08 Software and Cloud Computing Basic Concepts

Question 1

What is one meaning of cloud computing

Answer 1

The remote allocation of resources to the internet rather than local to a machine

Question 2

What are some key features of cloud computing?

Answer 2

Performance, agility, and cost
Easy access to resources and maintenance
Multi-tenancy and reliability

Question 3

Define IaaS

Answer 3

Infrastructure as a service. Provisions processing, storage, networks and other fundamental computing resources where the client is able to deploy and run system and network software

Question 4

Define SaaS

Answer 4

Software as a service, uses the provider’s applications running on cloud infrastructure

Question 5

Define PaaS

Answer 5

Platform as a service, provides the capability to deploy onto the cloud infrastructure consumer created or acquired applications created using programming languages, libraries, services, and tools supported by the provider

Question 6

Define FaaS

Answer 6

Function as a service, facility that allows the developer to focus on application components or microservices that are then managed by the cloud environment

Question 7

What are two areas of cost savings in the cloud environment?

Answer 7

Implementation and runtime

Question 8

T/F in order to save money, servers with the most flexible traffic flow can live in the cloud where that environment can respond to the demands of the user community

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What are the three types of cloud deployments?

Answer 9

Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Question 10

What is public cloud?

Answer 10

Open to anyone, billed as pay-for-use. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Digital Ocean

Question 11

What is private cloud?

Answer 11

In house cloud deployment with limited/controlled access from any outside communication

Question 12

What is hybrid cloud?

Answer 12

Deploying different pieces to different cloud deployments. Perhaps the front end is public and the back end services stay private

Question 13

What does the course describe as the best cost cutting way to utilize the cloud?

Answer 13

Place frontend applications in the cloud, anything that needs dynamic scaling depending on use. You only pay for what you use, so no need to be using too many local resources for something that only needs it occasionally