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WorksheetsCloud Computing Quiz
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is cloud computing?
Delivery of computing services over the internet
Delivery of physical hardware to users
Delivery of software updates via email
Delivery of printed documents to offices
Which of the following is NOT a common IT infrastructure included in cloud computing services?
Virtual machines
Storage
Databases
Printers
Which of the following is an example of an expanded IT offering in cloud services?
Virtual machines
Storage
Internet of Things (IoT)
Networking
Why does cloud computing not have to be constrained by physical infrastructure?
Because it uses the internet to deliver services
Because it uses physical servers
Because it relies on local storage
Because it uses traditional IT methods
In a traditional corporate datacenter, who is responsible for maintaining the physical space and ensuring security?
The cloud provider
The IT department
The company
The consumer
In the shared responsibility model, who is responsible for the data and information stored in the cloud?
The cloud provider
The IT department
The consumer
The company
Which cloud service type places the most responsibility on the consumer?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Traditional corporate datacenter
In the shared responsibility model, who is responsible for physical security, power, cooling, and network connectivity?
The consumer
The IT department
The cloud provider
The company
Which cloud service type evenly distributes responsibility between the cloud provider and the consumer?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Traditional corporate datacenter
Who is responsible for the information and data stored in the cloud?
The cloud provider
The customer
The government
The internet service provider
What is the cloud provider always responsible for?
The information and data stored in the cloud
Devices that are allowed to connect to your cloud
The physical datacenter
The accounts and identities of the people within your organization
Which service model determines responsibility for operating systems, network controls, and applications?
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
All of the above
In a public cloud model, who manages the hardware and software updates?
The customer
The cloud provider
The government
The internet service provider
Which cloud model offers complete control over resources and security?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Community Cloud
What is a characteristic of the public cloud?
Complete control over resources
Pay per usage
Only specific users can log in
Requires private datacenter
Which type of cloud service offers hosted services to fewer users with firewall security?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Community Cloud
What is a key benefit of using a private cloud?
No capital expenditures to scale up
Provides the most flexibility
Greater control over data
Applications can be quickly provisioned and deprovisioned
Which type of cloud service uses a combination of private and public cloud services?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Community Cloud
What is one advantage of a hybrid cloud service?
No capital expenditures to scale up
Organizations have complete control over resources and security
Organizations can keep crucial data in private space and other data in public space
Data is not collocated with other organizations' data
Which type of cloud service allows organizations to determine where to run their applications?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Community Cloud
What are the two types of expenses when comparing IT infrastructure models?
Capital expenditure (CapEx) and Operational expenditure (OpEx)
Capital expenditure (CapEx) and Maintenance expenditure (MaintEx)
Operational expenditure (OpEx) and Maintenance expenditure (MaintEx)
Capital expenditure (CapEx) and Depreciation expenditure (DepEx)
What type of expenditure is typically a one-time, up-front expenditure to purchase or secure tangible resources?
Operational expenditure (OpEx)
Maintenance expenditure (MaintEx)
Capital expenditure (CapEx)
Depreciation expenditure (DepEx)
Which of the following is an example of Capital expenditure (CapEx)?
Leasing a company vehicle
Signing up for cloud services
Building a datacenter
Paying for electricity
What type of expenditure involves spending money on services or products over time?
Capital expenditure (CapEx)
Operational expenditure (OpEx)
Maintenance expenditure (MaintEx)
Depreciation expenditure (DepEx)
Why does cloud computing fall under Operational expenditure (OpEx)?
Because it involves a one-time, up-front expenditure
Because it operates on a consumption-based model
Because it involves purchasing physical infrastructure
Because it is a type of Capital expenditure (CapEx)
What do you not pay for with cloud computing?
Physical infrastructure
IT resources you use
Cloud services
Software licenses
What happens if you don’t use any IT resources in a month with cloud computing?
You still pay for the resources
You pay a maintenance fee
You don’t pay for any IT resources
You pay for the physical infrastructure
Which of the following is a benefit of the OpEx consumption-based model?
High upfront costs
Need to purchase costly infrastructure
Ability to pay for more resources when needed
Inability to stop paying for unused resources
What is a characteristic of the CapEx model in cloud pricing?
No need to estimate future resource needs
Only paying for the virtual machines you use
Overestimating can lead to wasted money
Easily scalable without additional hardware
In the OpEx model, what happens if the demand for virtual machines drops?
You continue paying for the same number of machines
You remove machines as needed
You need to install more hardware
You overestimate future needs
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the OpEx consumption-based model?
No upfront costs
Ability to stop paying for unused resources
Need to manage costly infrastructure
Pay for more resources when needed
What is a potential issue with underestimating resource needs in a CapEx model?
Wasting money on unused resources
Quickly reaching capacity and decreased performance
Only paying for what you use
Easily adding more virtual machines
Which of the following is a top cloud service provider?
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
IBM Cloud
Which cloud service provider is represented by the logo with a blue and white cloud?
Amazon Web Services
Azure Cloud
Google Cloud
IBM Cloud
According to the chart, which cloud service provider had the highest market share in Q1 2022?
Amazon
Microsoft
IBM
Which of the following is NOT listed as a top cloud service provider in the document?
Amazon Web Services
Azure Cloud
Google Cloud
Oracle Cloud
Which category of cloud services provides the maximum amount of control for your cloud resources?
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
On-prem
In an IaaS model, what is the cloud provider responsible for?
Operating system installation
Network configuration
Maintaining the hardware, network connectivity, and physical security
Database and storage configuration
What are you responsible for in an IaaS model?
