Cloud Basics
What is cloud computing?
This is the delivery of computing services over the internet.
What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?
This model provides virtual machines and storage.
What is authentication?
This ensures that only authorized users access cloud resources.
What is a private cloud?
Cloud model used exclusively by one organization.
What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?
This is Amazon’s cloud platform.
What are IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS?
The three main cloud service models.
What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?
This model offers ready-to-use software over the internet.
What is encryption?
This protects data from being read during transmission.
What is a hybrid cloud?
A mix of on-premises and cloud services.
What is Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft's cloud platform.
What is a public cloud?
This type of cloud is open to the general public.
What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)?
This model gives developers tools to build applications.
What is the shared responsibility model?
These are the shared responsibilities between cloud provider and user.
What is a community cloud?
Cloud model used by multiple organizations with shared concerns.
What is Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?
Google's cloud computing platform.
What is capital expenditure (CapEx)?
Cloud computing helps reduce this type of upfront cost.
What is SaaS?
Google Docs is an example of this service model.
What is HIPAA?
Compliance regulation for protecting health information in the U.S.
What is a public cloud?
Model that allows resource pooling for scalability and efficiency.
What is Amazon S3?
AWS service that stores objects like images or videos.
What is elasticity?
This term describes resources that can quickly scale up or down.
What is PaaS?
AWS Elastic Beanstalk falls under this service model.
What is virtualization?
Technique for isolating applications and data in the cloud.
What is a private cloud?
Cloud deployment model ideal for sensitive workloads and control.
What is Terraform?
Tool used for managing infrastructure as code in the cloud.