Cloud Computing Questions and Answers for experienced focuses on “IaaS”.
1. Pods are aggregated into pools within an IaaS region or site called an _________ zone.
a) restricted
b) unavail
c) availability
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: In very large cloud computing networks, when systems fail, they fail on a pod-by-pod basis, and often on a zone-by-zone basis.
2. Point out the correct statement.
a) WS-+ services carried over XML messages using the SOAP protocol access remote server applications
b) REST stands for Representational State Transfer
c) A transaction following the rules of SOAP is considered to be RESTful
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: REST assigns a global identifier to a resource so there is a uniform method for accessing information sources.
3. Which of the following is based on the IETF Session Initiation Protocol?
a) WSDL
b) SIMPLE
c) SOAP
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: SIMPLE is an open standard protocol.
4. Which of the following is a third-party VPN based on Google’s GoogleTalk?
a) Hotspot VPN
b) Gbridge
c) AnchorFree Hotspot Shield
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Gbridge is an interesting solution that illustrates the use of VPN over a cloud connection.
5. Point out the wrong statement.
a) Atom is a syndication format that allows for HTTP protocols to create and update information
b) Cloud services span the gamut of computer applications
c) The impact of cloud computing on network communication is to discourage the use of open-network protocols in place of proprietary protocols
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: Microsoft’s ADO.NET Data Services Framework is another system for transferring data using a RESTful transaction and standard HTTP commands.
6. Which of the following is a classic example of an IaaS service model?
a) AWS
b) Azure
c) Cloudera
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: AWS has several data centers in which servers run on top of a virtualization platform (Xen).
7. _________ is designed specifically to run connected to the cloud as a dedicated cloud client.
a) Harvera Tablet OS
b) Fedora Netbook OS
c) Jolicloud Netbook OS
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: Jolicloud concentrates on building a social platform with automatic software updates and installs.
8. Which of the following is the management console in AWS?
a) CSC
b) CCS
c) CSS
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Pods are managed by a Cloud Control System (CCS).
9. A group of users within a particular instance is called ______________
a) suser
b) pod
c) superuser
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: Sizing limitations for pods need to be accounted for if you are building a large cloud-based application.