what is the cloud?

Question 1

the cloud refers to ______ & ______ that run on the internet instead of _____ on your computer

Answer 1

software, services, locally

Question 2

what are some examples of cloud services? (6)

Answer 2

Google Drive, Apple iCloud, Netflix, Yahoo Mail, Dropbox, Microsoft One Drive

Question 3

what is the advantage of the cloud?

Answer 3

you can access your information on any device as long as you have internet connected

Question 4

what is a downfall of the cloud?

Answer 4

without internet connection, or a bad internet connection, you can’t access your data. and there’s security risk

Question 5

the cloud is a vast ____ of remote ____ around the globe that are ____ together and meant to operate as a ____ ecosystem. they are designed to store or manage data, run apps, or deliver content

Answer 5

network, servers, hooked, single

Question 6

what are the 4 different methods to deploy cloud resources?

Answer 6

public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, community cloud

Question 7

the ____ cloud shares resources and offers services to the public over the Internet

Answer 7

public

Question 8

a ____ cloud isn’t share and offers services over a private internal network hosted on-premises

Answer 8

private

Question 9

a ____ cloud shares services between public and private clouds depending on their purpose

Answer 9

hybrid

Question 10

a ____ cloud shares resources only between organizations

Answer 10

community

Question 11

cloud servers are located in ____ ____ all over the world.

Answer 11

data centers

Question 12

switching to cloud removes ___ costs and overhead. businesses don’t need to _____ and ______ their own servers

Answer 12

IT, update, maintain

Question 13

cloud computing is possible because of ______. which allows for the creation of a stimulated _____-only “virtual” computer that behaves as if it were a physical computer with its own software

Answer 13

virtualization, digital

Question 14

what is the technical term for a vritualized computer?

Answer 14

virtual machine

Question 15

_____-as-a-service applications are hosted on cloud servers, and users access them over the internet. it’s like renting a house, the landlord maintains it but the tenant gets the use as if they owned it

Answer 15

software

Question 16

____-as-a-service lets companies pay for what they need to build their own applications. it’s like renting the tools and equipment needed for a house, instead of renting the house.

Answer 16

platform

Question 17

_____-as-a-service lets companies rent the servers & storage they need from a cloud provider, which they use to build applications. it’s like a company leasing a piece of land that the user can build whatever they want on, but they need to provide their own materials and equipment.

Answer 17

infrastructure

Question 18

____-as-a-service breaks cloud applications down to smaller components that only run when they’re needed.

Answer 18

function

Question 19

what are the main service models of cloud computing?

Answer 19

SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, FaaS

Question 20

______ is a web application firewall that helps protect and manage cloud deployments.

Answer 20

cloudfare

Question 21

___ are a cloud virtualization technology that are a part of the PaaS model.

Answer 21

containers

Question 22

what is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform?

Answer 22

AWS

Question 23

what does AWS offer its users?

Answer 23

most functionality, largest community, most security, fastest pace of innovation, most proven operational expertise