Cloud Concepts

Question 1

What is cloud computing?

Answer 1

using a network of remote services hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data rather than a local server or computer.

Question 2

What is On-Premise?

Answer 2

You own the physical server, meaning you are responsible for the management of this.

Question 3

What are cloud providers?

Answer 3

They own the server and will manage it for you to use.

Question 4

What are 4 common types of cloud services for IaaS?

Answer 4

Compute, Networking, Storage and Databases

Question 5

What is Microsoft’s cloud service?

Answer 5

Azure

Question 6

What are the benefits of cloud computing?

Answer 6

Cost-effective: pay for what you consume , Global—anywhere in the world , Secure: Cloud providers do this. Reliable—databackups, recovery, etc. Scalable: Increase or decrease resources based on demand. EDlastic: Automate during spikes , Current: always up tp date

Question 7

What is SaaS?

Answer 7

Software as a Service - This is for customers. It is run and managed by the service provider. Examples are Gmail and Office 365

Question 8

What is PaaS?

Answer 8

Platform as a Service - This is for developers. Focus on the deployment and management of your apps.

Question 9

What is IaaS?

Answer 9

Infrastructure as a Service: This is for admins. Basic building blocks for cloud IT. Provide access to networking features, computers, and data storage.

Question 10

What is a public cloud deployment model?

Answer 10

Everything is built on the cloud provider. Also known as Cloud-Native

Question 11

What is a private cloud deployment model?

Answer 11

Everything is built on the company’s datacenters. Also known as on-premises.

Question 12

What is a hybrid cloud deployment model?

Answer 12

Using both on-premises and a cloud service provider and will be linked between them.

Question 13

What is cross-cloud?

Answer 13

using multiple cloud providers. These can be linked with Azure Arc