CLOUD COMPUTING QUIZ 5

What is the benefit of using automation techniques in

conjunction with cloud computing?

• Automation reduces human errors.

• Automation allows for sharing of computer resources.

• Automation reduces costs by increasing asset utilization.

• Automation optimizes availability by maintaining

  configurations and managing changes to resources.

How does automation increase the effectiveness of an IT

organization?

• It reduces costs by increasing asset utilization.

• It provides usage monitoring and cost allocation capabilities.

• It reduces the manual intervention needed for deploying and

  managing IT services.

• It optimizes availability by maintaining configurations and

  managing changes to resources.

What is the definition of provisioning as an automated

process related to cloud computing?

• It moves data from one cloud to another.

• It provides server consolidation capability.

• It adds security constraints to a cloud environment.

• It handles computing resource management processes.

Application developers and testers are required to routinely

setup complex multi-tiered application environments to

complete their tasks. How can provisioning capabilities in a

cloud computing solution improve setup efficiencies?

• It reduces the complexity of the application environments.

• It reduces the number of application environments to set up.

• It allows the employees to reduce the number of managed

  servers.

• It allows the employees to capture complex environments and

  set them up in a consistent manner.

Product support professionals repeatedly create complex

application environments in order to debug problems reported by customers. How might provisioning in a cloud computing solution help the product support team's efficiency?

• It helps the team identify bugs in the code.

• It reduces the amount of computer hardware used by the

  team.

• It reduces the number of environments the team must

  recreate.

• It allows the team to rapidly deploy complex application

  environments.

What are two ways a public cloud helps customers reduce

their IT costs? (Choose two.)

• Flexible billing models enable customers to pay only for what

  they use.

• Customers have access to the cloud services and

  infrastructure at anytime.

• It is easier to obtain a software instance in a cloud computing

  environment.

• It reduces the capital expenditures required for setting up the

  infrastructure.

Which business scenario is best suited to maximize the

benefits gained from using a private cloud?

• An enterprise that manages sensitive data and the load on

  their systems is fairly consistent.

• An enterprise that is focused primarily on short term projects,

  and the load on their systems is highly unpredictable.

• An enterprise that is not too concerned about control over

  their data, and the load on their systems is almost a constant at

  all times.

• An enterprise that manages sensitive data requiring

  maximum control and does not have enough infrastructure

  capacity to handle variable load.

company that provides gift giving advice has leveraged

collaborative services in a cloud computing environment to

provide on line chat between its employees and customers.

As the holiday season approaches, the company is able to

easily increase the resources needed in the cloud environment. When the season has ended, the company is

able to reduce the resource usage. This allows the company

to effectively manage the required computational resources and thereby reduce costs. What type of cloud computing billing model is this company using?

• Utility

• Monthly

• Resurring

• Subscription

Can you limit patches to just laptops or desktops?

• Yes

• No

• None of these

Four different companies provide Storage as a Service

capabilities: Company A stores user data in its primary data

center in New York and replicates the data to a backup data

center also in New York. Company B stores user data in its

primary data center in Chicago and replicates it to a data

center in Atlanta. Company C stores user data in its primary

data center in Los Angeles and stores replicas in the same

data center. Company D stores user data in its primary data

center in St Louis and does not replicate the data. Which

company is likely to provide the highest availability?

• Company A

• Company B

• Company C

• Company D