Cloud Computing

Which of the following is an example of cloud computing?

• Using your laptop on an airplane

• Using Wi-Fi to connect to a network printer

• Using Google Drive

• All of the options are examples of cloud computing

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

• The ability to make a backup copy of your cloud computing software

• The reliability of locally installed applications

• Scalable storage capacity

• Needs to be installed on the computer.

What is cloud computing?

• A linked connection of computers

• A delivery of computing services

• A process of scheduling computer programs

• A study of system uses

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

What are the uses of cloud computing?

• Create new apps and services, analyze data, embed intelligence, test and build applications

• Collecting appropriate quantitative data, helps in drawing valid inferences

• Input, present and compare collected data

• Estimate income data, indicate success or failure of planning

What are security aspects provided by cloud services?

• Zero infrastructure investment, just-in-time infrastructure

• Access control, identity management, authentication and authorization

• Quick and easy setup, smooth organization system, single management environment

• Calculable cloud architecture, provide manageable workload dynamics

What are the risks of cloud computing?

• No troubleshooting issues

• Full control over the data

• Storing data without control

• No government intrusion

All hardware and software is in house managed by the organisation.

• Traditional on premises

• SaaS

• PaaS

• IaaS

Cloud computing model that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.

• IaaS

• PaaS

• SaaS

• RaaS

 Which of the following is the Cloud Platform provided by Amazon?

• AWS

• Cloudera

• Azure

• All of the mentioned