Question 1

To use software as a service (SaaS),the user has to just sign up for the service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in a private internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As standard practice,customers are regularly updated by cloud vendors about the location and number of copies made of their data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A content delivery network (CDN)services a user's request using the geographically closest server.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why is cloud hosting preferred to in-house hosting?

Accepted Answer

Cloud hosting allows the number of serve...

Question 6

DBMS products are generally included in IaaS services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about the increase in popularity of cloud hosting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virtualisation allows instantaneous creation of new virtual machines.
B)  The technology prevalent in the 1960s was more favourable for the construction of enormous data centres.
C)  Internet-based standards have led to loss of flexibility in processing capabilities.
D)  Data communication is more expensive now than earlier.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

What is a content delivery network? What are its advantages?

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A content delivery network (CDN)is a sys...

Question 9

Content delivery networks (CDNs)increase Web sites' load time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sireus Corp.is availing a cloud-based service.It plans to install a software package that will offer cloud services to its users.If it would like to avoid installing an operating system on the server,which of the following services should it choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 
B)  software as a service (SaaS) 
C)  network as a service (NaaS) 
D)  platform as a service (PaaS) E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is true of a VPN (virtual private network) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  A VPN communication is secure even though it is transmitted over the public Internet.
B)  It is a physical,private pathway over a public or shared network from the client to the server.
C)  Remote access is difficult in case of a VPN.
D)  One disadvantage of a VPN is that it does not encrypt messages.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

A vendor providing SaaS usually makes the software available as a thin-client.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A private internet uses cloud standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is a VPN (virtual private network) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It uses the Internet to create secure point-to-point connections.
B)  It is an add-on to browsers that was developed by Adobe and is useful for providing animation,movies,and other advanced graphics inside a browser.
C)  It is a markup language that fixes several HTML deficiencies and is commonly used for program-to-program interaction over the Web.
D)  It is the most common language for defining the structure and layout of web pages.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Cloud computing is likely to lead to an increase in the number of technology-based startups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What are the factors that have made cloud-based hosting advantageous?

Accepted Answer

Three factors have made cloud-based host...

Question 17

What is a VPN and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

VPN stands for a virtual private network...

Question 18

If an organisation opts for software as a service (SaaS) ,it will have to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  purchase licences for software replication
B)  transfer data and develop procedures
C)  install an operating system on the server
D)  install a DBMSE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

What is infrastructure as a service (IaaS)?

Accepted Answer

The most basic cloud offering is the Inf...

Question 20

Using https instead of http ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shows the other users on that network who are accessing the same site
B)  allows a packet sniffer to see only the site visited and nothing further
C)  detects the presence of packet sniffers in the vicinity
D)  connects a user to the version of the site hosted on a private cloudE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: The Cloud

What is a content delivery network? What are its advantages?

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A vendor providing SaaS usually makes the software available as a thin-client.

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If an organisation opts for software as a service (SaaS) ,it will have to ________.

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Using https instead of http ________.

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A content delivery network (CDN)services a user's request using the geographically closest server.

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Cloud computing is likely to lead to an increase in the number of technology-based startups.

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What is a VPN (virtual private network) ?

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To use software as a service (SaaS),the user has to just sign up for the service.

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Which of the following is true of a VPN (virtual private network) ?

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A private internet uses cloud standards.

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Why is cloud hosting preferred to in-house hosting?

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What is a VPN and how does it work?

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What are the factors that have made cloud-based hosting advantageous?

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Which of the following statements is true about the increase in popularity of cloud hosting?

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DBMS products are generally included in IaaS services.

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Content delivery networks (CDNs)increase Web sites' load time.

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As standard practice,customers are regularly updated by cloud vendors about the location and number of copies made of their data.

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What is infrastructure as a service (IaaS)?

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Sireus Corp.is availing a cloud-based service.It plans to install a software package that will offer cloud services to its users.If it would like to avoid installing an operating system on the server,which of the following services should it choose?

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An elastic load balancer is a feature available in a private cloud that is not available in a private internet.

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