What is Cloud Computing? Flashcards

1
Q

What consists of cables, routers, and servers connected with one another?

A

Network

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2
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Which device forwards data packets between computer networks? (they know where to send your packets on the internet)

A

Router

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3
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What takes a packet and sends it to the correct server/client on your network?

A

Switch

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4
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What is the on-demand delivery of computer power, database storage, applications, and other IT resources?

A

Cloud computing

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5
Q

Which deployment model of the cloud involves cloud services used by a single organization - not exposed to the public?

A

Private Cloud

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6
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Which deployment model of the cloud involves complete control, security for sensitive applications, and meets specific business needs?

A

Private Cloud

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7
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Which deployment model of the cloud involves resources owned & operated by a third-party cloud service provider, delivered over the internet?

A

Public cloud

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8
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Which deployment model of the cloud keeps some servers on-premises & extends some capabilities to the cloud?

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Hybrid Cloud

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9
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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?

A

Hybrid Cloud

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10
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What are the 5 characteristics of cloud computing?

  1. On-demand _____ - _______
  2. Broad ______ _______
  3. ____ - ________ & resource pooling
  4. Rapid elasticity & __________
  5. _________ service
A
  1. self-service
  2. network access
  3. Multi-tenancy
  4. scalability
  5. Measured
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What are the 6 advantages of cloud computing?

  1. _______ _________ expense (CAPEX) for __________ expense
  2. Benefit from massive __________ of ________
  3. Stop guessing __________
  4. Increase speed & _______
  5. Stop spending money running & maintaining _____ _______
  6. Go _______ in minutes
A
  1. Trade capital… operational
  2. economies… scale
  3. capacity
  4. agility
  5. data centers
  6. global
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12
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What are 7 problems solved by the cloud? (think FCSEHFA)

A
Flexibility
Cost-effectiveness
Scalability
Elasticity
High-availability
Fault-tolerance
Agility
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13
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What are the 3 types of cloud computing? (think IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

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Infrastructure as a Service
Platform as a Service
Software as a Service

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14
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What are AWS’s 3 pricing fundamentals?

A

Compute
Transfer
Data transfer OUT of the Cloud

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15
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What is an AWS Region?

A

A cluster of data centers

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16
Q

Each region has many ___________ _________.

A

availability zones

17
Q

Availability zones contain one or more discrete _________ __________ with redundant power, networking, & connectivity.

A

data centers

18
Q

Amazon has 216 _______ of ___________.

A

Points of Presence

19
Q

Amazon Points of Presence contain 205 _____ ________ & 11 _________ ______ in 84 cities across 2 countries.

A

Edge Locations

Regional Caches

20
Q

According to the Shared Responsibility Model, the customer is responsible for the security __ the cloud

A

in

21
Q

According to the Shared Responsibility Model, AWS is responsible for the security __ the cloud

A

of

22
Q

What does IAM stand for?

A

Identity and Access Management

23
Q

IAM is a ________ service.

A

global

24
Q

With IAM, a _____ account is created by default, and it shouldn’t be used or shared.

A

root

25
Q

_____ are people within your organization, and they can grouped (think IAM).

A

Users

26
Q

_______ only contain users, not other ________. Users don’t have to belong to one, but they can belong to multiple.

A

Groups (same for both)