Chapter 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a significant benefit of cloud migration for businesses?

• Reduced operational costs

• Increased physical storage requirements

• Limited scalability

• Decreased data accessibility

Open Ended

Explain how cloud migration supports digital transformation and why it is considered foundational for modern IT strategies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key benefit of cloud migration mentioned in the slides?

• Enables scalability, cost-efficiency, and better performance using cloud services.

• Requires more maintenance than on-premises infrastructure.

• Reduces digital transformation capabilities.

• Limits access to modern IT strategies.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are reasons why cloud migration matters, according to the slides?

• IT modernization and agility

• Cost efficiency

• Improved data access

• Enabling new technologies

Multiple Select

Which of the following mechanisms ensure improved performance and availability in cloud platforms?

• Global data centers

• Redundancy mechanisms

• Continuous accessibility

• Manual backups

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cloud migration in digital transformation?

• Supports AI, IoT, and big data analytics

• Improves healthcare data analytics

• Enables organizations to meet digital transformation objectives

• Reduces the need for any data analytics

Multiple Select

Which of the following are essential steps in the assessment and readiness phase of cloud migration?

• System assessment start

• Risk identification

• Thorough preparation

• Selecting cloud provider

Fill in the Blanks

Organizations must define clear and measurable objectives for cloud migration success. This is referred to as setting

goals.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of post-migration validation in the cloud migration process?

• To ensure applications function correctly and data integrity is maintained

• To select the right cloud provider

• To create a migration timeline

• To identify compatibility issues before migration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the role of dashboards in continuous cloud system monitoring?

• Dashboards provide real-time resource tracking and highlight areas for optimization.

• Dashboards are only used for visualizing historical data.

• Dashboards are primarily used for user authentication.

• Dashboards replace the need for regular maintenance.

Multiple Choice

Which migration strategy involves moving applications to the cloud with minimal or no changes?

• Rehosting

• Replatforming

• Refactoring

• Repurchasing

Fill in the Blanks

Replatforming is like upgrading

before switching carriers.

Multiple Select

Select all the benefits associated with refactoring applications for the cloud.

• Long-term performance improvement

• Minimal effort required

• Full utilization of cloud features

• Quick migration with no changes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the purpose of retiring outdated systems in an organization?

• To free up resources and improve efficiency

• To increase the number of systems managed

• To retain all legacy systems for backup

• To reduce the need for decluttering

Fill in the Blanks

Cloud-ready applications require only

modifications for cloud compatibility and functionality.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of cloud-optimized applications?

• Leverage cloud features like auto-scaling

• Require no changes for cloud migration

• Improve performance in dynamic workloads

• Are designed only for on-premises use

Multiple Choice

Which type of application is specifically designed to run on cloud infrastructure for optimized performance?

• Cloud-ready applications

• Cloud-optimized applications

• Cloud-native applications

• Legacy applications

Open Ended

Describe the benefits of using microservices architecture in cloud-native applications.

Fill in the Blanks

Cloud migration refers to the process of moving data, applications, or other business elements to a

environment.

Multiple Choice

What are the types of cloud services?

• Public, private and hybrid clouds

• Personal area (PAN), Local area (LAN), Campus area networks (CAN)

• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS)

• Mail server, collaboration server, web server, application server

Multiple Choice

What are the risks of cloud computing?

• No troubleshooting issues

• Full control over the data

• Storing data without control

• No government intrusion