Other OSs and Technologies: Identify basic cloud concepts Flashcards
What term refers to a cloud infrastructure that provides services to many related organizations?
Community cloud
What term refers to the provider sharing services with multiple subscribers, as opposed to the subscriber having a dedicated cloud service?
Resource pooling
______ allows the provider to allocate cloud resources based on demand (storage, bandwidth)
Rapid elasticity
_____ refers to paying for cloud services on a per use basis
Measured service
____ makes the resource available whenever desired by the client. Amazon Web Services is an example of this
On demand
What is the term for an application that is accessed over the Internet instead of being on a local device?
SaaS (Software as a Service)
What cloud term refers to a foundation service upon which the other two foundation services are built?
IaaS (Infrastructure as a service)
What cloud services typically provide the hardware and software necessary for application development?
PaaS (Platform as a service)
What cloud term refers to a feature that allows a provider to dynamically adjust resource allocation based on demand?
Rapid elasticity
What cloud term refers to the availability of a resource as it is needed by the client?
On demand
