CAE Chapter 2 Part 1

What defines a computing cloud service?

• A measurable amount of computing power.

• A service or product that provides computing resources on the cloud.

• A physical server with multiple cloud consumers.

• A network environment isolated from other communication networks.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of cloud infrastructure?

• Virtual Server

• Cloud Storage Device

• Cloud Security Monitor

• Resource Replication

What is the primary function of a Logical Network Parameter (LNP)?

• To connect physical servers to virtual servers.

• To manage the allocation of CPU and memory resources.

• To isolate a network environment from the rest of a communications network.

• To provide fixed-increment capacity allocation for storage.

Which cloud storage level is described as the lowest level of storage, closest to the hardware, and the smallest individually accessible unit of data?

• Files

• Blocks

• Datasets

• Objects

Which type of storage interface is accessible via REST or Web service-based cloud services using HTTP as the prime protocol?

• Network Storage Interfaces

• Object Storage Interfaces

• Database Storage Interfaces

• File Storage Interfaces

Which type of cloud usage monitor agent collects cloud service usage data by actively sampling the status of an external device via a client program as a synchronous activity?

• Monitoring agent

• Resource agent

• Polling agent

• Dataflow agent

What is the primary purpose of resource replication in cloud environments?

• To reduce storage costs

• To enhance an IT resource's availability and performance

• To simplify data backup procedures

• To enable cross-cloud data migration