CLOUDF EXIN Cloud Computing Foundation Questions and Answers

It allows the purchaser to save money in infrastructure and licenses.

It allows the separation of sensitive data from less sensitive data.

It provides better performance.

It provides the best client/server experience in a cloud environment.

It is a client computer connected to a network.

It uses both local and remote services in its implementation

It uses services provided by an external service provider.

The services are shared in the organization.

load balanced databases

multiple backend application servers

responding to client requests

supporting the client requests

How the service provider implements and maintains security

The compatibility of the virus scanners used by the vendor and in your organization

The protection provided by your organization’s firewall

The security protocols used by other customers of the services

A virus infection in one operating system will not infect the other operating systems.

One virus scanner on a client operating system will protect all other operating systems.

The client operating systems are virtual and cannot be infected from outside.

The client operating systems can be protected by the virus scanner of the host operating system.

fewer requirements for power capabilities

highly protected data

independency from the Internet

small bandwidth

Cloud providers may be reluctant to ask for more money to deliver their products and services.

Cloud providers need to certify their solutions.

Providers will have to understand their customers business and redefine SLA’s for Cloud environments.

Products are not delivered on premise but through the Cloud.

To distribute and balance the load when provisioning/de-provisioning

To spread the load of applications over the day

To make sure that each network request has exactly one response

To generate load on a test server

driver ' s license

fingerprint

information card

iris scan

Measured service

On-demand self-service

Resource pooling

Software as a Service

An internal audit mechanism

An external audit mechanism

An internal and external audit mechanism

No audit mechanisms

data protection

disaster recovery

extended data storage

increased response rate

Lower operational support costs

Lower operational expenditures (Opex)

Much longer use of Cloud solutions

Much shorter implementation time of the infrastructure

The provider takes care of scalability.

The user is free to choose the server the application runs on.

The user may choose any programming language to write an application.

The dependency on the network is lower.

remote desktop

the firewall

the web-browser

the web-server

Operational costs are part of capital expenditure.

Platform costs are much more stable.

Server costs are lower.

Software licensing may no longer impact capital expenditure.

Greater data protection

Reduced dependency on the Internet

Reduced power requirements

Smaller bandwidth consumption

Mobile devices are cheaper than personal computers.

Mobile devices provide location independence.

Mobile devices uniquely identify the user approaching the application

Mobile devises are more secure than personal computers.

Service Oriented Architecture

Service Oriented Application

Service Organized Architecture

Service Organization Agency

Exception reports

Management reviews

Performance reports

Statement on Auditing Standards

They need to be available to and usable by everyone.

Cloud providers aim for a single service level for all offered services.

They are standardized by the ISO.

They are standardized by the US government.

SaaS in a Public Cloud

SaaS in a Community Cloud

IaaS in a Private Cloud

PaaS in a Hybrid Cloud

It can reduce the number of applications in use within the enterprise.

It can reduce the number of IT staff in the datacenter.

It needs less client computers to access the enterprise applications in the Cloud.

It pays for the use of hardware, not for the value of the hardware at the time of purchase.

Good Human Resource vetting procedures

Good SLA structures including Cloud provider compliance audits

Proper testing methods

Strong authentication and access control

by accomplishing quick and efficient application updates

by increasing the access to information available on the Internet

by moving internal systems with performance problems to the Cloud

by passing problems with applications to the Cloud provider

Dynamic scaling

Load balancing

Managed services

Storage virtualization

a custom accounting system

acceptance by employees

purchasing thin clients

reduced overhead

Development is no longer in house and may take longer to be performed.

Software licensing is no longer part of operations.

Support and maintenance are no longer in house and may take longer to be performed.

Uptimes can be guaranteed but not adjusted in a flexible manner.

identity management

responding to client requests

scheduling the sharing of resources

virus protection

How can we access the servers in case of an incident?

How is data partitioning done?

What are the names of the Service desk employees?

What are the provisions when a service ends?