents are protected from snooping.

Which of the following characteristics is a disadvantage of cloud-based hosting?

________ are large-scale high-speed centralized computers, used for internal corporate data processing needs.

________ is a category of cloud hosting where vendors provide not only hardware infrastructure and an operating system but application programs and databases as well.

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