CLD-01-P1 Cloud Fundamentals

Question 1

What is “The Cloud”

Answer 1

The “Cloud” is a term that refers to the public internet Networks not based on the internet that host devices or services in remote locations, may also be associated with the term “cloud”
A computer that can be access for your own server and internet activity

Question 2

What is Cloud Computing?

Answer 2

Cloud computing is the concept of creating a service that is hosted on the internet.
Many computing services that operated locally (on-premises) in the past, now operate remotely (off-premises) from within the cloud

Question 3

What was the earliest form of cloud computing

Answer 3

Distributed Computing

Question 4

What are the benefits of cloud computing?

Answer 4

Scalability 
Flexibility
Integration
Fast Access
Lower Cost
Simplicity

Question 5

refers to all types of products that can be provided via the cloud

Answer 5

XaaS - Anything as a Service*

Question 6

Hosting an OS on a virtual machine and providing desktop interfaces for users

Answer 6

DaaS: Desktop as a Service*

Question 7

Replication of servers to the cloud and Act as a failover solution. one of the first adaptation

Answer 7

DRaaS: Disaster Recovery as a Service*

Question 8

Running software off-premises (ex: Gmail, Dropbox, office365

Answer 8

SaaS: Software as a Service*

Question 9

What are the Top three (3) Types of Cloud Computing Models

Answer 9

1. IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service
2. SaaS - Software as a Service
3. PaaS - Platform as a Service

Question 10

Maintaining a server on a cloud-based VM and provides virtual resources

Answer 10

IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service*

Question 11

Creation of platforms for applications
Excellent solution for developers
Eliminates platform maintenance

ex: Redhat open shift application

Answer 11

PaaS: Platform as a Service*

Question 12

Who is responsible for the use and the data of the cloud?

Answer 12

The customer is always responsible for the data they put on the cloud

Question 13

Most expensive
Separate for each customer
private customizable environment
offers a higher level of reliability

Answer 13

Private Cloud

Question 14

Public and private mode’s combined

runs apps interchangeably private and public

Answer 14

hybrid Cloud

Question 15

uses provider resources

host services open to others

Answer 15

Public Cloud

Question 16

Cloud Migration Considerations (refer to Panopto Video)

Answer 16

1. ) Resources
2. ) Licensing
3. ) Performance
4. ) Migration Order
5. ) Training
6. ) Cost Evaluation

Question 17

What are the three Cloud Computing Vendors

Answer 17

Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform

Question 18

What are the cloud security concerns?

Answer 18

• Governance
• Disaster Recovery
• Data security
• Availability

Choose a security model and implement it

Question 19

What’s a key concern in Cloud to take seriously?

Answer 19

take all potential threats seriously

Question 20

What is the top concern for cloud users?

Answer 20

Data Breaches

Question 21

This control discourage attackers from taking action. Implements trespass signs

Answer 21

Deterrent Controls

Question 22

This control eliminates potential vulnerabilities and implements strong user authentication methods

Answer 22

Preventative Controls

Question 23

Identify and react to events and signal events that should be addressed

Answer 23

Detective Controls

Question 24

Reduce incident impact and automatically rebuild systems

Answer 24

Corrective Controls