Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the advantages of building an internal information system using Web services?

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Organizations can use Web services to bu...

Question 3

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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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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)

Question 5

Which of the following statements is TRUE of content delivery networks (CDNs) ?

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A)   They reduce access costs by delivering data faster.
B)   They distribute data on different servers without any data replication.
C)   They use geographic proximity as the factor to decide which server should deliver a requested content.
D)   They use predetermined servers to deliver content to each location irrespective of traffic changes.

Question 6

An online service provider provides its users with hosted computers, an operating system, and a database management system (DBMS) . This allows customers to add their own applications to the hosted services. Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the users?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following is TRUE of a virtual private network (VPN) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   It provides a secure connection for information transmitted over the public Internet.
B)   It does not encrypt messages.
C)   It is limited to organizational use.
D)   It can be used to store highly sensitive information of an organization.

Question 8

Organizations can dynamically reuse servers that use Web services internally by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   creating a private cloud
B)   replicating the servers
C)   allocating different servers for different services
D)   making the servers elastic

Question 9

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 10

Before the creation of personal computers, time-sharing vendors provided slices of computer time on a use-fee basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE of a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   A VPC does not make use of a virtual private network.
B)   A VPC generally stores an organization's most sensitive data.
C)   A VPC can be accessed only from within an organization.
D)   A VPC can be built on a public cloud infrastructure.

Question 12

An organization's internal information system that does not provide elasticity is still considered a cloud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

In the context of the cloud, which of the following best describes the term elastic?

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.

Question 15

Explain how a content delivery network ensures fast delivery of data on demand.

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A content delivery network (CDN) is a sy...

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

Service oriented architecture (SOA) is a way of designing computer programs so that they can be combined flexibly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Explain how software as a service (SaaS) works.

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Software as a service (SaaS) is a catego...

Question 20

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 network

Exam 6: The Cloud

Service oriented architecture (SOA) is a way of designing computer programs so that they can be combined flexibly.

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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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Which of the following statements is TRUE of a virtual private cloud (VPC) ?

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Explain how a content delivery network ensures fast delivery of data on demand.

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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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What are the advantages of building an internal information system using Web services?

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Organizations can dynamically reuse servers that use Web services internally by ________.

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Explain how software as a service (SaaS) works.

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

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of content delivery networks (CDNs) ?

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In the context of the cloud, which of the following best describes the term elastic?

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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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An online service provider provides its users with hosted computers, an operating system, and a database management system (DBMS) . This allows customers to add their own applications to the hosted services. Which of the following cloud-based offerings is being provided to the users?

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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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Before the creation of personal computers, time-sharing vendors provided slices of computer time on a use-fee basis.

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An organization's internal information system that does not provide elasticity is still considered a cloud.

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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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Which of the following is TRUE of a virtual private network (VPN) ?

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