Questions and Answers based on the "Planning"

 1) In the Planning Phase, Which of the following is the correct step for performing the analysis?

1. Cloud Computing Value Proposition
2. Cloud Computing Strategy Planning
3. Both A and B
4. Business Architecture Development

 

Answer: C

Explanation: In the planning phase, we actually analyze the strategy related problems which customers might face. There are usually two steps to perform the analysis: Cloud Computing Planning and Cloud Computing Value Proposition.

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12) In which one of the following, a strategy record or Document is created respectively to the events, conditions a user may face while applying cloud computing mode.

1. Cloud Computing Value Proposition
2. Cloud Computing Strategy Planning
3. Planning Phase
4. Business Architecture Development

 

Answer: B

Explanation: Cloud Computing Strategy Planning: The establishment of the strategy is based on the above step's analysis result. In this phase, a strategy document is prepared according to the conditions faced by the customer while implementing the cloud computing mode

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3) What is Business Architecture Development?

1. We recognize the risks that might be caused by cloud computing application from a business perspective.
2. We identify the applications that support the business processes and the technologies required to support enterprise applications and data systems.
3. We formulate all kinds of plans that are required to transform the current business to cloud computing modes.
4. None of the above

 

Answer: A

Explanation: Business Architecture Development: In this phase, we identify the risks that can be caused by a cloud computing application from a business point of view.

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4) Which one of the following refers to the non-functional requirements like disaster recovery, security, reliability, etc.

1. Service Development
2. Quality of service
3. Plan Development
4. Technical Service

 

Answer: B

Explanation: Quality of service refers to the non-functional requirements such as reliability, security, disaster recovery, etc.

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5) Which one of the following is a phase of the Deployment process?

1. Selecting Cloud Computing Provider
2. IT Architecture Development
3. Business Architecture Development
4. Transformation Plan Development

 

Answer: D

Explanation: Deployment phase: This phase focuses on both steps. It consists of the following two steps: Selecting a cloud computing provider, maintenance and technical service.

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6) This phase involves selecting a cloud provider based on the Service Level Agreement (SLA), which defines the level of service the provider receives.

1. Maintenance and Technical Service
2. Selecting Cloud Computing Provider
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

 

Answer: B

Explanation: This phase involves selecting a cloud provider based on the Service Level Agreement (SLA), that defines the level of service the provider receives.

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7) In which one of the following phases, IT Architecture Development came?

1. Strategy Phase
2. Planning Phase
3. Deployment Phase
4. Development Phase

 

Answer: B

Explanation: IT Architecture Development steps in Planning Phase

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8) Which of the model involves the special types of services that users can access on a Cloud Computing platform?

1. Service
2. Planning
3. Deployment
4. Application

 

Answer: A

Explanation: The service model contains the specials types of services that users can access on a cloud computing platform.

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9) Which one of the following is related to the services provided by Cloud?

1. Sourcing
2. Ownership
3. Reliability
4. PaaS

 

Answer: A

Explanation: Insourced or Outsourced means whether the service is provided by the customer or the service provider.

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10) How many phases are present in Cloud Computing Planning?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

 

Answer: B

Explanation: In Cloud Computing Planning, there are usually three phases that are Strategy Phase, Planning Phase, and Deployment Phase.

MCQ's based on the Basics of Cloud Computing

1) What type of computing technology refers to services and applications that typically run on a distributed network through virtualized resources?

1. Distributed Computing
2. Cloud Computing
3. Soft Computing
4. Parallel Computing

 

Answer: B

Explanation: Cloud computing is a computing technique in which applications are accessed by common internet protocols and networking standards.

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2) Which one of the following options can be considered as the Cloud?

1. Hadoop
2. Intranet
3. Web Applications
4. All of the mentioned

 

Answer: A

Explanation: Whenever any intranet becomes large enough in size that a diagram is not able to differentiate the individual physical system, so at that stage intranet also becomes known as a cloud. Hadoop can be considered as a cloud.

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3) Cloud computing is a kind of abstraction which is based on the notion of combining physical resources and represents them as _______resources to users.

1. Real
2. Cloud
3. Virtual
4. none of the mentioned

 

Answer: C

Explanation: Cloud Computing is a kind of new model for providing resources for applications such as staging applications, platform-independent user access to services.

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4) Which of the following has many features of that is now known as cloud computing?

1. Web Service
2. Softwares
3. All of the mentioned
4. Internet

 

Answer: D

Explanation: Internet provides the abstraction, runs through the same set of protocols and standards, and uses the same operating system and applications.

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5) Which one of the following cloud concepts is related to sharing and pooling the resources?

