Deck 17: Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Question 1

In the evolution of modern IT infrastructure, what stage came after the mainframe and dumb terminals but before local area networks?

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) enterprise computing
C) stand-alone mainframes
D) stand-alone personal computers

Answer 1

D

Question 2

___________ clouds are shared, easily accessible, multicustomer IT infrastructures that are available nonexclusively to any entity such as individuals, groups, and/or organizations.

A) Hybrid
B) Private
C) Public
D) Vertical

Answer 2

C

Question 3

_____________ pools various hardware and software components to create a single IT environment with shared resources.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of grid computing?

A) Consolidation
B) Efficiency
C) Fault tolerance
D) Scalability

Question 5

Which of the following is the first stage in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure?

A) enterprise computing
B) mainframe and dumb terminals
C) stand-alone mainframes
D) stand-alone personal computers

Question 6

Cloud computing increases _________.

A) Capital expenses
B) Flexibility
C) Maintenance
D) Operational costs

Question 7

Public clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over __________.

A) an intranet
B) an extranet
C) the internet
D) the www

Question 8

In the evolution of modern IT infrastructure, what stage came after local area networks but before cloud computing and mobile computing?

A) enterprise computing
B) mainframe and dumb terminals
C) stand-alone mainframes
D) stand-alone personal computers

Question 9

_____________ allows organizations to use one machine to perform multiple tasks; this improves server utilization while still allowing for scalability.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Question 10

The ___________ stage in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure is similar to the current BYOD phenomenon.

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) enterprise computing
C) stand-alone mainframes
D) stand-alone personal computers

Question 11

In the evolution of modern IT infrastructure, what stage came after the stand-alone PC but before enterprise computing?

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) local area networks
C) mainframe and dumb terminals
D) stand-alone mainframes

Question 12

______________ shares the processing resources of many geographically dispersed computers across a network.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Question 13

The _________ stage in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure was defined by the use of client/server computing.

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) local area networks
C) mainframe and dumb terminals
D) stand-alone mainframes

Question 14

______________ can be used to form a supercomputer.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Question 15

The _________ stage in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure was defined by remote job entry.

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) enterprise computing
C) local area networks
D) mainframe and dumb terminals

Question 16

In _________, a service provider makes computing resources and infrastructure management available to a customer as needed.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Question 17

Which of the following is the last stage in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure?

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) enterprise computing
C) local area networks
D) stand-alone personal computers

Question 18

__________ uses software-based partitions to create multiple virtual servers on a single physical server.

A) Grid computing
B) Server virtualization
C) Shared computing
D) Utility computing

Question 19

In the evolution of modern IT infrastructure, what stage came after the stand-alone mainframe but before stand-alone personal computers?

A) cloud computing and mobile computing
B) enterprise computing
C) local area networks
D) mainframe and dumb terminals

Question 20

On-premise computing generally represents a ________ cost; cloud computing generally represents a ______ cost.

A) fixed; fixed
B) fixed; variable
C) variable; fixed
D) variable; variable

Question 21

Dropbox is an example of ________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 22

With the ________ model, cloud computing vendors provide software that is specific to their customers' requirements.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 23

The NSA implemented a ________ cloud to address its storage space issues.

A) Hybrid
B) Private
C) Public
D) Vertical

Question 24

Google Docs is an example of _______.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 25

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

A) Accessibility
B) Conversion
C) Privacy
D) Regulatory compliance

Question 26

Private clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over __________.

A) an intranet
B) an extranet
C) the internet
D) the www

Question 27

________ is the most widely utilized service model.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 28

__________ clouds integrate cloud infrastructure and applications for different businesses.

A) Hybrid
B) Private
C) Public
D) Vertical

Question 29

With the ________ model, customers rent servers, operating systems, storage, a database, software development technologies, and network capacity over the Internet.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 30

DaaS is a subset of ___________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 31

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

A) Conversion
B) Flexibility
C) Privacy
D) Regulatory compliance

Question 32

The customer manages everything with ___________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 33

___________ clouds are IT infrastructures that can be accessed only be a single entity or by an exclusive group of related entities that share the same purpose and requirements.

