Chapter 9 Final Review

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?

• platform as a service (PaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• software as a service (SaaS)

• IT as a service (ITaaS)

For a large enterprise deploying virtualized servers, what are two benefits of using a bare metal hypervisor solution instead of a hosted hypervisor solution?

• elimination of the need for management console software

• addition of an extra layer of abstraction

• direct access to hardware resources

• enhanced security

• increased efficiency

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?

• Google Drive

• Gmail

• Exchange Online

• virtual desktop

• OneDrive

What is a characteristic of a virtual machine on a PC?

• A virtual machine is not susceptible to threats and malicious attacks.

• The number of virtual machines that can be made available depends on the software resources of the host machine.

• A virtual machine needs a physical network adapter to connect to the Internet.

• A virtual machine runs its own operating system.

What is the difference between a data center and cloud computing?

• Cloud computing provides access to shared computing resources, while a data center is a facility that stores and processes data.

• There is no difference. These terms can be used interchangeably.

• Of the two, only cloud computing is located off-site.

• Data centers require cloud computing but cloud computing does not require data centers.

• The data center makes use of more devices to process data.

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

• software as a service (SaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• wireless as a service (WaaS)

• browser as a service (BaaS)

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

• software as a service (SaaS)

• wireless as a service (WaaS)

• browser as a service (BaaS)

• infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Which statement describes a characteristic of cloud computing?

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

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

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

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

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?

• Exchange Online

• Virtual Desktop

• OneDrive

• Gmail

• Dropbox

Which statement describes the concept of cloud computing?

• separation of management plane from control plane

• separation of operating system from hardware

• separation of application from hardware

• separation of control plane from data plane