Cloud Q1

1.

1 point

What is the name of the organization helping to foster security standards for cloud computing?

Security

Cloud Security WatchDog

Cloud Security Alliance

Cloud Security Standards Working Group

2.

1 point

Which is not an essential cloud characteristics according to NIST?

Rapid elasticity

Resource pooling

Homogeneity

Measured service

3.

1 point

In order to participate in cloud-computing, you have to install software

True

False

4.

1 point

Which of these is not a major type of cloud computing usage?

Hardware as a Service

Platform as a Service

Software

Infrastructure as a Service

5.

1 point

Google Docs is a type of cloud computing

True

False

6.

1 point

This is a software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over a network, typically the Internet.

PaaS

IaaS

NA

SaaS

7.

1 point

The issue of taxes with cloud services is:

Always handled by your cloud provider

Taxes are for little people

Not a problem. Amazon doesn't charge sales taxes. Why should I worry about taxes for my business?

If your data and hardware are in the cloud, you can't know to whom you owe taxes or even if you do

8.

1 point

The issue of taxes with cloud services is:

If your data and hardware are in the cloud, you can't know to whom you owe taxes or even if you do

Always handled by your cloud provider

Not a problem. Amazon doesn't charge sales taxes. Why should I worry about taxes for my business?

Taxes are for little people

9.

1 point

All of the following are common cloud characteristics except

virtualization

Service oriented

All of the following are common cloud characteristics except

Broad network access

10.

1 point

Complex computing systems that manage themselves.

Service-oriented architectures

Web 2.0

Autonomic systems

Web 3.0

11.

1 point

A collection of independent computers, interconnected via a network, capable of collaborating on a task

Virtualization

Grid computing

Cloud computing

Distributive system

12.

1 point

Google Docs is a type of cloud computing.

True

False

13.

1 point

Geographic distribution of data across a cloud provider's network is a problem for many enterprises because it:

Make data recovery harder

Adds Latency

Raises security concerns

Break Computer Regulation

14.

1 point

What’s the most popular use case for public cloud computing today?

Disaster Recovery

Test and Development

Website Hosting

Business Analytics

15.

1 point

One of the challenges of cloud provisioning services is

Enables availability

Rapid reconstitution of services

Provisioned in multiple data center

Impact of compromising the provisioning service

16.

1 point

When the sales literature of a cloud vendor offers a "platform as a service," it means:

Infrastructure is included but not storage

Software is included but not infrastructure

The package includes extra software for crafting the end solution

The package includes developer time for at least one month on signup

17.

1 point

Which of the following are considered data as a service?

Google AppEngine

Google Search

Google Maps

Google Docs

18.

1 point

Which among the choices is not a one of the three feature of a mature SaaS application?

Metadata-driven configurability

Scalable

Multi-tenancy

Interoperability and extensibility

19.

1 point

In cloud computing, you don't have to worry about your computer running out of storage

True

False

20.

1 point

Which of these services is not platform as a service?

Force.com

Amazon EC2

Joyent

Microsoft Azure

21.

1 point

What is private cloud?

A cloud service inaccessible to anyone but the cultural elite

A standard cloud service offered via the Internet

A cloud architecture maintained within an enterprise data center

22.

1 point

It is easier to maintain a cloud computing network

True

False

23.

1 point

The _______ for each general ledger account is the amount in the account when you first start using it in NetSuite

Accounting period

On-hand inventory

Company information

Opening balance

24.

1 point

All you need to participate in cloud-computing is a computer and...

an internet

a usb drive

a printer

25.

1 point

Which of the following is not a real service on the cloud market today?

An API for time travel

An API for predicting the future from data

An API for tracking the highest scores on video games

An API tracking the car crashes

26.

1 point

Hardware as a Service is a major type of cloud computing usage

True

False

27.

1 point

In procure to pay process, what is the next procedure after creating a purchase order?

