Quiz 2

_______ provides virtual machines, virtual storage, virtual infrastructure, and other hardware assets.

• SaaS

• PaaS

• IaaS

________ describes a cloud service that can only be accessed by a limited amount of people.

• Data center

• Private cloud

• Virtualization

• Public cloud

What is the disadvantage of cloud computing?

• It requires constant internet connection.

• It does not support group collaboration.

• It provides limited storage.

• None of these.

A company wants to build a test environment to test software updates and new solutions. The environment should mirror the production environment and be secure and inaccessible from outside the company network. The company does not want to invest in infrastructure that may be idle for a significant amount of time. Which cloud computing model will satisfy all these requirements?

• public cloud

• private cloud

• external cloud

• virtual private cloud

A company is considering a cloud environment to improve the operating efficiency for their data and applications. The company is part of an industry where strict security and data privacy issues are of the highest importance. Which type of cloud would be a good choice?

• hybrid cloud

• public cloud

• private cloud

A company has decided to leverage the web conferencing services provided by a cloud provider and to pay for those services as they are used. The cloud provider manages the infrastructure and any application upgrades. This is an example of what type of cloud delivery model?

• PaaS

• SaaS

• IaaS

Which cloud infrastructure is composed of some combination of cloud services from

different service providers?

• public cloud

• private cloud

• hybrid cloud

• distributed cloud

........describes a distribution models in which applications are hosted by a service provider and made available to users

• PaaS

• SaaS

• IaaS

• publica cloud

Which delivery model is an example of a cloud computing environment that provides users with a web based email service?

• SaaS

• PaaS

• IaaS

Which billing model allows companies to have a predetermined and recurring costs for services used in a cloud environment?

• utility

• metered

• subscription

• resource based