1. Polymorphism
2. Virtualization
3. Abstraction
4. None of the mentioned

 

Answer: B

Explanation: The application runs on physical systems that are not specified in real. The information stored in the locations that are also not specified or unknown, administration of the systems are outsourced to others and can be accessed by the user.

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6) Which one of the following statements is not true?

1. The popularization of the Internet actually enabled most cloud computing systems.
2. Cloud computing makes the long-held dream of utility as a payment possible for you, with an infinitely scalable, universally available system, pay what you use.
3. Soft computing addresses a real paradigm in the way in which the system is deployed.
4. All of the mentioned

 

Answer: C

Explanation: Cloud computing is distinguished by the notion that resources are virtual and infinite and describe the physical systems on which software runs in the abstracted manner from the user.

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7) Which one of the following can be considered as a utility is a dream that dates from the beginning of the computing industry itself?

1. Computing
2. Model
3. Software
4. All of the mentioned

 

Answer: A

Explanation: Cloud computing takes the technology, services, and applications that are similar to those on the Internet and turns them into a self-service utility.

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8) Which of the following is an essential concept related to Cloud?

1. Reliability
2. Abstraction
3. Productivity
4. All of the mentioned

 

Answer: B

Explanation: Cloud computing hides all the detail of system implementation from users and developers.

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9) Which one of the following is Cloud Platform by Amazon?

1. Azure
2. AWS
3. Cloudera
4. All of the mentioned

 

Answer: B

Explanation: Amazon web service is one of the most successful cloud-based businesses, which offers infrastructure as a service and lets you rent virtual computers on its own infrastructure.

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10) Which of the following statement is not true?

1. Through cloud computing, one can begin with very small and become big in a rapid manner.
2. All applications benefit from deployment in the Cloud.
3. Cloud computing is revolutionary, even though the technology it is built on is evolutionary.
4. None of the mentioned

 

Answer: B

Explanation: A variety of issues, such as issues with latency, security, and regulatory compliance, all are subject to concern. AWS is one of the most successful cloud-based businesses, which is a type of infrastructure as a service and lets you rent virtual computers on its own infrastructure.

 

Multiple Choice Questions and Answers on SaaS of Cloud Computing

 1. Which of the following is most complete cloud computing service model ?

a) PaaS
b) IaaS
c) CaaS
d) SaaS

Answer: d

Explanation: The most complete cloud computing service model is one in which the computing hardware and software, as well as the solution itself, are provided by a vendor as a complete service offering.

2. Point out the correct statement :

a) Platforms can be based on specific types of development languages, application frameworks, or other constructs
b) SaaS is the cloud-based equivalent of shrink-wrapped software
c) Software as a Service (SaaS) may be succinctly described as software that is deployed on a hosted service
d) All of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: SaaS can be accessed globally over the Internet, most often in a browser.

3. Which of the following aspect of the service is abstracted away ?

a) Data escrow
b) User Interaction
c) Adoption drivers
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: b

Explanation: With the exception of the user interaction with the software, all other aspects of the service are abstracted away.

4. Which of the following SaaS platform is with an exposed API ?

a) salesforce.com
b) amazon.com
c) flipkart.com
d) all of the mentioned

Answer: a

Explanation: SaaS does not necessarily mean that the software is static or monolithic.

5. Point out the wrong statement :

a) SaaS applications come in all shapes and sizes
b) Every computer user is familiar with SaaS systems
c) SaaS software is not customizable
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: Every computer user is familiar with SaaS systems, which are either replacements or substitutes for locally installed software.

6. Which of the following is a SaaS characteristic ?

a) The typical license is subscription-based or usage-based and is billed on a recurring basis
b) The software is available over the Internet globally through a browser on demand
c) The software and the service are monitored and maintained by the vendor
d) All of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: There may be executable client-side code, but the user isn’t responsible for maintaining that code or its interaction with the service.

7. _________ applications have a much lower barrier to entry than their locally installed competitors.

a) IaaS
b) CaaS
c) PaaS
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: Such applications feature automated upgrades, updates, and patch management and much faster rollout of changes.

8. SaaS supports multiple users and provides a shared data model through _________ model.

a) single-tenancy
b) multi-tenancy
c) multiple-instance
d) all of the mentioned

Answer: b

Explanation: The alternative of software virtualization of individual instances also exists, but is less common.

9. Open source software used in a SaaS is called _______ SaaS.

a) closed
b) free
c) open
d) all of the mentioned

Answer: c

Explanation: A considerable amount of SaaS software is based on open source software.

10. The componentized nature of SaaS solutions enables many solutions to support a feature called :

a) workspace
b) workloads
c) mashups
d) all of the mentioned

Answer: c

Explanation: A mashup is an application that can display a Web page that shows data and supports features from two or more sources.