Category 1: What is Cloud Computing
Which type of computing enables organizations to use their computing resources more efficiently?
What is Grid Computing
It is now possible to build cloud infrastructure and applications for different businesses such as the construction, finance, or insurance businesses.
a. True
b. False
A. True
Cloud computing services is based on how many models
Three
Based in Mississauga, Ontario. This leading cloud-based provider has what name?
What is PointClickCare
This popular nickname is used for Legacy IT systems.
Legacy Spaghetti
In _____ _____, a service provider makes computing resources and infrastructure management available to a customer as needed.
What is utility computing
Hybrid clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over an intranet within an enterprise.
a. True
b. False
b. False (Private clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over an intranet within an enterprise)
Supply resources on demand from large resource pools located in data centres
(What is) Infrastructure as a Service
Benefit two states that cloud computing can save what?
What is Money
This continental union prohibits consumer data from being transferred to nonmember countries without the consumers' consent and approval.
European Union
Cloud computing providers have placed hundreds or thousands of networked servers inside massive data centres. What are these centers called?
What is server farms
Which of the following are the three major types of cloud computing that companies provide to customers or groups of customers:
a. Hybrid Cloud, Vertical Cloud, Private Cloud
b. Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud
c. Vertical Cloud, Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud
b. Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud
Customers rent services such as networks, databases and software
(What is) Platform as a Service
What model provides greater flexibility and eliminates or reduces the need for significant capital expenditures?
What is the Pay-For-Use model?
In 2014, this company's cloud services shut down for two days.
Dropbox
After implementing a server virtualization solution, what three benefits did Yawata, Japan witness?
What is:
1- Reduced number of physical servers
2- Each application runs on a single virtual machine
3- Adress future server resource needs without having to add addition physical servers.
A type of clouds composed of public and private clouds that remain unique entities but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models.
Hybrid clouds
Vendors provide software specific to their customers requirements
(What is) Software as a Service
IBM predicted that the global cloud computing market would grow how much by 2020?
What is $241 Billion
This city was the first to adopt Cisco Cloud lock.
Panama City