A) Hybrid
B) Private
C) Public
D) Vertical

Question 34

The customer manages applications, data, and the operating system with _________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 35

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

A) Competitiveness
B) Regulatory compliance
C) Reliability
D) Security

Question 36

The customer manages only applications and data with _________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 37

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

A) Conversion
B) Cost
C) Privacy
D) Regulatory compliance

Question 38

With the _________ model, cloud computing providers offer remotely accessible servers, networks, and storage capacity.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 39

The vendor manages everything with ________.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 40

__________ customers are often technology companies with IT expertise.

A) On-premise software
B) IaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

Question 41

_________ is used to exchange data. ___________ is used to design the physical appearance of data on a webpage.

A) HTML; XML
B) HTML; SOA
C) XML; HTML
D) XML: SOA

Question 42

It is impossible to assign strict security protocols or strong encryption to cloud computing.

Question 43

___________ is used to create the XML document that describes the tasks performed by the various web services.

A) HTML
B) SOAP
C) UDDI
D) WSDL

Question 44

One of the major benefits of web services is ___________.

A) Privacy
B) Reusability
C) Scalability
D) Security

Question 45

Compared to on-premise computing, cloud computing helps organizations respond quickly and appropriately to today's rapidly changing business environments.

Question 46

HTML___ is the next evolution of HTML that enables users to embed images, audio, and video directly into a document without the add-ons.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 47

Cloud computing gives customers elasticity and flexibility.

Question 48

________________ is the collection of web services that are used to build a firm's IT applications.

A) HTML
B) SAP
C) SOA
D) XML

Question 49

Hybrid clouds are composed of public and vertical clouds.

Question 50

_________ is a set of rules that define how messages can be exchanged among different network systems and applications through the use of XML.

A) HTML
B) SOAP
C) UDDI
D) WSDL

Question 51

Cloud computing has many of the same risks and concerns as outsourcing.

Question 52

Which of the following is a concern or risk of cloud computing?

A) Competitiveness
B) Cost
C) Flexibility
D) Privacy

Question 53

Which of the following is a concern or risk of cloud computing?

A) Accessibility
B) Competitiveness
C) Conversion
D) Cost

Question 54

Private clouds are more expensive than public clouds.

Question 55

Which of the following is a concern or risk of cloud computing?

A) Accessibility
B) Competitiveness
C) Cost
D) Security

Question 56

Which of the following is a concern or risk of cloud computing?

A) Accessibility
B) Cost
C) Flexibility
D) Reliability

Question 57

_________ allows MIS professionals to search for needed web services by creating public or private searchable directories of these services.

A) SOAP
B) UDDI
C) WSDL
D) XML

Question 58

There is no single "cloud".

Question 59

The stages in the evolution of modern IT infrastructure are cumulative in many organizations.

Question 60

___________ is not a protocol of web services.

A) HTML
B) SOAP
C) UDDI
D) XML

Question 61

List and describe the three models of cloud computing services. Under what circumstances would a company want to adopt each model?

Question 62

What is SaaS? How do you use SaaS now and why? If you don't use SaaS, what options are available to you and why don't you use them?

Question 63

Considering the risks and concerns of cloud computing, which ones should concern individuals like you the most?

Question 64

List and describe the four types of cloud computing. Provide an example of how an organization could use each cloud computing type. Make sure you explain why an organization would choose one cloud type over another in specific situations.

Question 65

_________________ clouds are composed of public and private clouds that remain unique entities but are nevertheless tightly integrated.

Question 66

_____________________________ computing is a typing of computing that delivers convenient, on-demand, pay-as-you-go access for multiple customers to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly and easily accessed over the Internet.

Question 67

_________________________ means being able to increase or decrease computing resources.

Question 68

________________________ are applications delivered over the internet that MIS professionals can select and combine through almost any device.

Question 69

XML and HTML perform the same functions, just in different languages.

Question 70

______________________________________________ is a computer language that makes it easier to exchange data among a variety of applications and to validate and interpret these data.