PCSM Flashcards
Which of the following would be considered in a private cloud?
A. Organizational direct attached storage
B. Organizational SAN
C. Vendor leased co-hosted storage
D. Encrypted shared drive
B. Organizational SAN
Choose a model
A software development company would like to deploy all of their application development using their own software to the cloud. The type of cloud they will MOST likely choose to implement is which of the following?
A. XaaS
B. IaaS
C. SaaS
D. PaaS
D. PaaS
When using SaaS, the cloud computing vendor is responsible to maintain which of the following?
A. Client infrastructure
B. Client firewall
C. Updates and licenses
D. Workstation OS version
C. Updates and licenses
Which of the following describes the difference between SaaS and IaaS?
A. SaaS defines a standard while IaaS implements the standard.
B. SaaS enables the software developer while IaaS provides the specifications.
C. SaaS provides applications while IaaS provides equipment.
D. SaaS implements security while IaaS provides information.
C. SaaS provides applications while IaaS provides equipment.
Which of the following is the MOST significant risk to business continuity when using an external cloud service provider?
A. Unauthorized access to customer data
B. Vendor being purchased
C. Virtual server failure
D. Vendor going out of business
A. Unauthorized access to customer data
An organization wants to host a critical application on two redundant leased servers located at the ISP's datacenter. Which of the following is this an example of? A. PaaS B. IaaS C. Public cloud D. SaaS
A. PaaS
An organization wants to host a critical application on two redundant leased servers located at the ISP’s datacenter. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. PaaS
B. IaaS
C. Public cloud
D. SaaS
A. PaaS
A company uses an IaaS cloud deployment model with a third-party vendor. Which of the following does the company fully control?
(Select TWO). A. Operating systems B. Physical servers C. Service availability D. Physical security E. Storage
A. Operating systems
E. Storage
Explanation: control over operating systems, storage, and deployed applications
A cloud usage metering scheme allows for which of the following customer chargeback alternatives?
A. Cost allocation
B. Cost amortization
C. Shared cost
D. Direct cost
A. Cost allocation
Which of the following is the primary difference between private and public cloud?
A. Tenancy of the cloud
B. Management of the cloud
C. Service model of the cloud
D. Location of the cloud
B. Management of the cloud
Which of the following enables hardware independence?
A. In-sourcing
B. Outsourcing
C. Virtualization
D. Abstraction
C. Virtualization
A provider supplies storage, processing, memory, and network bandwidth to multiple tenants, using physical and virtual resources. This is an example of which of the following cloud characteristics?
A. On-demand self-service
B. Measured service
C. Resource pooling
D. Rapid elasticity
C. Resource pooling
Which of the following is the cloud characteristics that speeds up development, deployment, and overall time to market?
A. Rapid elasticity
B. Cloud bursting
C. Universal access
D. Network pooling
A. Rapid elasticity
A cloud computing vendor is focusing on delivering applications to customers. The goal is to
simplify the deployment of database functionality while removing the need for customers to
manage the operating system and application patching. Which of the following types of solution is
the vendor offering?
A. IT as a Service B. Infrastructure as a Service C. Anything as a Service D. Platform as a Service E. Software as a Service
E. Software as a Service
An organization subscribes to a public cloud. For which of the following does the subscriber NOT depend on the vendor?
A. Internet bandwidth and packet latency
B. Service Level Agreement
C. Data backups
D. Infrastructure availability
A. Internet bandwidth and packet latency
Which of the following statements represents the correct definition of the terms ‘cost allocation‘ and ‘chargeback’?
A. ‘Cost allocation’ focuses on recovering costs from consumers of cloud-delivered services whereas ‘chargeback’ relates to identifying costs and assigning them to specific cost categories.
B. ‘Cost allocation’ and ‘chargeback’ are synonymous terms that relate to allocating costs of cloud services and ensuring that billing occurs for the services being delivered.
C. ‘Cost allocation’ relates to identifying costs and assigning them to specific cost categories.
‘Chargeback’ is focused on recovering costs from consumers of the cloud-delivered services.
D. ‘Cost allocation’ and ‘chargeback’ relate to ensuring that cloud computing delivery services are a profit center instead of a cost center. This leads to a positive return on investment for both cloud provider and cloud consumer.
C. ‘Cost allocation’ relates to identifying costs and assigning them to specific cost categories.
‘Chargeback’ is focused on recovering costs from consumers of the cloud-delivered services.
Cloud computing is priced according to ___________ or has ___________, rather than having upfront costs.
recurring subscription, a yearly contract
B. a yearly contract, usage-based charges
C. recurring subscription, usage-based charges
D. number of users, a yearly contract
C. recurring subscription, usage-based charges
Svc Models (3)?
SaaS – Consume
PaaS – Build
IaaS – HOST
What is included in SaaS – Consumer
Applic, Dropbox, Ofc365, FB, Snapchat, EM, CRM, FIN, Enterprise, API
What is included in PaaS - Build
Pgm Tools, Middleware, SW DEV, TEST
What is included in IaaS Host
Compute foundation infrastructure, Storage, DB, Data Center
Which of the following cloud services would be used to rent hardware, computing and network space, and storage over the Internet?
A. SaaS
B. IaaS
C. PaaS
D. XaaS
B. IaaS
Which of the following is the primary way to access PaaS?
A. Web services
B. Websites
C. Web hosting providers
D. Data integrations
A. Web services
Which of the following is the primary way to access PaaS?
A. Web services
B. Websites
C. Web hosting providers
D. Data integrations
A. Web services
