CompTIA A+ 1101 Cloud

Question 1

• extends the management of applications and services
• deploy an infrastructure in minutes
• international scope
• cost-effective

Answer 1

Cloud Computing

Question 2

your own personalized local data center

Answer 2

Private Cloud

Question 3

available to everyone over the internet

Answer 3

Public Cloud

Question 4

a mix of public cloud and private cloud

Answer 4

Hybrid Cloud

Question 5

several organizations share the same resources

Answer 5

Community Cloud

Question 6

• sometimes called HaaS
• outsource your equipment
• buying time on someone else’s hardware
• you’re still responsible for management and security

Answer 6

Infrastructure as a Service (SaaS)

Question 7

• on-demand software
• centralized management of data and applications
• a complete application offering

Answer 7

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Question 8

• the middleground option (between IaaS and SaaS)
• no servers, no software, no maintenance team, no HVAC
• someone else handles the platform, you handle the development
• you don’t have direct control over data, people, or infrastructure
• may be module based

Answer 8

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Question 9

• no resources are shared
• build your own cloud
• only up-front costs

Answer 9

Internal Cloud

Question 10

• share resources on a public cloud
• underlying infrastructure is owned by a third-party
• costs may be metered or up-front

Answer 10

External Cloud

Question 11

you pay for what you use

Answer 11

Metered Cloud Services

Question 12

• scale up and down as needed
• seamless to the end user

Answer 12

Rapid Elasticity

Question 13

• entire Windows desktop runs on the cloud
• applications run on a virtual desktop infrastructure
• big network requirements

Answer 13

Desktop as a Service (DaaS)