Quiz 1 - pt. 3

Question 1

components of the Cloud:

Answer 1

• front-end
• back-end
• storage/data centers
• delivery service (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)

Question 2

SaaS:

Answer 2

Software as a Service:

- one or more apps (word processors, spreadsheets, etc.) available via the Internet

Question 3

PaaS:

Answer 3

Platform as a Service:

- a software stack ready for app use via the Internet (ex. a database server)

Question 4

IaaS:

Answer 4

Infrastructure as a Service:

- servers or storage available over the Internet (ex. storage available for making backup copies of production data)

Question 5

copyleft license:

Answer 5

requires that the source code be distributed with binaries and that any changes made to source code be released under same GPL license.

(GNU General Public License) = GPL

Question 6

open source OS:

Answer 6

available in source code rather than as compiled binary code.
(ex. Linux)
- programmers contribute to code
- multiple individuals debug and improve code
- started by FSF
opposite (AKA: closed-source): Windows