Distributed Computing

Question 1

What are the layers in the layered grid architecture?

Answer 1

Fabric
Connectivity
Resource
Collective

Question 2

What types of artificial environments are there?

Answer 2

Emulation: Reproduce target environment
Simulation: Model target environment
Virtualization: Create specified environment

Question 3

What are NIST’s 5 essential characteristics for cloud computing?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What are NIST’s 4 deployment models for cloud computing?

Answer 4

Private
Public
Community
Hybrid

Question 5

What are NIST’s 3 service models for cloud computing?

Answer 5

Infrastructure
Platform
Software

Question 6

What methods exist for CPU virtualization?

Answer 6

Full-
Para-
Hardware-Assisted

Question 7

What forms of elastic storage are there?

Answer 7

Block
File
Object

Question 8

What types of metadata are there?

Answer 8

Administrative
Descriptive
Technical
Preservation
Use