QUESTION 1 Correct! With Cloud Computing, it is now almost effortless for an entrepreneur to set themselves up with some ____________
and ____________ upon which to run their business.
servers and hardware
infrastructure and applications
applications and mainframes
democratization and infrastructure
QUESTION 2 Correct! Cloud Computing enables organizations to reduce aggregate cost by paying only for what is required when it is
required because of what?
The organization accesses faster hardware.
Resources are scalable on demand.
Outsourcing to low-cost economies.
Memory usage is more efficient.
QUESTION 3 Correct! Studies have shown that what percentage of start-ups are self hosting their web infrastructure?
35%
50%
65%
25%
QUESTION 4 Correct! The demand for _______________ access via multiple devices using multiple form factors led to a rapid growth in
Cloud Computing – at an infrastructure, a platform, and an application level.
restricted
application
immediate
full
QUESTION 5 Correct! Commoditization of Infrastructure allows IT to focus on the ___________________ aspects of its role because IT has
more time to spend on business planning.
strategic
support
traditional
technical
QUESTION 6 Correct! Initial widespread corporate computing occurred within a shared resources model where massive ____________
computers took up acres of space and users would book time for both the machines themselves and the skilled
technicians who knew how to operate them.
mainframe
wireframe
personal
Dell
QUESTION 7 Correct! Studies have found that Cloud applications consume how much energy compared to on-premise applications?
80% less
90% less
85% less
70% less
QUESTION 8 Correct! The definition of Democratization of Computing is:
Bringing enterprise scale infrastructure to multi-national corporations and government
Bringing democratic scale infrastructure to small and medium businesses
Bringing nationalized scale infrastructure to medium businesses and corporations
Bringing enterprise scale infrastructure to small and medium businesses
QUESTION 9 Correct! Virtualization was developed to overcome the limitations of ____________ ____________ as it enables multiple
pseudo-servers to be run on one physical device.
heavy lifting
over provisioning
physical hardware
server configuration
QUESTION 10 Correct! Which of the following terms describes the division of a single physical server into multiple “virtual” servers?
Democratization
Scalability
Commoditization
Virtualization
QUESTION 1 Correct! Which of the following is NOT a distinct mechanism though which cost saving are generated using Cloud Computing?
By allowing for a shift from capital expenditure to operating expenditure
By lowering the opportunity cost of running technology
By lowering the total cost of ownership of technology
By giving organizations the ability to decrease business value by focusing on extracurricular
activities
QUESTION 2 Correct! Cloud Computing provides significant economic benefits to organizations. One of the ways it does this is…
Indirectly by allowing for decreased focus on core business functions
Indirectly by allowing for increased focus on core business functions
Directly by allowing for decreased focus on core business functions
Directly by allowing for increased focus on core business functions
QUESTION 3 Correct! The definition of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in computing is?
The total direct capital investment of installation, training, repairs, downtime, technical support, and
upgrading, plus the indirect capital investment in hardware and software
The total direct depreciation of installation, training, repairs, downtime, technical support, and upgrading,
plus the indirect income in hardware and software
The total direct capital investment in hardware and software, plus indirect costs of installation,
training, repairs, downtime, technical support, and upgrading
The total direct depreciation of hardware and software, plus indirect income of installation, training, repairs,
downtime, technical support, and upgrading
QUESTION 4 Correct! According to Cloudonomics Law #5, average unit costs are reduced by distributing fixed costs over more units of
____________. Larger Cloud providers can therefore achieve some economies of scale.
input
feedback
measurement
output
QUESTION 5 Correct! Opportunity cost is an important concept when discussing the economics of Cloud Computing because it allows one
to assess the ______________ cost of any potential action.
hardware
expensive
fixed
true
QUESTION 6 Correct! Who created “The 10 Laws of Cloudonomics” for the foundation for the economics of Cloud Computing in 2008?
John Stuart Mill
Jonathan Koomey
Joe Weinman
Vilfredo Pareto
QUESTION 7 Correct! Operating Expenditure (OpEx) is beneficial for the organization, as it gives it the flexibility to match ____________ to
____________.
income to demand
expenditure to demand
expenditure to supply
income to supply
QUESTION 8 Correct! Cloud Computing enables organizations to focus on core activities. This approach is similar to the concept of
Specialization of Labor developed by?
Joe Weinman
Gregory Ricochet
Adam Smith
George Reese
QUESTION 9 Correct! Which type of expenditure typically appears on the balance sheet?
