Chapter 9.2

A college is exploring options to outsource the student email service to a cloud provider. Which two solutions will help the college to achieve the task? (Choose two.)

• Gmail

• Dropbox

• OneDrive

• Virtual Desktop

• Exchange Online

How does cloud computing improve the performance and user experience of an online version of office productivity tools?

• by providing application code as needed

• by downloading the application package to the local storage

• by ensuring a secure connection between the client and the service provider

• by connecting local hardware devices, such as a printer, to the service provider

A research and development group has members from different company locations. The group is looking for a central file storage solution to store research-related documents. What are two possible solutions? (Choose two.)

• Gmail

• OneDrive

• Google Drive

• virtual desktop

• Exchange Online

The IT department in a company is looking for a solution to consolidate the functionality of several mission critical server computers into VMs on a few high performance host machines. Which two hypervisors should be considered? (Choose two.)

• VMWare vSphere

• Oracle VM Server

• VMWare Workstation

• Oracle VM VirtualBox

• Windows 10 Hyper-V

Which statement describes a characteristic of cloud computing?

• A business can connect directly to the Internet without the use of an ISP.

• Applications can be accessed over the Internet through a subscription.

• Devices can connect to the Internet through existing electrical wiring.

• Investment in new infrastructure is required in order to access the cloud.

A company uses a cloud-based payroll system. Which cloud computing technology is this company using?

• browser as a service (BaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• software as a service (SaaS)

• wireless as a service (WaaS)

Which cloud computing opportunity would provide the use of network hardware such as routers and switches for a particular company?

• browser as a service (BaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• software as a service (SaaS)

• wireless as a service (WaaS)

A small advertising company is considering outsourcing the information technology services to a cloud provider. The services would include user training, software licensing, and provisioning. What cloud service would the company consider purchasing?

• IT as a service (ITaaS)

• platform as a service (PaaS)

• software as a service (SaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Which Cloud computing service would be best for an organization that does not have the technical knowledge to host and maintain applications at their local site?

• SaaS

• IaaS

• PaaS

• ITaaS

What is a difference between the functions of Cloud computing and virtualization?

• Cloud computing utilizes data center technology whereas virtualization is not used in data centers.

• Cloud computing requires hypervisor technology whereas virtualization is a fault tolerance technology.

• Cloud computing separates the application from the hardware whereas virtualization separates the OS from the underlying hardware.

• Cloud computing provides services on web-based access whereas virtualization provides services on data access through virtualized Internet connections.