Intro to Cloud Computing

Question 1

Benefits of Cloud Computing

Answer 1

Cost-Effective
Scalable
Quick

Question 2

Upfront business cost for physical computing items (Computers, Servers), usually split over a time period

Answer 2

Capital Expense (CapEx)

Question 3

Ongoing business costs like maintenance and subscription fees, and other costs like electricity

Answer 3

Operational Expense (OpEx)

Question 4

The ability to upsize and downsize your server resources on demand

Answer 4

Scalability

Question 5

Outline of responsibilities and commitments for service

Answer 5

Service-Level Agreement (SLA)

Question 6

Term for services that are constantly under development and improvement

Answer 6

Evergreen

Question 7

Microsoft 365 is an example of what type of service model

Answer 7

Software as a service (SaaS)

Question 8

a service model that delivers IT infrastructure like compute, storage, and network resources on a pay-as-you-go basis over the internet.

Answer 8

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Question 9

a service model that has complete development and deployment environment in the cloud, server management is done by the cloud provider

Answer 9

Platform as a service (PaaS)

Question 10

a service model that provides ready to use software hosted on the cloud

Answer 10

Software as a service (SaaS)