Cloud Essentials
Cloud Computing is everywhere! It provides you with various hosted services like servers, storage, networks, databases, etc. over the internet. It is mainly divided into IaaS, PaaS & SaaS services. Expertise in Cloud will not only set a high bar in your career but will also shoot up your chances of getting various new opportunities.
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Question 1 of 30
1. Question
Which of the following mechanism is contained by Cloud API for accessing cloud services?
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Question 2 of 30
2. Question
Which of the following are key properties of Cloud Computing?
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Question 3 of 30
3. Question
Amazon web services use _____________ cloud computing distribution model.
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Question 4 of 30
4. Question
Cloud Computing has shown its advantages by replacing__________.
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Question 5 of 30
5. Question
__________model is designed to support the complete web application lifecycle of building, testing, deploying, managing, and updating.
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Question 6 of 30
6. Question
Azure enables _______________applications to run over the Internet
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Question 7 of 30
7. Question
What does the term “elasticity” in cloud computing refer to?
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Question 8 of 30
8. Question
Which of these should a company consider before implementing cloud computing technology?
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Question 9 of 30
9. Question
Which of the following cloud computing features are used to handle changes in workload without disrupting existing infrastructure?
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Question 10 of 30
10. Question
If you are planning to work on a project which has a time period of three years, then which AWS cloud pricing model will be most suitable for you?
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Question 11 of 30
11. Question
Can we connect two public clouds?
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Question 12 of 30
12. Question
Which of the statement best defines “PaaS”?
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Question 13 of 30
13. Question
Which of the below is an example of a private cloud?
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Question 14 of 30
14. Question
What do you understand by the private cloud?
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Question 15 of 30
15. Question
Which of the statement best defines “SaaS”?
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Question 16 of 30
16. Question
Which organization creates standards for the cloud?
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Question 17 of 30
17. Question
Which of the statement best defines “IaaS”?
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Question 18 of 30
18. Question
Pick the odd one from below:
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Question 19 of 30
19. Question
Which Service Model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) provides you the most control?
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Question 20 of 30
20. Question
Let’s say, you are a start-up and want to focus on your product rather than focusing on the underlying hosting platform, which option do you think is best to go with?
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Question 21 of 30
21. Question
Let’s say, you are the CTO of a Bank where “data”, “Security”, and “Compliance” are the top priority, which option you should think is best to go with?
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Question 22 of 30
22. Question
Which cloud service model is most suitable for the customer for “Cloud Native” or “Microservice” journey?
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23. Question
Which cloud service model fits the requirements where the customer is least bothered about the security and cost?
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Question 24 of 30
24. Question
Which cloud service model fits the requirements where the customer is having highly customized hosting requirements?
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Question 25 of 30
25. Question
Which of the following is not a type of cloud?
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Question 26 of 30
26. Question
What are the important benefits of cloud computing?
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Question 27 of 30
27. Question
Which of the following is not a cloud computing pricing model?
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Question 28 of 30
28. Question
Which of the below cloud services is not widely used?
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Question 29 of 30
29. Question
Which of these is not a component that makes up Cloud Global Infrastructure?
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Question 30 of 30
30. Question
______ is a collection of availability zones that are geographically located close to one other.
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