Terminology

Question 1

Cloud Computing

Answer 1

The on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user.

Question 2

Cloud Storage

Answer 2

A model of computer data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools, said to be on “the cloud”.

Question 3

API Management

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The process of managing different API functions like API creation, publication, securing, and monitoring.

Question 4

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)

Answer 4

An XML-based messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks. Its purpose is to provide extensibility, neutrality, verbosity and independence.

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REST (REpresentational State Transfer)

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A web standards-based architecture that uses HTTP Protocol. It revolves around resource where every component is a resource and a resource is accessed by a common interface using HTTP standard methods.

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Data Integration

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A process of bringing data coming from different sources to a single destination. And, from this single destination, meaningful insights are gathered. It would integrate the collected data in such a way that the data itself is comprehensive, reliable, correct, and current (ready for business analysis and reporting).

Question 7

Data Integration Tool

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A software that is used in performing a data integration process on the data source moving the data to the destination. They perform mapping, transformation, and data cleansing.

Question 8

Blockchain

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A growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree)

Question 9

Design Pattern

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A general repeatable solution to a commonly occurring problem in software design; A description or template for how to solve a problem that can be used in many different situations.

Question 10

MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern

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A pattern is used to separate the application’s concerns.

Model - Model represents an object or JAVA POJO carrying data. It can also have logic to update the controller if its data changes.
View - View represents the visualization of the data that the model contains.
Controller - Controller acts on both model and view. It controls the data flow into the model object and updates the view whenever data changes. It keeps view and model separate.