Cloud Comp

Question 1

What is a cloud service provider (CSP)?

Answer 1

A CSP is a company that offers cloud computing services, including infrastructure, platforms, and software.

Examples include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Question 2

What are the benefits of using cloud storage?

Answer 2

Cloud storage offers benefits like remote access to files, scalability, automatic backups, and reduced costs associated with maintaining on-site storage infrastructure.

Question 3

What is a hybrid cloud?

Answer 3

A hybrid cloud is an IT environment that combines private cloud services and public cloud services, allowing data and applications to move between them.

Question 4

What is serverless computing?

Answer 4

Serverless computing is a cloud computing model where developers can run code without managing servers. The cloud provider automatically handles the infrastructure scaling.

Question 5

What is the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?

Answer 5

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): Provides virtualized computing resources over the internet (e.g., AWS EC2).

PaaS (Platform as a Service): Provides a platform allowing developers to build applications without managing infrastructure (e.g., Google App Engine).

SaaS (Software as a Service): Delivers software applications over the internet, accessible via a web browser (e.g., Microsoft Office 365).

Question 6

What are the security concerns with cloud computing?

Answer 6

Security concerns include data privacy, loss of control over data, potential breaches, data availability, and ensuring compliance with regulations.