Cloud Computing Flashcards
A metered service ultimately helps to determine which characteristic of a cloud application or service?
How many users are allowed to access it
How often it has failed
How much it will cost
How much it will cost
If your environment is using a SaaS application that is accessed by all types of devices in your organization and an update is released, on which systems would you have to apply the update?
Internal servers
Internal desktops
None
None
Which types of resources would you be most likely to configure if your cloud subscription is primarily for IaaS? (Choose three)
A virtual machine
A load balancer
User accounts
A virtual network
A development studio
A customer management application
A virtual machine
A load balancer
A virtual network
Which cloud services characteristic best describes the nature of rapid elasticity?
The ability of users to request new resources on their own
The ability of a resource to request or relinquish resources automatically
The ability of a resource to fail and recover without client disruption
The ability of a resource to request or relinquish resources automatically
If users connect to a pool of virtual machines to run an application or service, and can be connected to any system at any time, which type of connection does this represent?
Dedicated
Stateless
Persistent
Stateless
Which scenario best describes a resource pooling configuration?
An application automatically being allocated more memory
Multiple databases on the same server each with its own resource allocation
Multiple databases sharing memory and processing among each other
Multiple databases sharing memory and processing among each other
Which statements about using cloud-based email are correct? (Choose two)
You still need a local mail sever
You pay based on the number of devices
You pay based on the number of users
Local mail client applications are still required on all devices
Only a browser is required on local devices
You pay based on the number of users
Only a browser is required on local devices
Why must security be a primary concern before deciding to implement cloud file storage services?
Because you cannot control which of your users can access cloud-based data
Because cloud providers do not back up data
Because the data is no longer in your physical possession
Because the data is no longer in your physical possession
A resource such as data on a virtual machine, that can only be accessed by other virtual machines in the same cloud subscription describes what model of cloud resource sharing?
Hybrid
Internal
External
Internal
Which cloud services characteristic best describes the nature of on-demand computing?
The ability of users to request new resources on their own
The ability to share a cloud resource externally or Internally
The ability to provide resources to branch offices through private cloud services
The ability of users to request new resources on their own
Which type of cloud service would be most appropriate for an organization that provides resources to its own branch offices from a centralized corporate headquarters?
Public
Community
Private
Private
A measured service can help you to know which property of a cloud application or service?
If the service is public or private
If resources are being shared internally or externally
If enough servers have been implemented to handle the load
If enough servers have been implemented to handle the load
Which type of organization is most likely to benefit from a PaaS cloud subscription?
A software development house
An organization with a very mobile workforce and limited software locally
A small business with a very limited budget for hardware
A software development house
The development and use of cloud-based application would be most accurately categorized as which types of cloud? (Choose two)
RDS
SaaS
IaaS
VDI
PaaS
SaaS
PaaS
