Question 1

Which of the following is an advantage of a content delivery network?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases the load time of Web pages for the users.
B)  It provides protection from denial-of-service (DOS) attacks.
C)  It increases the reliability by storing the data on a single,large server.
D)  It increases the load on the original server.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

A user can receive various pieces of a Web page from different servers on a content delivery network (CDN).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is a virtual private cloud? What are its advantages?

Accepted Answer

A virtual private cloud (VPC)is a subset...

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It makes scaling up to meet the demands of increased traffic difficult.
B)  It involves the risk of investing in technology that may soon become obsolete.
C)  It gives greater control over physical location of data.
D)  It gives little visibility over the security being used to protect data.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements best defines the cloud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cloud is the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet.
B)  The cloud is a peer-to-peer network used to share data between users.
C)  The cloud is the elastic leasing of in-house computer hardware.
D)  The cloud is the network of servers hosted in-house by an organization for its own requirements.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

A virtual private cloud allows organizations to gain the advantages of cloud storage for the portion of data that need not be physically controlled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does the term elastic in the definition of the cloud mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It means that the computing resources leased can be increased or decreased dynamically in cloud-based hosting.
B)  It means that the operations staff manually allots fresh resources when the traffic increases.
C)  It means that the customers are provided a consistent bandwidth on the cloud.
D)  It means that the resources available for cloud-hosting are shared among customers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Cloud vendors do not benefit from economies of scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sireus Corp.has availed a cloud-based service.As this service provides hardware and operating systems,Sireus Corp.can easily install its software on this cloud product.Which of the following services has the company availed from its cloud vendor?

Accepted Answer

A)  unified communications as a service (UCaaS) 
B)  infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
C)  platform as a service (PaaS) 
D)  software as a service (SaaS) E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following is an advantage of in-house hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)  It requires very small capital.
B)  It gives greater control over the location of data.
C)  It has the ability to adapt to growing or fluctuating demands.
D)  It eliminates the risk of obsolescence.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

A ________ is an information system that stores user data in many different geographical locations and makes that data available on demand.

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual private network
B)  content delivery network
C)  wide area network
D)  local area networkE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

If software licensed from others is to be installed on the cloud,licenses that permit replication must be purchased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If an organization opts for software as a service (SaaS) ,it will have to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  install an operating system on the server
B)  purchase licenses for software replication
C)  transfer data and develop procedures
D)  install a database management systemE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can benefit from cloud computing using private clouds and virtual private clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a reason for an internal information system that uses Web services to not be considered a cloud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of servers is fixed and is not made elastic.
B)  Idle servers are dynamically re-allocated.
C)  Data transfer is enabled without dependency on the Internet.
D)  Web service standards are not followed,as they are confined within the limits of a company.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

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 that it created without requiring a person to connect to a virtual private network.
D)  Idle servers in a private cloud cannot be repurposed for use by other organizations.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is an advantage of using a private cloud over a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike a VPC,the infrastructure required for a private cloud can be built and operated easily.
B)  Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be created and used without the Internet.
C)  Unlike a VPC,a private cloud can be built on top of a public cloud infrastructure.
D)  Unlike a VPC,a private cloud does not require permission from regulating bodies to host sensitive data.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Explain how a user in a hotel in Los Angeles can connect to a local area network (LAN)at a Michigan site using a virtual private network?

Accepted Answer

A virtual private network (VPN)uses the ...

Question 19

A routing server determines which content delivery network (CDN)server should respond to a request in real time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Cloud

A virtual private cloud allows organizations to gain the advantages of cloud storage for the portion of data that need not be physically controlled.

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

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Explain how a user in a hotel in Los Angeles can connect to a local area network (LAN)at a Michigan site using a virtual private network?

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A user can receive various pieces of a Web page from different servers on a content delivery network (CDN).

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Which of the following is an advantage of using a private cloud over a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

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Which of the following statements is true of private clouds?

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Which of the following statements best defines the cloud?

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Which of the following is an advantage of a content delivery network?

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Organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data can benefit from cloud computing using private clouds and virtual private clouds.

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Which of the following is a reason for an internal information system that uses Web services to not be considered a cloud?

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A routing server determines which content delivery network (CDN)server should respond to a request in real time.

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What is a virtual private cloud? What are its advantages?

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If software licensed from others is to be installed on the cloud,licenses that permit replication must be purchased.

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If an organization opts for software as a service (SaaS) ,it will have to ________.

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Which of the following is an advantage of in-house hosting?

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Cloud vendors do not benefit from economies of scale.

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What does the term elastic in the definition of the cloud mean?

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

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A ________ is an information system that stores user data in many different geographical locations and makes that data available on demand.

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Sireus Corp.has availed a cloud-based service.As this service provides hardware and operating systems,Sireus Corp.can easily install its software on this cloud product.Which of the following services has the company availed from its cloud vendor?

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