Cloud Computing Puzzles focuses on “Mobile Cloud Applications – 2”.
1. Which of the following has an application on the iPhone to manage its service deployments?
a) Microsoft
b) Google
c) Rackspace
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: Amazon Web Services has a specific iPhone Application Hosting page for iPhone developers.
2. Point out the wrong statement.
a) iDisk is an online storage drive that can browsed and from which items can be shared
b) iWeb Publish is a hosted Web site that can be accessed either through your own personal domain or through a personal page at Me.com
c) iGoogle is Apple’s instant messaging service that interoperates with AIM
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: c
Clarification: iChat is Apple’s instant messaging service that interoperates with AIM.
3. Which of the following third-party application uses AWS APIs to control the various components and instances you have running?
a) iAWSManager
b) iEC2Manager
c) iManager
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: An advantage of Android and Windows Mobile is that they have their own dedicated infrastructure on which developers can host their applications.
4. Which of the following web service can be controlled by iAWSManager cloud app from an iPhone?
a) EC2
b) ELB
c) SQS
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
Clarification: iAWSManager lets you control your AWS EC2, ELB, S3, CF, SQS, and SDB Web services from an iPhone.
5. Point out the correct statement.
a) MobileMe Mail adds a number of features to hosted e-mail including better screen control and formatting, picture handling, and a rich Web experience
b) MobileMe Calendar is an updated version of the online calendar application
c) iPhone applications are hosted on the iTunes App Store
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: d
Clarification: Many applications are heavy users of Internet or Web services and require dedicated infrastructure to stage.
6. Which of the following IM service is invented by Blackberry?
a) BBM
b) ICQ
c) Windows Live Messenger
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: BlackBerry has an IM service called BlackBerry Messenger.
7. __________ Mobile Data-Service Connection Service can connect to mobile BlackBerry devices through a TCP/IP connection.
a) BIS
b) BIM
c) MIS
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: BIS stands for BlackBerry Internet Service.
8. Which of the following Symbian microkernel architecture is designed to work with a single processor?
a) EKA2
b) EKA1
c) EKA3
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: Unlike other OSs, Symbian includes device drivers in the kernel itself.
9. The Windows CE ___ kernel is a suite of Microsoft applications optimized for smaller display size and using the Windows API.
a) 4.2
b) 5.2
c) 6.2
d) MobileMe Gallery
Answer: b
Clarification: Microsoft has worked hard to make Windows Mobile devices a natural extension for Windows developers upon which to position their products.
10. Which of the following platform features are used in Windows 7 by Microsoft?
a) Zune HD
b) iTune HD
c) HD Insight
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: Applications for Windows Phone 7 are based on the .NET Compact Framework 4, XNA, and Silverlight Applications.