Module 1

Question 1

Bucket

Answer 1

A virtual container that holds objects

Question 2

Cloud computing

Answer 2

The practice of using on-demand computing resources as services hosted
over the internet

Question 3

Cloud cybersecurity

Answer 3

The practice of ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
cloud-based data, applications, and infrastructure by preventing unauthorized access or
criminal exploitation

Question 4

Cloud data storage

Answer 4

A solution that enables organizations to keep, access, and maintain
digital data on off-site, cloud-based storage devices

Question 5

Compute

Answer 5

Computation performed by a physical computer in a remote environment

Question 6

Container

Answer 6

A software package that holds only the components necessary to execute a
particular application

Question 7

Data center

Answer 7

A physical building that stores servers, computer systems, and associated
components

Question 8

Digital Transformation

Answer 8

When an organization modernizes their applications, services, and
customer relationships by using new technologies

Question 9

Ephemerality

Answer 9

The concept that things only exist for a short amount of time

Question 10

Failure domain

Answer 10

A resource that can fail without impacting the availability of data

Question 11

Hybrid Cloud

Answer 11

A cloud model that combines public and private models, so organizations can
enjoy both cloud services, and the control features of on-premises cloud models

Question 12

Hypervisor

Answer 12

The abstraction layer that sits between the physical computer and the virtual
machine

Question 13

Immutability

Answer 13

The concept of being unable to change an object after it’s created and assigned
a value
Instance: A

Question 14

Instance

Answer 14

A server resource that runs workloads in the cloud

Question 15

Latency

Answer 15

The time it takes for data to travel from one location to another

Question 16

Multicloud

Answer 16

A strategy of using more than one cloud service provider

Question 17

Multi-tenant environment

Answer 17

An environment in which cloud infrastructure and resources are
shared among users

Question 18

On-premises

Answer 18

Information technology infrastructure that’s physically located in an
organization’s own data center or office

Question 19

Private cloud

Answer 19

A cloud model in which all cloud resources are dedicated to a single user or
organization, and are created, managed, and owned within on-premises data cente

Question 20

Public cloud

Answer 20

A cloud model in which all cloud resources are dedicated to a single user or
organization, and are created, managed, and owned within on-premises data centers

Question 21

Redundancy

Answer 21

The practice of having multiple copies of data in different locations to avoid a
single point of failure

Question 22

Region

Answer 22

A group of zones

Question 23

Repository

Answer 23

A centralized place to store, download, and share data

Question 24

Resiliency

Answer 24

The ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions

Question 25

Single-tenant environment

Answer 25

An environment in which cloud infrastructure and resources are
dedicated to a single user

Question 26

Unstructured data

Answer 26

Data that is not organized in any easily identifiable way

Question 27

Virtualization

Answer 27

Technology that creates a virtual version of physical infrastructure, such as
servers, storage, and networks

Question 28

Zone

Answer 28

Technology that creates a virtual version of physical infrastructure, such as
servers, storage, and networks