Maintaining the physical infrastructure
Operating system installation, configuration, and maintenance
Providing network connectivity to the internet
Physical security
In the IaaS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for maintaining the physical infrastructure and its access to the internet?
The customer
The cloud provider
Both the customer and the cloud provider
Neither the customer nor the cloud provider
What is the customer responsible for in the IaaS shared responsibility model?
Maintaining the physical infrastructure
Network connectivity to the internet
Installation and configuration, patching and updates, and security
Physical security
What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)?
Renting space in a datacenter
Paying for a complete and deployed solution
A middle ground between renting space in a datacenter and paying for a complete and deployed solution
Only maintaining the physical infrastructure
In a PaaS environment, who maintains the physical infrastructure, physical security, and connection to the internet?
The user
The cloud provider
A third-party vendor
The software developer
What does the cloud provider maintain in the PaaS shared responsibility model?
Only the physical infrastructure
Only the operating systems
The physical infrastructure, operating systems, databases, and development tools
Only the development tools
What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?
Renting space in a datacenter
Using a fully developed application
Maintaining the physical infrastructure
Developing middleware tools
In the SaaS shared responsibility model, what is the user responsible for?
Maintaining the physical infrastructure
The data put into the system, devices connected, and users that have access
Developing the application
Patching the operating system
What does high availability in cloud computing ensure?
Maximum availability regardless of disruptions
Minimum availability with frequent disruptions
Limited availability only during peak hours
Availability only during business hours
Which of the following is a benefit of cloud scalability?
Adjusting resources to meet demand
Reducing the number of resources
Limiting resource usage to off-peak hours
Ensuring resources are always underutilized
What is a key feature of Azure in terms of availability?
Uptime guarantees depending on the service
Limited uptime with no guarantees
Uptime only during business hours
No uptime guarantees
What does scalability in cloud computing refer to?
The ability to adjust resources to meet demand
The ability to reduce resources during peak hours
The ability to maintain a fixed number of resources
The ability to limit resource usage
What should you account for when architecting your cloud solution?
Service availability guarantees
Minimum resource usage
Limited availability during peak hours
No availability guarantees
What is one benefit of scalability in cloud services?
You pay a fixed amount regardless of usage.
You aren't overpaying for services.
You get unlimited resources.
You have to pay for unused resources.
How does the cloud's consumption-based model benefit users?
Users pay a fixed monthly fee.
Users pay for what they use.
Users get free resources.
Users pay for unused resources.
What can you do if demand drops off in a cloud-based model?
Increase your resources.
Keep the same amount of resources.
Reduce your resources.
Pay more for resources.
Scaling generally comes in how many varieties?
One
Two
Three
Four
What is vertical scaling focused on?
Adding or subtracting the number of resources
Increasing or decreasing the capabilities of resources
Both a and b
Neither a nor b
What does horizontal scaling involve?
Increasing the speed of resources
Adding or subtracting the number of resources
Decreasing the capabilities of resources
None of the above
What is reliability in the context of cloud computing?
The ability to increase the speed of resources
The ability to recover from failures and continue to function
The ability to decrease the number of resources
The ability to increase the number of resources
How does the cloud support a reliable and resilient infrastructure?
By centralizing resources
By decentralizing design
By increasing the number of resources
By decreasing the capabilities of resources
What can you do to take advantage of increased reliability in cloud computing?
Design applications to automatically take advantage of it
Increase the number of resources
Decrease the capabilities of resources
Centralize the design
What helps ensure that all deployed resources meet corporate standards and government regulatory requirements?
Increasing the number of resources
Set templates
Decreasing the capabilities of resources
Centralizing the design
What does cloud-based auditing help flag?
Resources that are out of compliance with corporate standards
Resources that are in compliance with corporate standards
Resources that are increasing in number
Resources that are decreasing in capabilities
What can be automatically applied depending on your operating model?
Set templates
Software patches and updates
Increased number of resources
Decreased capabilities of resources
Which type of cloud service provides maximum control of security and allows you to manage operating systems and installed software?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Network as a Service (NaaS)
What is the primary focus of performance predictability in cloud computing?
Predicting the cost of cloud spend
Predicting the resources needed to deliver a positive experience for customers
Ensuring data security
Managing software updates
Which cloud concept supports performance predictability by deploying additional resources to meet demand?
Load balancing
High availability
Autoscaling
Data analytics
What is the purpose of load balancing in cloud computing?
To predict future costs
To handle DDoS attacks
To redirect some of the overload to less stressed areas
To manage operating systems
What tool can be used to get an estimate of potential cloud spend?
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
Load Balancer
Autoscaler
Data Analytics Tool
What is cloud computing?
Delivery of computing services over the internet using a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Delivery of computing services through physical hardware.
A method to purchase computing resources permanently.
A way to manage only software services.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cloud computing?
Plan and manage your operating costs.
Run your infrastructure more efficiently.
Scale as your business needs change.
Purchase computing resources permanently.
How does cloud computing help in managing infrastructure?
By running infrastructure less efficiently.
By running infrastructure more efficiently.
By increasing the need for physical hardware.
By making infrastructure management more complex.
What happens to cloud resources when you are done using them?
You keep them permanently.
You give them back.
You sell them.
You store them in your own datacenter.
How are you billed for cloud computing services?
You pay a fixed monthly fee.
You pay for what you use.
You pay an annual subscription.
You pay for the maximum capacity.
What is an alternative to maintaining CPUs and storage in your datacenter?
Buying more physical hardware.
Renting them for the time that you need them.
Increasing the size of your datacenter.
Outsourcing to a third-party company.
