cloud computing

Question 1

the term cloud is used as a ____ for a set of resource infrastructures accessible over the internet

Answer 1

metaphor

Question 2

on-demand availability for computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by the user

Answer 2

cloud computing

Question 3

cloud computing is a model of ____ rather than ___ resources

Answer 3

renting, buying

Question 4

somewhere the “cloud” comes to “ground” there must be a physical place where the copmuting resources are made available

Answer 4

coming-to-ground

Question 5

there are hella data centers, especially in

Answer 5

virginina

Question 6

provider’s computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers. making more efficient use of hardware lessens the amount of hardware needed

Answer 6

resource pooling

Question 7

multiple customers share the same application, running on the same operating system, on the same hardware, with the same data-storage mechanism (database)

Answer 7

multi-tenancy model

Question 8

a group of users who share common access

Answer 8

tenant

Question 9

allow resources on one computer ot be split into multiple virtual minicomputers (“many boxes in a box”) inside which many applications can be run separately.

Answer 9

Virtualization

Question 10

allows you to run windows in your mac memory- your machine is now running two operating systems at the same time, but they are kept apart

Answer 10

parallels

Question 11

customers generally have little or no control or knowledge over the exact location of the hardware supporting the provided resources

Answer 11

location independence

Question 12

a consumer can unilaterally provision copmuting capabilities automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider

Answer 12

on-demand self-service

Question 13

rapidly and elastically provisioned to quickly scale up when needed
- rapidly released to quickly scale down if demand drops

Answer 13

scalability

Question 14

providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service

Answer 14

measured/ metered service

Question 15

wherever there is a network, you have access

Answer 15

broad network access

Question 16

what are some cloud computing benefits

Answer 16

-subscription
-increased efficiency
- rapid access
-scalability
-greener computing

Question 17

what are cloud computing concerns

Answer 17

-security
-availability (higher risks in zones with weaker telecom infrastructure)
-lock in - interoperability among clouds is no t yet at a mature stage
-legal- government policies may not allow data to be stored abroad

Question 18

provisioning cloud services and infrastrucutre requires a _____

Answer 18

set of technologies

Question 19

the app you have open and interacting wtih is high-level but requires _________ in order to work

Answer 19

all the lower-level technologies

Question 20

windows task manager monitors the local windows ____

Answer 20

runtime

Question 21

consumers rent processing storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources from the cloud provider

Answer 21

IaaS (Infrastrucutre as a Service):

Question 22

manages the sharing of computers to maximize use, ensures networking/ security capability, and physical security

Answer 22

cloud provider of Iaas

Question 23

consumers can deploy and run software of their ___

Answer 23

choice

Question 24

What is Paas

Answer 24

platform as a service, builf on IaaS

Question 25

more fullly configured computing environemnt that supports operating systems, supported programming enviornemtns, database servers

Answer 25

cloud provider of PaaS

Question 26

consumers of Paas can develop and deploy their own applications in the _____ supported by the paaS stack

Answer 26

cloud

Question 27

when consumers elect outsource the entire it stack to a third party provider
- softare licensing and delivery model in which applications are licensed on a subscription basis and are centrally hosted on the cloud by a 3rd party service provider

Answer 27

Software as a service (SaaS)

Question 28

SaaS and FaaS has allowed many app providers to move to a more lucrative _____ for value capture

Answer 28

subcription-based model

Question 29

business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access toa product or service

Answer 29

subscription based model for value capture

Question 30

Consumers can execute lightweight, single-purpose stateless functions that can be executed on demand, typically through an API without consuming resources until the point of execution

Answer 30

Function as a Service (FaaS)

Question 31

many companies expose their web services through this
- designed for computer-to-computer interactions not human to computer interactions

Answer 31

API (application programming interface)

Question 32

how are api calls made through

Answer 32

HTTP requests

Question 33

most apis use _____

Answer 33

REST (representational State Transfer)

Question 34

Made up of name-value pairs

Answer 34

json Java Script Object Notation

Question 35

what is a public cloud

Answer 35

amazon, google cloud

Question 36

cloud infrastrucutre is operated solely for an organization. IT may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on-premise or off premise

Answer 36

private clouds

Question 37

cloud infrastrucutre is operated solely for an organization. IT may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on-premise or off premise

Answer 37

private clouds

Question 38

cloud providers offer services that include hardware, operating system, developmet tools, testing, and hosting

Answer 38

platform as a service

Question 39

cloud providers offer services that include running the remote hardware, storage, and networking

Answer 39

infrastrucutre as a service

Question 40

massive network of computer servers software to coordinate their collective use. Server farms provide the infrastrucutre backbone to SaaS and hardware cloud efforts, as well as any large-scale internet services

Answer 40

server farm