Cloud Essentials

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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?
- Abstraction
- Authentication
- Replication
- Segmentation
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Question 2 of 30

2. Question
Which of the following are key properties of Cloud Computing?
- Resource Pooling
- Easy Maintenance
- Large Network Access
- All of the mentioned
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Question 3 of 30

3. Question
Amazon web services use _____________ cloud computing distribution model.
- Software as a Service
- Platform as a Service
- Infrastructure as a Service
- All of the above
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Question 4 of 30

4. Question
Cloud Computing has shown its advantages by replacing__________.
- Corporate data centres
- Expensive personal computer hardware
- Expensive software upgrades
- All of the above
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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.
- SaaS
- PaaS
- IaaS
- None of the above
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Question 6 of 30

6. Question
Azure enables _______________applications to run over the Internet
- Angular JS
- React Native
- .NET framework
- None of the Above
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Question 7 of 30

7. Question
What does the term “elasticity” in cloud computing refer to?
- Ability to scale down
- Ability to scale up
- Parallel
- Both a and b
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Question 8 of 30

8. Question
Which of these should a company consider before implementing cloud computing technology?
- Business requirements
- Potential cost reduction
- Information sensitivity
- All of the above
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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?
- Elasticity
- Virtualization
- Scalability
- Both a and c
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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?
- Pay-as-you-go
- Free Tier
- committed discounted mode
- hardware invested model
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Question 11 of 30

11. Question
Can we connect two public clouds?
- Yes
- No
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Question 12 of 30

12. Question
Which of the statement best defines “PaaS”?
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage the middleware, and we’ll manage the application and data
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage the hardware, and we’ll manage the software part
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage hardware and software both, and we only become a user
- None of the above
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Question 13 of 30

13. Question
Which of the below is an example of a private cloud?
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- OpenStack
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Question 14 of 30

14. Question
What do you understand by the private cloud?
- Cloud services which can be accessed by anyone.
- Cloud services which can be accessed by a set of groups (companies).
- Cloud services which are confined within the organization and no one outside the organization have access.
- All of the above
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Question 15 of 30

15. Question
Which of the statement best defines “SaaS”?
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manages the Middleware, and we’ll manage the Application and Data
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage Hardware and Software both, and we only become a User
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage the Hardware, and we’ll manage the software part
- None of the above
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Question 16 of 30

16. Question
Which organization creates standards for the cloud?
- NVD
- NIST
- Linux.org
- Google
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Question 17 of 30

17. Question
Which of the statement best defines “IaaS”?
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage Hardware and Software both, and we only become a User
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage the Hardware, and we’ll also manage the software part
- CSP (Cloud Service Provider) manage the Middleware, and we’ll manage the Application and Data
- None of the above
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Question 18 of 30

18. Question
Pick the odd one from below:
- Cloud offers Pay as you go.
- With cloud, we can go global in minutes.
- With cloud, we have to invest in hardware first.
- No guess for the capacity (unlimited capacity).
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Question 19 of 30

19. Question
Which Service Model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) provides you the most control?
- IaaS
- PaaS
- Faas
- SaaS
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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?
- Public Cloud with SaaS as much as possible
- Private Cloud
- Hybrid Cloud with SaaS as much as possible
- Public Cloud with IaaS as much as possible
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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?
- Public Cloud
- Private Cloud
- Hybrid Cloud
- All of the above
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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?
- PaaS
- CaaS
- IaaS
- SaaS
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Question 23 of 30

23. Question
Which cloud service model fits the requirements where the customer is least bothered about the security and cost?
- PaaS
- CaaS
- IaaS
- SaaS
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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?
- PaaS
- CaaS
- IaaS
- SaaS
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Question 25 of 30

25. Question
Which of the following is not a type of cloud?
- Public
- Private
- Protected
- Hybrid
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Question 26 of 30

26. Question
What are the important benefits of cloud computing?
- Avoid the initial cost of building IT infrastructure
- Avoid the complexity of owning & maintaining IT infrastructure
- Both a and b
- None of the above
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Question 27 of 30

27. Question
Which of the following is not a cloud computing pricing model?
- Free Tier
- Pay as you go
- Committed discounted model
- Hardware invested model
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Question 28 of 30

28. Question
Which of the below cloud services is not widely used?
- Hardware as a Service
- Platform as a Service
- Software as a Service
- Infrastructure as a Service
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Question 29 of 30

29. Question
Which of these is not a component that makes up Cloud Global Infrastructure?
- Availability Zones
- Regions
- Regional Edge Caches
- Rural Edge Caches
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Question 30 of 30

30. Question
______ is a collection of availability zones that are geographically located close to one other.
- Edge Locations
- Regions
- Regional Edge Caches
- Rural Edge Caches
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