Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about cloud services?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cloud service vendors tend to avoid virtualization.
B)   In-house hosting is generally preferable to cloud hosting.
C)   Cloud services always allow customers to maintain physical control over its data.
D)   Financial institutions are not likely to hire cloud services from a vendor.

Question 2

To use cloud-based hosting,an organization will have to construct its own data center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Content delivery networks (CDNs)are used to store and deliver content that rarely changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A system uses cameras and motion-sensing equipment to issue tickets for traffic violations.This system is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   videotelephony
B)   telesurgery
C)   telelaw enforcement
D)   GPS augmentation

Question 5

Phobas Inc.offers an online service which stores notes made by customers on the cloud.When a customer enters notes on one device,it gets updated in all the devices he/she owns.Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the customers?

Accepted Answer

A)   virtual private cloud
B)   platform as a service (PaaS) 
C)   software as a service (SaaS) 
D)   infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Question 6

An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in a private internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An organization that hires cloud services ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   can accommodate increase in traffic from only one city
B)   is continually provided with the maximum possible bandwidth
C)   can limit the response time of its web pages
D)   hires a fixed number of servers

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of cloud-based and in-house hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)   In-house hosting makes scaling up to meet the demands of increased traffic easier.
B)   Cloud-based hosting involves the risk of investing in technology that may soon become obsolete.
C)   In-house hosting leads to loss of physical control of data.
D)   Cloud-based hosting reduces the visibility of the security being used to protect data.

Question 9

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a content delivery network?

Accepted Answer

A)   It increases the load time of web pages for users.
B)   Its vulnerability to denial-of-service (DOS)  attacks is high.
C)   Its reliability is decreased as data is stored on many servers.
D)   It is better suited to store and deliver content that seldom changes.

Question 10

An online service allows users to integrate their phonebook with their social media profiles and stores it on the cloud.The phonebook is updated with pictures of contacts when they are uploaded on social media sites.Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the users?

Accepted Answer

A)   network as a service (NaaS) 
B)   platform as a service (PaaS) 
C)   infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
D)   software as a service (SaaS)

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about the increase in popularity of cloud hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data communication is more expensive now than earlier.
B)   Virtualization allows instantaneous creation of new virtual machines.
C)   Internet-based standards have led to loss of flexibility in processing capabilities.
D)   The technology prevalent in the 1960s was more favorable for the construction of enormous data centers.

Question 12

Cloud resources are pooled because many different organizations use the same physical hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of private clouds?

Accepted Answer

A)   Private clouds are easy to build and operate.
B)   Several organizations pool their resources to form a private cloud.
C)   Private clouds provide access from outside an organization without connecting to a VPN (virtual private network) .
D)   Idle servers in a private cloud cannot re-allocated to other organizations.

Question 14

Telediagnosis uses telecommunications to link surgeons to robotic equipment at distant locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Cloud-based hosting is preferred by organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is a VPN and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

VPN stands for a virtual private network...

Question 17

Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can also benefit from cloud computing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a difference between a virtual private network (VPN) and a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unlike a VPN, a VPC uses encrypted connections between the users and the server.
B)   A VPN can be accessed over the Internet, but a VPC cannot be accessed over the Internet.
C)   Unlike a VPC, a VPN connects users to an organization's internal IS.
D)   A VPC provides the advantages of cloud storage, but a VPN by itself cannot provide these advantages.

Question 19

What is a private cloud? What are its limitations?

Accepted Answer

A private cloud is a cloud that is owned...

Question 20

Cloud-based hosting does not make sense for some organizations.Explain.

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The only organizations for which cloud h...

Exam 6: The Cloud

An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in a private internet.

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Phobas Inc.offers an online service which stores notes made by customers on the cloud.When a customer enters notes on one device,it gets updated in all the devices he/she owns.Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the customers?

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What is a private cloud? What are its limitations?

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An online service allows users to integrate their phonebook with their social media profiles and stores it on the cloud.The phonebook is updated with pictures of contacts when they are uploaded on social media sites.Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the users?

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Which of the following statements is true of cloud-based and in-house hosting?

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Cloud-based hosting is preferred by organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of a content delivery network?

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Content delivery networks (CDNs)are used to store and deliver content that rarely changes.

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An organization that hires cloud services ________.

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Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can also benefit from cloud computing.

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To use cloud-based hosting,an organization will have to construct its own data center.

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Which of the following statements is true about the increase in popularity of cloud hosting?

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What is a VPN and how does it work?

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Which of the following statements is true of private clouds?

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Telediagnosis uses telecommunications to link surgeons to robotic equipment at distant locations.

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Cloud resources are pooled because many different organizations use the same physical hardware.

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A system uses cameras and motion-sensing equipment to issue tickets for traffic violations.This system is an example of ________.

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Which of the following is a difference between a virtual private network (VPN) and a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

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Which of the following statements is true about cloud services?

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Cloud-based hosting does not make sense for some organizations.Explain.

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