Basic Concepts of Cloud Computing - Set 1

What best defines cloud computing?

• Ownership of physical servers

• On-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing

• Use of local servers only

• Fixed-cost IT infrastructure

Cloud computing resources are typically hosted in:

• Large data centers worldwide

• Personal computers

• Local offices

• Mobile devices

In cloud computing, infrastructure is viewed as:

• Hardware

• Firmware

• Software

• Middleware

Which company is mentioned as an example of a cloud service provider?

• Intel

• Dell

• Cisco Routers

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What pricing model is commonly used in cloud computing?

• Subscription-only

• Fixed annual cost

• License-based

• Pay-as-you-go

Traditional computing treats infrastructure as:

• Software

• Virtual machines

• Hardware

• Services

Which is a disadvantage of traditional computing?

• Long hardware procurement cycle

• High flexibility

• Rapid scalability

• Pay-per-use pricing

Cloud computing eliminates which type of tasks?

• Business analysis

• Undifferentiated heavy-lifting tasks

• Application deployment

• User authentication

Which model allows faster changes and cost efficiency?

• Traditional computing

• Manual computing

• Cloud computing

• Centralized computing

Cloud computing allows capacity to be:

• Fixed permanently

• Estimated once

• Manually upgraded only

• Scaled on demand