Travel Expenditure
Corporate Expenditure
Operating Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
QUESTION 10 Correct! Gartner has estimated that what percentage of IT budget is spent on routine maintenance?
80%
60%
90%
70%
QUESTION 1 Correct! Which is NOT a core characteristic which describes IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)?
Allows for dynamic scaling
Web access to commercial software
Resources are distributed as a service
Has a variable cost, utility pricing model
QUESTION 2 Correct! Cloud Computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a ____________ ____________
of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or
service provider interaction.
technology development
shared pool
measured service
common standard
QUESTION 3 Correct! While a powerful solution for developing applications, Platform as a Service (PaaS) may not always be ideal. Which
of the following describes a potential drawback of PaaS?
Some PaaS offerings are based on proprietary programming languages that make it difficult to move
applications between hosting providers
PaaS makes it difficult to customize the underlying hardware and software used for application development
and deployment when required
Because applications typically must be architected to take advantage of PaaS offerings, the risk of vendor
lock-in can be greater than with an Infrastructure as a Service offering
All of the above
QUESTION 4 Correct! Which of the following statements describes a major characteristic of SaaS (Software as a Service) ?
Web access to commercial software
Software managed from a central location
Users not required to handle software upgrades and patches
All of the above
QUESTION 5 Correct! Which of the following applications would likely be a good candidate to be delivered in a Software as a Service
(SaaS) model?
Applications where extremely fast processing of real time data is required
Applications where legislation or other regulations do not permit data being hosted externally
Applications where an existing on-premise solution fulfills all of the organization’s needs
Applications where there is significant interplay between the organization and the outside world
QUESTION 6 Correct! Public Cloud is considered infrastructure that consists of shared resources, deployed on a self-service basis over the
____________.
hardware
network
intranet
Internet
QUESTION 7 Correct! _____________ is the set of tools and services designed to make coding and deploying applications quick and
efficient.
IaaS
PaaS
DaaS
SaaS
QUESTION 8 Correct! Hybrid Cloud is a combination approach to Cloud Computing which combines the following:
Traditional shared hosting alongside public and/or peripheral Cloud networks
Traditional shared hosting alongside public and/or private Cloud networks
Traditional dedicated hosting alongside public and/or private Cloud networks
Traditional dedicated hosting alongside public and/or peripheral Cloud networks
QUESTION 9 Correct! PaaS (Platform as a Service) can be defined as a computing platform that allows the creation of web applications
quickly and easily, without the complexity of buying and maintaining the ____________ and ____________
underneath it.
software and infrastructure
application and architecture
platform and architecture
network and infrastructure
QUESTION 10 Correct! Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a way of delivering Cloud Computing infrastructure (servers, storage, network
and operating systems) as a (an) ____ - _______________ service.
un-requested
wholly-owned
on-demand
in-session
QUESTION 1 Correct! Which of the following concepts seek to ensure that data will continue to exist in the event of a Cloud server failure?
restore and function
redundancy and failover
resolution and filename
routing and flowchart
QUESTION 2 Correct! In Cloud Computing, what is the definition of “Size of a Slice”?
The amount of SQL databases within a virtual server
The amount of virtual servers included in random-access memory (RAM)
The amount of random-access memory (RAM) included with a virtual server
The amount of random-access memory (RAM) included with personal computer (PC)
QUESTION 3 Correct! __________ __________ storage for virtual storage is analogous to an external hard drive attached to a PC.
Bit torrent
Block level
Boot disk
Base station
QUESTION 4 Correct! A ____________ is a software component that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single
server.
hypervisor
protocol
driver
macro
QUESTION 5 Correct! Load Balancing is a technique that allows workloads to be distributed across multiple resources. The aim of Load
Balancing is what?
To optimize server utilization and throughput while reducing response time
To optimize server performance and scalability while increasing response time
To monitor uptime, performance, throughput, and other relevant measures
To determine which particular path along the network individual packets will be transferred
QUESTION 6 Correct! Which is NOT an example of an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) delivery model?
Private Cloud
Cirrus Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
Public Cloud
QUESTION 7 Correct! A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a system of ___________ dispersed servers containing multiple copies of data
used to decrease page load times.
randomized
locally
geographically
nationally
QUESTION 8 Correct! Cloud bursting, which allows an organization to move workloads to the cloud when additional resources are needed,
is often a combination of traditional dedicated hosting alongside ____________ or ____________ Clouds.
