Chapter 16 - Exam 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Explain Cloud Storage in the past and why many people did not use it.

A
  • iDrives offered by GoDaddy.com

- internet speed was too slow

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2
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What is a CSP and what does it offer?

A

Cloud Storage Providers

  • offers permanent storage to customers
  • customer doesn’t need internal hard drive
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3
Q

What is a disadvantage to CSPs?

A

Privacy

CSP can see all your data if specified in TOS (terms of service)

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4
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What is IaaS? When is it used?

A

Infrastructure as a Service
-connects you to another computer to use it’s applications

-used when influx of temporary work and do not have necessary resources

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5
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How are customers charged when using IaaS?

A

Pay-as-you-go Model

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6
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What is SaaS and who is it offered by?

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Software as a Service

  • provided by CSPs
  • is common application software made available to CSP customers to use as needed
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7
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“On-Demand” Software

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common application software that CSP identifies and installs on it’s cloud for customers to use

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8
Q

Disadvantage of SaaS?

A

software is usually not the most popular of its kind on the market

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9
Q

6 examples of CSPs/StaaS?

A
  • google
  • microsoft
  • dropbox
  • Amazon S3
  • Fibertown
  • Rackspace
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10
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SaaS application software that most resembles Microsoft Office?

A

Apache OpenOffice

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11
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Apaches OpenOffice's: 
Writer 
Calc 
Impress 
Base 
Draw
Correspond to what?
A
Writer - Microsoft Word
Calc - Microsoft Excel
Impress - Microsoft Powerpoint
Base - Microsoft Access
Draw - Adobe Photoshop
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12
Q

Paying more for storing more data with a StaaS provider (CSP) is know as ___

A

Scaling

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13
Q

PONO stands for what?

A

Purchase Order Number

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14
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PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

  • offers programming applications to companies
  • used by Large Companies
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15
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Disadvantage to PaaS?

A

Signing contract with PaaS can decrease a business’s Flexibility

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16
Q

3 Examples of SaaS?

A

Oracle
Net Suite
SAP

17
Q

GIGO stands for

A

Garbage In Garbage Out

*let bad data in, get bad data out

18
Q

4 Examples of PaaS?

A
Google App Engine
Amazon's Elastic Beanstalk
Microsoft Azure
Force.com
AWS
19
Q

CSP provider’s name that A&M just switched to for storage of confidential information on employees?

A

Workday

20
Q

Why is A&M considered a hybrid?

A

Stores students emails with CSP google but stores confidential information by itself

21
Q

On A&M campus, Animal Industries building is rumored to be haunted by ___

A

Roy Simmons

22
Q

Query design uses a ___ environment

A

QBE environment

23
Q

In the video shown in class:

WagsHotel made counter-tops out of what?

A

Recycled Glass

24
Q

In the video shown in class:

WagsHotel was switching to cloud computing. Who was selling them this service?

A

SalesForce.com

25
Q

The CEO of SalesForce.com is ___

A

Marc Benoff

26
Q

Tableau

A

largest organization that helps companies analyze their data

27
Q

A zero minimum on an ER diagram can mean what two things?

A
  • optional

- timing issue

28
Q

Silos

A

Before databases, a company only knew it’s own information and no one elses

29
Q

Pinterest launched with over ___ pictures

Pinterest’s CSP is ___

A

50 billion pictures

Amazon S3

30
Q

Data is on ___ servers across multiple data centers to provide data ___ and protect against ___ loss of data or ___

A

Redundant
Redundancy
Accidental
Natural Disasters

31
Q

3 common problems local companies experience switching to cloud computing

A
  • poor communication (complex pricing)
  • hidden costs
  • longer than expected downtimes, bad user support, performance issues