chapter1 Flashcards

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The SPI Service Models refer to

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

D. all of the above

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  1. Which of the following approaches is recommended for organizations moving to the cloud?

A. profit-based approach
B. risk-based approach
C. security-based approach
D. privacy-based approach

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B. risk-based approach

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  1. Assets supported by the cloud fall under:

A. two categories
B. three categories
C. four categories
D. more than four categories

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A. two categories

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  1. Which of the following are assets supported by the cloud?
    A. data and resources
    B. applications and processes
    C. applications and functions/processes
    D. data and applications/functions/processes
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D. data and applications/functions/processes

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  1. An organization hosts its own application and data, while outsourcing a part of the functionality to the cloud. This is referred to as a:

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

B . platform as a service

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  1. The first step in risk evaluation for the cloud is:

A. to determine initial costs.
B. determine the data or function being considered for the cloud.
C. determine the importance of the data or function for the organization.
D. determine the organization’s strategy for transfer to the cloud.

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B. determine the data or function being considered for the cloud.

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  1. All of the following questions should be asked when evaluating an asset, EXCEPT:

A. How would we be harmed if the asset became widely public and widely distributed?
B. How would we be harmed if the information/data were unexpectedly changed?
C. How would the public be harmed if the function were to be manipulated?
D. How would we be harmed if the process failed to provide the expected results?

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C. How would the public be harmed if the function were to be manipulated?

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  1. Deployment models include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. private
B. public
C. community
D. shared

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D. shared

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  1. During the evaluation of potential cloud service models and providers, one should focus on:

A. the degree of control at each SPI tier.
B. the organization’s comfort level for transitioning to the cloud.
C. the importance of the asset for the organization.
D. the type of assets that will be transferred to the cloud.

A

A. the degree of control at each SPI tier.

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  1. Cloud computing is able to enhance which of the following?

A. scaling
B. availability
C. collaboration
D. all of the above

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D. all of the above

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  1. Cloud computing separates:

A. application resources from information resources
B. delivery mechanisms from computing mechanisms
C. infrastructure from application/information resources
D. all of the above

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C. infrastructure from application/information resources

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  1. Cloud computing is made up of pools of:

A. compute resources
B. storage resources
C. network resources
D. all of the above

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D. all of the above

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  1. According to NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology), which of the following is NOT an essential characteristic of cloud computing?

A. measured service
B. segregation of resources
C. rapid elasticity
D. broad network access

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B. segregation of resources

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  1. According to NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology), there are:

A. two cloud service models
B. three cloud service models
C. four cloud service models
D. five cloud service models

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B. three cloud service models

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  1. According to NIST (US National Institute of Standards and Technology), there are

A. two types of cloud deployment models
B. three types of cloud deployment models
C. four types of cloud deployment models

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C. four types of cloud deployment models

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  1. Capabilities of a service are available over the network and can be accessed by mobile phones, laptops and PDAs. This is an example of which of the following characteristics of cloud computing?

A. on-demand self-service
B. broad network access
C. rapid elasticity
D. resource pooling

A

B. broad network access

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17. For consumers, capabilities for provisioning appear unlimited and can be easily purchased at any time. This is an example of which of the following characteristics
of cloud computing?
A. broad network access
B. rapid elasticity
C. on-demand self-service
D. measured service
A

B. rapid elasticity

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  1. Serving consumers through a multi-tenant model is an example of which of the following characteristics of cloud computing?

A. on-demand self-service
B. measured service
C. resource pooling
D. rapid elasticity

A

C. resource pooling

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  1. Resource usage is monitored, controlled and reported. This is an example of which of the following characteristics of cloud computing?

A. on-demand self-service
B. resource pooling
C. broad network access
D. measured service

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D. measured service

20
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  1. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure. This is a characteristic of which of the following cloud service models?

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

D. all of the above

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  1. In this service model, the consumer uses the provider’s applications running on a cloud infrastructure.

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

A. software as a service

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  1. In this service model, the consumer deploys applications onto the cloud using programming languages/tools from the provider.

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

B. platform as a service

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  1. In this service model, the provider gives the consumer access to processing, storage and other computing resources. The consumer can then deploy and run arbitrary software.

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

C. infrastructure as a service

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  1. In this service model, the consumer has limited control over select networking components.

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

A

C. infrastructure as a service

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  1. In this service model, the consumer may have limited control over host firewalls.

A. software as a service
B. platform as a service
C. infrastructure as a service
D. all of the above

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C. infrastructure as a service