Private or Internal
External or Public
Private or Virtualized
Public or Private
QUESTION 9 Correct! Using Cloud storage, data are stored on multiple virtual servers among large storage pools provided by Cloud
Computing vendors. Along with direct access, customers are allowed to access their storage via ____________
____________ ____________ enabling programmatic control of the data.
application programming interfaces (API)
domain name system (DNS)
content delivery networks (CDN)
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)
QUESTION 10 Correct! What are two critical components of the quality and reliability of data transfer?
loading and balancing
scaling and registry
throughput and quality
switching and routing
QUESTION 1 Correct! In order to maintain security in the event of the termination of an employee, Network Administrators should have the
ability to remotely wipe stored passwords, bookmarks and other potentially sensitive information on a ____________.
hypervisor
laptop computer
firewall
mainframe
QUESTION 2 Correct! Which is NOT a best practice of Virtual Server security?
The firewalling of virtual machine layer service ports
The use of simple, easy-to-remember passwords
The use of encryption for communication
The use of audit logging
QUESTION 3 Correct! What ensures access to data in the event of a loss of connectivity, service or primary data source?
firewalls
patching
networks
backups
QUESTION 4 Correct! Which of the following is NOT a level of Network Security?
scientific control
controls to limit network access
perimeter control
lists to regulate access control
QUESTION 5 Correct! Rationalized Access ensures that, rather than all users being able to access all services the organization uses,
access is needs based. Rationalized Access is also known as what?
restored access
real-time access
role-based access
remote access
QUESTION 6 Correct! Cloud Computing security should be seen as a partnership between ____________ and ____________ where both
take responsibility for their own particular areas.
customers and clients
vendors and customers
vendors and wholesalers
staff and employers
QUESTION 7 Correct! The main purpose of a firewall is to prevent the ____________ access to a local computer by third parties using the
Internet.
connectible
authorized
unsolicited
unauthorized
QUESTION 8 Correct! The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is a non-profit organization formed to promote the use of best practices for
providing security assurance within Cloud Computing. The objective of the CSA is:
To promote a common level of understanding between the consumers and providers of Cloud Computing
regarding security requirements
To promote independent research into best practices for Cloud Computing security
To create consensus lists of issues and guidance for Cloud security assurance
All of the above
QUESTION 9 Correct! ____________ is the updating of software on individual devices with the latest version.
process
password
phishing
patching
QUESTION 10 Correct! Network security consists of the policies and procedures adopted by the Network Administrator to prevent and
monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of the computer network and ____________-
____________ resources.
rationalized-access
detection-prevention
in-depth
network-accessible
QUESTION 1 Correct! Applications that have very high ________ or __________ requirements may be difficult or cost prohibitive to move to
the Cloud.
CPU or RAM
ROM or CAD
RTE or CPU
CGI or RSS
QUESTION 2 Correct! Often overlooked is the cost and time it takes to migrate existing workloads to the Cloud. Specific things to think
about here include:
The bandwidth cost of moving significant amounts of data to the Cloud
The time taken to transfer data in the migration process
The business process involved in a migration including downtime, business continuity, and training
All of the above
QUESTION 3 Correct! There is a common concern about moving to Cloud Computing and being fixed to one provider. What is this concept
called?
vendor lock-in
vendor monopoly
vendor blocking
vendor control
QUESTION 4 Correct! There are a number of different compliance requirements that may have an impact on Cloud Computing usage.
Which is NOT one of those compliance requirements?
Sarbanes-Oxley
CMS
GAAP
HIPPA
QUESTION 5 Correct! There are three broad areas that organizations need to consider when moving to Cloud Computing. Which one is
NOT an area of consideration?
technical considerations
external business considerations
environmental considerations
internal business considerations
QUESTION 6 Correct! Cloud Computing provides real benefits for organizations but to realize these benefits the applications being utilized
sometimes need to be ____________ to maximize the benefits of Cloud Computing.
authenticated
automated
architected
animated
QUESTION 7 Correct! Classic economics states that __________ __________, or costs that have already been incurred, should not affect
decision making when making a move to Cloud Computing.
scalable costs
sunk costs
significant costs
spent costs
QUESTION 8 Correct! Most Cloud vendors provide transparent pricing for Cloud Computing resources. Which one is NOT one of those
resources?
compute
storage
bandwidth
iteration
QUESTION 9 Correct! Applications that provide a specific point of differentiation between an organization and its competitors are good first
test candidates for a move to the Cloud.
