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WorksheetsC3 1.4 Implications of Cloud Technologies
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a disaster recovery policy?
A type of cloud service which limits the damage caused when a disaster occurs.
A type of cloud service that prevents disasters from occurring that might affect the business.
A plan to limit the damage caused when a disaster occurs.
A plan to prevent disasters from occurring that might affect the business.
What are two techniques cloud services use to try and make their systems more secure?
Sending notifications to your system tray when files upload.
Offering multi-factor authentication to log in.
Regularly backing up data stored on their service.
Storing data on servers outside of the UK.
Why might data be less secure when stored using cloud services?
Data is stored outside the UK, which is always less secure.
Data is accessible online, so someone could hack the cloud storage account and steal the data.
Cloud service providers will rarely implement good security procedures.
It isn't the data is always more secure.
In what way can cloud-based software be more compatible than traditional software?
Cloud-based software accessed through the browser is platform-independent.
Cloud-based software is maintained by the service provider's expert staff.
Cloud-based software will work with any file type you might want.
Cloud-based software is never more compatible.
Who is responsible for maintaining software when using a cloud service?
The cloud service provider.
The cloud service user.
Why might there be downtime in cloud services?
Choose two options.
Due to larger software updates being run.
Due to the user having an incompatible device.
Due to the user not using a secure login.
Due to denial-of-service attacks.
What are two ways that cloud-based services can help get you up & running quickly?
They often offer migration services to move your data to their service.
The implement multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorised access.
They can offer premium customer service to help you figure out any issues.
They will delete any unwanted data from your computer automatically.
Which of the following are performance considerations when choosing whether to use a cloud service.
Choose two options.
The platform you're using to access the service.
Responsiveness of the service to user input.
The speed of your internet connection.
The time of the day that you access the service.
