Concepts

Question 1

Name 3 cloud computing deployment models

Answer 1

• Cloud-based deployment
• On-premises deployment
• Hybrid deployment

Question 2

What is cloud based deployment?

Answer 2

Cloud-based deployment involves hosting and running applications or services on remote servers provided by a cloud service provider.

Question 3

Name 5 benefits of cloud computing

Answer 3

cost savings
scalability
flexibility
improved speed and agility
the ability to leverage a global infrastructure

Question 4

Describe on premises deployment

Answer 4

On-premises deployment - an organisation uses its phyiscal premise to host and run applications or services. They own the hardware and software needed

Question 5

Describe hybrid deployment

Answer 5

Hybrid deployment combines cloud-based and on-premises deployments

Flexible approach

Question 6

What is cloud computing?

Answer 6

On-demand delivery of IT resources and applications through the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing

Question 7

What is another name for on-premises deployment?

Answer 7

private cloud deployment

Question 8

The scale of cloud computing means customer’s cans save costs.

Why?

Answer 8

The aggregated cloud usage from a large number of customers results in lower pay-as-you-go prices.

Question 9

What is IaaS

Answer 9

Infrastructure as a Service
Cloud controls underlying infrastructure, you control app etc
Scalable, flexible, disaster recovery

Question 10

What is PaaS

Answer 10

Platform as a Service
PaaS offers a development platform
Simplified development, scalability, collaboration, cost and time saving

Question 11

What is SaaS

Answer 11

Software as a Service
delivers software applications over the internet on a subscription basis through a web browser or api
accessibility, scalability, automatic updates