True
False
UserAnswer:False
CorrectAnswer:False
QUESTION 10 Correct! When an organization makes a decision to move to Cloud Computing, IT managers may be reluctant to change.
Which department within the organization should managers partner with to work out strategies to achieve employee
buy in when moving to Cloud Computing?
human resources
marketing
operations
finance
QUESTION 1 Correct! Cloud Computing enables organizations to abstract the responsibilities for non-core __________, including managing
and running email servers, database servers, or application infrastructure, away from themselves so that they are
able to focus on core __________ issues.
controls/tactical
operations/strategic
output/corporate
strategic/ operations
QUESTION 2 Correct! Cloud Computing is truly unique in that it enables IT departments to minimize their involvement in the technical
aspects of IT and become true ____________ partners of the business.
strategic
tactical
conceptual
corporate
QUESTION 3 Correct! The advent and rise of APIs has led to an entire industry based around the utilization, creation, and manipulation of
the “glue” that binds different services together. What is an API?
Application Page Interlaced
Application Programming Interface
Appliance Partition Interface
Access Pipeline Index
QUESTION 4 Correct! Cloud Computing is a step change in the concept of __________ outsourcing.
IP
IM
IT
ISP
QUESTION 5 Correct! Many traditional IT staffers have the “__________ __________ __________” mentality that technology solutions
should always be built in house, which suggests that any solution that is obtained from third party provider is sub-
optimal when compared to something built and deployed in-house.
Build It Now
Happy Go Lucky
Never Say Die
Not Built Here
QUESTION 6 Correct! Many argue that ____________ will be the default way of delivering computing resources in the future.
Batch Process
Operating Systems
Cloud Computing
Markup Language
QUESTION 7 Correct! Cloud Computing has built a very strong community of practitioners who tend to put aside vendor allegiances to
collaborate and share knowledge about the industry. One loose community of Cloud Computing thought leaders that
communicates primarily over Twitter is known as what?
The Cloudotarians
The Cloudunion
The Clouderati
The Cloudapalooza
QUESTION 8 Correct!
Compared to training based on the client-server model of computing, many formal Cloud Computing qualifications
exist?
True
False
UserAnswer:False
CorrectAnswer:False
QUESTION 9 Correct! When management is faced with a shift to Cloud Computing, there are three areas that need to be assessed to
ensure they are ready for the opportunities and challenges that accompany the move. Which is NOT an area that
needs to be assessed?
planning for shifting IT responsibilities
purchasing a bank of servers
developing new skills
recruitment, training, hiring and retention of Cloud professionals
QUESTION 10 Correct! With a narrow talent pool for experienced Cloud practitioners, organizations should:
encourage internal professional development
give employees the freedom to explore new areas of technology
embrace new forms of knowledge gathering via blogs, Twitter, and other social media outlets
All of the above
QUESTION 1 Correct! ____________ ____________ delivers IT resources in a way that the infrastructure or software is operated solely for
an individual organization on dedicated hardware.
Hybrid Cloud
Cloud bursting
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
QUESTION 2 Correct! A Hybrid Cloud approach can deliver several benefits to an organization. Which is NOT a benefit of Hybrid Cloud?
minimizing ROI on existing infrastructure
compliance
flexibility
maximizing ROI on existing infrastructure
QUESTION 3 Correct! To help simplify the definition of Cloud Computing, Dave Nielson, one of the founders of the CloudCamp series of
conferences, created the mnemonic OSSM, pronounced 'Awesome'. Which is NOT part of the OSSM mnemonic?
scalable
self-provided
measureable
on-demand
QUESTION 4 Correct! There are four general ways to deploy a Private Cloud. Which of the following is a common approach?
off-premise, managed by a third party
on-demand, managed by the organization
on-line, managed by a third party
off-line, managed by a third party
QUESTION 5 Correct! The hypervisor splits physical servers into separate “instances,” each with its own operating system. What is this
concept called?
independent iteration
instance isolation
isolation input
instance interface
QUESTION 6 Correct! Which is NOT a distinct delivery mechanism in the world of Cloud Computing?
Nimbus Cloud
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
QUESTION 7 Correct!
Hybrid Cloud is sometimes called what?
Hybrid ICS
Hybrid IM
Hybrid IT
Hybrid ISA
QUESTION 8 Correct! What are the most commonly described Service Models of Public Cloud?
