COMP 232 First Half Practice Exam 2

As a cloud service, MYSQL is an example of ________-as-a-service.

• storage
• database
• information
• process

Database-as-a-service is relatively ________ to the user.

• services offered by cloud computing
• attributes of cloud computing
• both services offered by cloud computing and attributes of cloud computing
• neither services offered by cloud computing nor attributes of cloud computing

Hosted applications are also known as ______.

• on-premises applications (good answer, but not the best answer)
• client-server computing
• internet accessible
• remote computing

SQL Azure ________.

• runs and stores data in a Microsoft data center within the cloud
• provides data services in the cloud
• provides cloud services for connecting applications running in the cloud or on premises.
• none of these

Storage-as-a-service is also known as ________.

• DBMS
• disk on demand
• both DBMS and disk on demand
• neither DBMS no disk on demand

________ refers to a system's or network's ability to to adapt and continue to provide services as demand changes.

• Scalability
• Elasticity
• Geo-replication
• Fault-tolerance

________ refers to any cloud-based service that provides an API that allows an application to consume information.

• Database as a service
• Platform as a service
• Integration as a service
• Information as a service

________-as-a-service refers to a datacenter-as-a-service.

• Management
• Platform
• Integration
• Infrastructure

A ______ PC case is most often used as a server.

• mini-tower
• tower
• rack-mount
• none of these

A _____ converts images and text documents to digital format.

• printer
• dye-sub
• scanner
• all of these