Cloud Computing & IoT Quiz

What is the main purpose of virtualization in cloud computing?

• To create physical servers

• To limit access to cloud users

• To create virtual machines using a hypervisor

• To increase security

Which of the following best defines a cloud?

• A standalone application

• A facility storing physical IT devices

• A remote IT environment for scalable resource provisioning

• A security protocol

Who is responsible for providing cloud-based IT resources?

• Cloud consumer

• Cloud provider

• Cloud user

• Server

What is horizontal scaling?

• Increasing CPU and RAM of a server

• Adding more machines or servers to handle load

• Decreasing the size of a machine

• Reducing RAM

What type of scaling involves adding more power (CPU, RAM) to an existing machine?

• Horizontal Scaling

• Vertical Scaling

• Diagonal Scaling

• Line Scaling

What is the role of a cloud service consumer?

• Manages the cloud data center

• Installs cloud applications

• Accesses cloud services during runtime

• Builds the cloud infrastructure

Which of the following is not a cloud provider listed in your Week 1 lecture?

• Amazon Web Services

• Google Cloud Platform

• DigitalOcean

• Facebook Cloud

Which platform will networking students get after completing AWS Academy Cloud Foundations?

• AWS Academy Cloud Developing

• AWS Academy Machine Learning Foundations

• AWS Academy Cloud Security Foundations

• AWS Academy IoT Foundations

One of the major benefits of cloud computing is:

• Increased physical infrastructure

• Reduced scalability

• Reduced investments and proportional costs

• Increased energy consumption

Which is a challenge associated with cloud computing?

• Reduced software licensing cost

• Reduced operational governance control

• Increased security

• Easy data migration between all providers