NPTEL Cloud Computing Quiz

CloudSQL can scale upto _____ processor core and ______ of storage capacity?

• 64, 16TB

• 64, 10TB

• 32, 10TB

• 32, 16TB

Choose the correct mapping 1. Cloud Bigtable A. Data warehousing 2. Cloud SQL B. Non-relational database 3. Bigquery C. Relational database 4. Cloud Storage D. Object datastore

• 1-A 2-C 3-D 4-B

• 1-B 2-C 3-A 4-D

• 1-B 2-D 3-C 4-A

• 1-D 2-A 3-B 4-C

What is the difference between a bucket and an object in cloud storage?

• A bucket is a physical location for objects, while an object is a logical container for data.

• A bucket is a logical container for objects, while an object is a physical location for data.

• A bucket and an object are the same thing.

• A bucket and an object are different types of resources in cloud storage.

Which of the following is considered structured data?

• A collection of social media posts

• Customer names and addresses stored in a database

• A repository of company policies in PDF format

• Audio recordings of customer service calls

Which of the following is NOT a type of NoSQL database?

• Key-value stores.

• Relational databases.

• Document databases.

• Graph databases.

Which of the following requirements is best suited for nearline storage?

• Data that is rarely accessed but needs to be retrieved within milliseconds

• Frequently accessed data

• Data that needs long-term retention with infrequent access

• Data backup and disaster recovery

What types of SQL databases can you manage with Google Cloud SQL?

• MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle

• PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL

• PostgreSQL, Cassandra, SQLite

• SQL Server, MongoDB, MariaDB

Which of the following is a unique feature of Cloud Spanner compared to traditional relational databases?

• Support for SQL queries

• Strongly consistent transactions

• Globally distributed data with horizontal scalability

• Indexing capabilities

What type of data model does Cloud Bigtable use?

• Document-based

• Graph-based

• Wide-column

• Key-value

In terms of data consistency, which statement is true comparing Google Cloud Datastore with a relational database?

• Google Cloud Datastore provides strong consistency for all transactions.

• Relational databases provide eventual consistency by default.

• Both Google Cloud Datastore and relational databases provide strong consistency.

• Consistency models depend solely on the application's configuration.