Domain 1: Architectural Concepts & Design Requirements

Question 1

________________ refers to the growing diversity of services available over the Internet via cloud computing as opposed to being provided locally, or on premises.

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Anything-as-a-Service

Question 2

An open source cloud computing and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform developed to help Infrastructure as a Service make creating, deploying, and managing cloud services easier by providing a complete “stack” of features and components for cloud environments.

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Apache CloudStack

Question 3

This individual is typically responsible for the implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of the cloud within the organization or on behalf of an organization (acting as a third party).

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Cloud Administrator

Question 4

_______________ is the phrase used to describe a software application that is never installed on a local computer. Instead, it is accessed via the Internet.

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Cloud App (Cloud Application)

Question 5

Typically responsible for adapting, porting, or deploying an application to a target cloud environment.

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Cloud Application Architect

Question 6

A specification designed to ease management of applications — including packaging and deployment — across public and private cloud computing platforms.

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Cloud Application Management for Platforms (CAMP)

Question 7

He or she will determine when and how a private cloud meets the policies and needs of an organization’s strategic goals and contractual requirements (from a technical perspective).

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Cloud Architect

Question 8

A third-party entity that manages and distributes remote, cloud-based data backup services and solutions to customers from a central data center.

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Cloud Backup Service Provider

Question 9

Enable enterprises or individuals to store their data and computer files on the Internet using a storage service provider rather than storing the data locally on a physical disk, such as a hard drive or tape backup.

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Cloud Backup Solutions

Question 10

A type of computing, comparable to grid computing that relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications.

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Cloud Computing

Question 11

Accounting software that is hosted on remote servers.

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Cloud Computing Accounting Software

Question 12

A company that purchases hosting services from a cloud server hosting or cloud computing provider and then re-sells them to its own customers.

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Cloud Computing Reseller

Question 13

A database accessible to clients from the cloud and delivered to users on demand via the Internet.

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Cloud Database

Question 14

Ensures the various storage types and mechanisms utilized within the cloud environment meet and conform to the relevant SLAs and that the storage components are functioning according to their specified requirements.

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Cloud Data Architect

Question 15

Focuses on development for the cloud infrastructure itself. This role can vary from client tools or solutions engagements, through to systems components.

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Cloud Developer

Question 16

The process of making available one or more of the following services and infrastructures to create a public cloud-computing environment: cloud provider, client, and application.

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Cloud Enablement

Question 17

Software and technologies designed for operating and monitoring the applications, data, and services residing in the cloud. Cloud management tools help to ensure a company’s cloud computing-based resources are working optimally and properly interacting with users and other services.

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Cloud Management

Question 18

The process of transitioning all or part of a company’s data, applications, and services from on-site premises behind the firewall to the cloud, where the information can be provided over the Internet on an on-demand basis.

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Cloud Migration

Question 19

A phrase frequently used in place of Platform as a Service (PaaS) to denote an association to cloud computing.

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Cloud OS

Question 20

The ability to move applications and its associated data between one cloud provider and another — or between public and private cloud environments.

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Cloud Portability

Question 21

A service provider who offers customers storage or software solutions available via a public network, usually the Internet.

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Cloud Provider

Question 22

The deployment of a company’s cloud computing strategy, which typically first involves selecting which applications and services will reside in the public cloud and which will remain on-site behind the firewall or in the private cloud.

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Cloud Provisioning

Question 23

A type of hosting in which hosting services are made available to customers on demand via the Internet. Rather than being provided by a single server or virtual server, cloud server hosting services are provided by multiple connected servers that comprise a cloud.

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Cloud Server Hosting

Question 24

Typically a third-party entity or company that looks to extend or enhance value to multiple customers of cloud-based services through relationships with multiple cloud service providers.

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Cloud Services Broker (CSB)

Question 25

The storage of data online in the cloud, wherein a company’s data is stored in and accessible from multiple distributed and connected resources that comprise a cloud.

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Cloud Storage

Question 26

Load and performance testing conducted on the applications and services provided via cloud computing — particularly the capability to access these services — in order to ensure optimal performance and scalability under a wide variety of conditions.

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Cloud Testing

Question 27

A form of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in which the VDI is outsourced and handled by a third party.

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Desktop-as-a-service

Question 28

The term used to describe applications — or software — that a business would use to assist the organization in solving enterprise problems.

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Enterprise Application

Question 29

An open source cloud computing and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform for enabling private clouds.

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Eucalyptus

Question 30

Primary goal is to accredit and distinguish secure and well-architected cryptographic modules produced by private sector vendors who seek to have their solutions and services certified for use in regulated industries that collect, store, transfer, or share data that is deemed to be “sensitive” but not classified.

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FIPS 140-2

Question 31

A combination of public cloud storage and private cloud storage where some critical data resides in the enterprise’s private cloud while other data is stored and accessible from a public cloud storage provider.

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Hybrid Cloud Storage

Question 32

A form of cloud storage that applies to storing an individual’s mobile device data in the cloud and providing the individual with access to the data from anywhere.

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Mobile Cloud Storage

Question 33

Its primary goal and objective is to ensure that appropriate security requirements and security controls are applied to all U.S. Federal Government information and information management systems.

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NIST SP 800-53

Question 34

Leverages the Internet and cloud computing to create an attractive off-site storage solution with little hardware requirements for any business of any size.

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Online Backup

Question 35

A form of cloud storage that applies to storing an individual’s data in the cloud and providing the individual with access to the data from anywhere.

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Personal Cloud Storage

Question 36

A way for customers to rent hardware, operating systems, storage, and network capacity over the Internet from a cloud service provider.

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Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Question 37

Enable their IT infrastructure to become more capable of quickly adapting to continually evolving business needs and requirements.

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Private Cloud Project

Question 38

A form of cloud storage where the enterprise data and cloud storage resources both reside within the enterprise’s data center and behind the firewall.

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Private Cloud Storage

Question 39

A form of cloud storage where the enterprise and storage service provider are separate and the data is stored outside of the enterprise’s data center.

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Public Cloud Storage

Question 40

A distributed model where software applications are hosted by a vendor or cloud service provider and made available to customers over network resources.

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

Question 41

The collection of multiple distributed and connected resources responsible for storing and managing data online in the cloud.

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Storage Cloud

Question 42

A methodology and a set of tools that enables security professionals to leverage a common set of solutions that fulfill their common needs to be able to assess where their internal IT and their cloud providers are in terms of security capabilities and to plan a roadmap to meet the security needs of their business.

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TCI Reference Architecture

Question 43

Highlights where a customer may be unable to leave, migrate, or transfer to an alternate provider due to technical or non-technical constraints.

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Vendor Lock-in

Question 44

The optimization of cloud computing and cloud services for a particular vertical (e.g., a specific industry) or specific-use application.

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Vertical Cloud Computing

Question 45

Enable cloud computing to become a real and scalable service offering due to the savings, sharing, and allocations of resources across multiple tenants and environments.

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Virtualization Technologies