What is Cloud Computing? Flashcards
What consists of cables, routers, and servers connected with one another?
Network
Which device forwards data packets between computer networks? (they know where to send your packets on the internet)
Router
What takes a packet and sends it to the correct server/client on your network?
Switch
What is the on-demand delivery of computer power, database storage, applications, and other IT resources?
Cloud computing
Which deployment model of the cloud involves cloud services used by a single organization - not exposed to the public?
Private Cloud
Which deployment model of the cloud involves complete control, security for sensitive applications, and meets specific business needs?
Private Cloud
Which deployment model of the cloud involves resources owned & operated by a third-party cloud service provider, delivered over the internet?
Public cloud
Which deployment model of the cloud keeps some servers on-premises & extends some capabilities to the cloud?
Hybrid Cloud
Which deployment model of the cloud allows control over sensitive assets in your private infrastructure, while also allowing for the flexibility & cost-effectiveness of the cloud?
Hybrid Cloud
What are the 5 characteristics of cloud computing?
- On-demand _____ - _______
- Broad ______ _______
- ____ - ________ & resource pooling
- Rapid elasticity & __________
- _________ service
- self-service
- network access
- Multi-tenancy
- scalability
- Measured
What are the 6 advantages of cloud computing?
- _______ _________ expense (CAPEX) for __________ expense
- Benefit from massive __________ of ________
- Stop guessing __________
- Increase speed & _______
- Stop spending money running & maintaining _____ _______
- Go _______ in minutes
- Trade capital… operational
- economies… scale
- capacity
- agility
- data centers
- global
What are 7 problems solved by the cloud? (think FCSEHFA)
Flexibility Cost-effectiveness Scalability Elasticity High-availability Fault-tolerance Agility
What are the 3 types of cloud computing? (think IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service
What are AWS’s 3 pricing fundamentals?
Compute
Transfer
Data transfer OUT of the Cloud
What is an AWS Region?
A cluster of data centers