Cloud Computing Flashcards
1
Q
What is IaaS
A
Infrastructure as a Service - customer gets a VM
2
Q
What is SaaS
A
Software as a Service - customer signs up for the service, Microsoft Exchange, Dropbox, etc.
3
Q
What is PaaS
A
Platform as a Service - used by Developers, VM that comes with Development Tools
4
Q
VNF
A
Virtual Network Function - virtual instance of traditional networking device (firewall, router, etc)
5
Q
What is SLBaaS
A
Server Load Balancing as a Service - cloud provider provides load balancing
6
Q
What is TOR
A
Top of Rack switch
7
Q
What is EOR
A
End of Row switch
8
Q
What are TORs cabled to?
A
The EOR switch
9
Q
What are the 5 criteria for Cloud Computing?
A
- On-demand self-service
- Broad network access
- Resource Pooling
- Rapid Elasticity
- Measured Service