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
All of the above
QUESTION 9 Correct! Which of the following is a benefit of Public Cloud?
high upfront costs
increased flexibility
compliance requirements
reduced import footprint
QUESTION 10 Correct! In terms of agility and flexibility, having the majority of IT running on-premise with customer owned infrastructure
tends to ___________ the potential time and flexibility benefits that organizations might achieve from a move to the
Cloud.
reduce
upgrade
increase
regulate
QUESTION 1 Correct! What are virtual machines that allow multiple operating systems to exist on one piece of physical hardware called?
Hypertexts
Hyperlinks
Hypervisors
Hyperthreads
QUESTION 2 Correct! Launched at OSCON in 2011, which is the non-profit advocate of Open Cloud Computing?
Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Open Standard Initiative (OSI)
Open Computing Initiative (OCI)
Open Cloud Initiative (OCI)
QUESTION 3 Correct! Open __________ are the building blocks upon which Open _________ software is built.
Standards/Code
Datacenters/Source
Standards/Source
Source modules/Standards
QUESTION 4 Correct! In order to maximize Cloud Computing innovations, the development and adoption of Open ____________ software,
built upon Open ____________ is key.
Source/Standards
Server/Source
Session/Standards
Standards/Source
QUESTION 5 Correct! LAMP is an acronym for a complete solution of Open Source software that goes together to build a general-purpose
web server. Which of the following is NOT a component of LAMP?
Perl, PHP, or Python
LinkedIn operating system
MySQL database
Apache HTTP sever
QUESTION 6 Correct! Which is NOT an example of an Open Source project?
Nimbus
Eucalyptus
OpenCluster
OpenStack
QUESTION 7 Correct! When Cloud Computing was first developed as a concept, much attention was given to building the ____________
and rapid provisioning aspects of the Cloud.
commoditization
virtualization
bandwidth
scalability
QUESTION 8 Correct! __________ __________ software was fundamental in building the web into what it is today.
Online Source
Open Firmware
Operating System
Open Source
QUESTION 9 Correct! Application ___________ Interfaces (APIs) are a particular set of rules and specifications that software programs can
follow to communicate with each other.
Password
Programming
Portal
Pipeline
QUESTION 10 Correct! The spread of technology was ____________ and accelerated as Open Source and Open Standards both reduced
end users’ concerns about adopting technology and the cost of that technology.
commoditized
virtualized
amortized
democratized
QUESTION 1 Correct! Cloud Computing is generally depicted as a technology stack. Which of the following is NOT a component of the
typical Cloud Computing stack?
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Database as a Service (DaaS)
QUESTION 2 Correct! By using Cloud Computing, organizations are able to ____________ their infrastructure up and down to closely
match demand curves.
scale
develop
architect
reconfigure
QUESTION 3 Correct! Private Cloud delivers IT resources so that the infrastructure or software is operated solely for an individual
organization on ____________________?
uncommitted software
uncommitted hardware
dedicated software
dedicated hardware
QUESTION 4 Correct! Which of the following impacts an organization’s decision to move to the Cloud or stay in-house?
Industry type
Existing IT situation
Size of organization
All of the above
QUESTION 5 Correct! ____________ Cloud is Cloud Computing infrastructure where the service is available to the general public or a large
industry group.
Public
Hybrid IT
Hybrid
Private
QUESTION 6 Correct! By moving development to the Cloud, organizations can significantly ____________ the risk of new projects and are
able to execute on more development opportunities.
aggravate
mitigate
magnify
exasperate
QUESTION 7 Correct! Security in the Cloud is a partnership between vendors and whom?
customers
philanthropists
engineers
developers
QUESTION 8 Correct!
“Hybrid Cloud” can be defined as any pairing of Public Cloud with any other __________ infrastructure.
IS
IM
IP
IT
QUESTION 9 Correct! With Cloud Computing, organizations can ____________ the management of disparate Cloud resources. In doing so,
the need for manual intervention can be reduced which potentially increases the reliability of the infrastructure
compared to traditional models.
access
aggregate
archive
automate
QUESTION 10 Correct! What is Vendor Lock-in?
A situation where an organization is unable to move vendors because their data, processes and
infrastructure are inextricably linked with one particular vendor.
A situation where an organization is unable to move vendors because their data, processes and
infrastructure are inextricably linked with multiple vendors.
A situation where an organization is able to move vendors because their data, processes and infrastructure
are inextricably linked with multiple vendors.
A situation where an organization is able to move vendors because their data, processes and infrastructure
are inextricably linked with one particular vendor.
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