Bill the Purchase Order

Make a Payment on the Bill

Receive the Purchase Order

Print the Check

28.

1 point

Which is not an example of capabilities of a web application framework?

Role-based access control

Which is not an example of capabilities of a web application framework?

SOAP

Session management

29.

1 point

Which is not a pricing model used by cloud providers?

A license to pay for each byte with a guarantee for no price increases ever

A free license with a limit based on usage

An all-you-can-eat license to use the software in perpetuity on any machine

A token-based API that charges based on how many times your customers use the token

30.

1 point

Which is not a common way to store data permanently as a service?

As a file in root directory of a running machine

As blobs of bits

In "documents" filled with pairs of "keys" and "values"

In a geographically redundant service that stores multiple copies in multiple locations

31.

1 point

A single entry of information related to a single business concept.

Form

Custom List

Record

Field

32.

1 point

Server virtualization is a way to fool one server into operating as if it's several servers.

True

False

33.

1 point

Cloud Service consists of

Platform, Software, Infrastructure

Platform, Hardware, Infrastructure

Software, Hardware, Infrastructure

34.

1 point

Distributive system

Dial-home support

Metered billing

Rapid elasticity

Self-service portal

35.

1 point

It refers to keeping things identical or non differentiable from one another on purpose.

homogeneity

resilient computing

massive scale

vitualization

36.

1 point

In 1961, _______ said that "Computing may someday be organized as a public utility"

37.

1 point

In order to participate in cloud-computing, you must be using the following OS...

Linux

Windows

Any OS

Mac OS

38.

1 point

Cloud Computing is replacing Corporate data centers

True

False

39.

1 point

Which of the following isn't an advantage of cloud?

Immediate access to computing resources Paying only for what you use

Easier to maintain a cloud network

No worries about running out of storage

40.

1 point

Which of the following is a cloud service you can find on the market today?

A grammar-check service that improves the quality of the writing stored in it

A data storage service that takes several hours to answer

A subpoena-avoiding service that moves data out of the way of investigators

A green service that deletes unnecessary data to save the earth

41.

1 point

Virtual Machine Ware (VMware) is an example of

NA

SaaS

PaaS

IaaS

42.

1 point

It focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.

Web 2.0

Java Script

HTML

Netsuite

43.

1 point

____ provides a simple point and click interface for creating custom fields and forms, custom record types, transaction form layouts, and custom centers

SuiteScript

SuiteBuilder

SuiteFlex

NS-BOS

44.

1 point

The host operating system provides an abstraction layer for running virtual guest OSs

Distributive system

Virtualization

Grid computing

Cloud computing

45.

1 point

Infrastructure is included but not storage

Less secure than dedicated hardware because the customer doesn't know what the hypervisor is doing

Extrasecure because the instances can migrate from chip to chip, foiling any attacker

Just as secure as dedicated hardware because both use the same OSes and distros

More secure than dedicated hardware because any cyber attack has trouble locating them in the cloud

46.

1 point

Which of the following is true of cloud computing?

It's always going to be less expensive and more secure than local computing.

You can access your data from any computer in the world, as long as you have an Internet connection.

Only a few small companies are investing in the technology, making it a risky venture.

47.

1 point

What does the word "burst" usually mean in the cloud context?

Your machine is granted extra resources for a short period of high demand

Your machine overuses the RAM allocated to it

Your machine bursts out of its shell and clones itself

48.

1 point

Which is not a selling point of the cloud services marketplace?

The systems guarantee you won't need to learn a new language

There's no upfront investment in hardware

There's no need to worry about the operating system layer

Your bill grows with your consumption

49.

1 point

The phrase "multitenant architecture" means:

The more "multitenant" your app is, the better your performance will be in the cloud.

Your cloud vendor is saving you money by making it easier for you to share a single machine

Your cloud-service rent is based on how many other apps are running on server as computed each microsecond

This is just marketing hype. It means nothing.