Cloud Midterm

Question 1

What is a Cloud?

Answer 1

(Datacenters) Compute and storage resources connected by a network and virtualized into a shared pool of resources

Question 2

What is a CSP?

Answer 2

Cloud Service Provider; Provides the underlying compute/storage service for your cloud.

Question 3

What is a CSB?

Answer 3

IT role and business model; Offer consulting and integration services between an organization and CSPs

Question 4

Why Cloud?

Answer 4

Quick resource provisioning
Reduce IT costs
High availability
Flexibility of access

Question 5

What is the NIST?

Answer 5

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Question 6

What are the 5 essential characteristics of a cloud based on NIST standards?

Answer 6

On-demand self-service
Broad network access
Resource pooling
Rapid elasticity/expansion
Measured Service

Question 7

What are the 3 types of Cloud Deployment Models?

Answer 7

Private, Public, Hybrid

Question 8

Private Cloud

Answer 8

On-premise (single tenant)
Full control
Most secure

Question 9

What are the benefits of a Private Cloud?

Answer 9

Increased security
Potentially lower costs
Most customization

Question 10

What are the drawbacks of a Private Cloud?

Answer 10

Lower scalability/agility
Potentially more expensive
Less reliable

Question 11

Public Cloud

Answer 11

Maintained and operated by CSP (third party) usually for profit (many tenants)

Question 12

What are the benefits of a Public Cloud?

Answer 12

Elastic on-demand and HA resources
High Availability
Benefit to consumers

Question 13

What are the drawbacks of a Public Cloud?

Answer 13

Relies on external provider (CSP)
Data is not your own
Limited customization

Question 14

Hybrid Cloud

Answer 14

A composition of 2+ distinct cloud infrastructures bound by standardized technology that enables portability

Question 15

What are the benefits of a Hybrid Cloud?

Answer 15

Cloud bursting
Application hosting
Package and deploy applications
Application development and testing

Question 16

What is Cloud Bursting?

Answer 16

Offloading resources into the cloud platform in times of heavy demand

Question 17

What are the drawbacks of a Hybrid Cloud?

Answer 17

Cost
Offloading of mission critical content (only as reliable as the CSP)
Compatibility

Question 18

What are the 3 types of Cloud Service Models?

Answer 18

IaaS (infrastructure), PaaS (platform), SaaS (software)

Question 19

What does the Cloud model focus on?

Answer 19

Scale out (not up), distributed, stateless and elastic/flexible resource allocation.
Shifting capital to operational expenditures.

Question 20

How to design a Cloud

Answer 20

Planning, big to little

Question 21

Clouds are the be-all end-all of a business plan (T/F)

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Work little to big when designing a Cloud (T/F)

Answer 22

False

Question 23

A cloud solution should not be heterogeneous (T/F)

Answer 23

True

Question 24

You should prioritize a design in accordance with the business drivers (T/F)

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What are some things to consider when designing a Cloud?

Answer 25

``` The challenge Your applications/data Costs associated Proper research into CSPs Data governance and security The overall strategy ```

Question 26

What is On-Demand Self-Service?

Answer 26

Consumers can provision computing capabilities as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider

Question 27

What is Broad Network Access?

Answer 27

Consumers access cloud services on any client/end point device from anywhere over a network

Question 28

What is Resource Pooling?

Answer 28

The computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model with resources dynamically assigned/reassigned according to demand

Question 29

What is Rapid Elasticity?

Answer 29

The ability to quickly request, receive, and release as many resources as needed. Gives a sense of unlimited resources that can be provisioned at any time

Question 30

What is Measured Service?

Answer 30

Automatic control and optimized resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service

Question 31

What is an SLA?

Answer 31

An agreement between an IT service provider and a customer which describes the service, documents service level targets, and specifies the responsibilities of the provider and customer

Question 32

What to look for in an SLA?

Answer 32

Formal and legally binding Quantitative not Qualitative Will cover key aspects of your cloud service

Question 33

Monolithic designs are flexible and implement increased capacity on demand (T/F)

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Monolithic design methodologies are an integral part of cloud design (T/F)

Answer 34

False

Question 35

What does quick resource provisioning allow?

Answer 35

On-demand burst and dynamic resources

Question 36

What is Resource pooling?

Answer 36

A process where resources are shared and assigned/reassigned dynamically amongst the tenants

Question 37

What does broad network access mean?

Answer 37

Resources are accessible anywhere, anytime over the internet