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Who is mentioned as a Turing award winner for contributions to AI in the text?
Who is mentioned as a Turing award winner for contributions to AI in the text?
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates
- John McCarthy (correct)
- Larry Page
Which company launched the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service in 2006?
Which company launched the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service in 2006?
- Amazon (correct)
- Salesforce
What is the main concept behind cloud computing according to the text?
What is the main concept behind cloud computing according to the text?
- Hardware-based storage
- Mainframe computing
- Offline computing
- On-demand network access (correct)
Which service provider offers Google DOCS, a fully web-based application for online documentation creation and collaboration?
Which service provider offers Google DOCS, a fully web-based application for online documentation creation and collaboration?
In what year was the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offered by Google introduced?
In what year was the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offered by Google introduced?
What did John McCarthy predict in 1961 that computing may someday be organized as?
What did John McCarthy predict in 1961 that computing may someday be organized as?
What are the three main business drivers for cloud computing mentioned in the text?
What are the three main business drivers for cloud computing mentioned in the text?
Which technology innovation is focused on duplication of key infrastructure servers to ensure high availability?
Which technology innovation is focused on duplication of key infrastructure servers to ensure high availability?
What is the main goal of capacity planning in IT?
What is the main goal of capacity planning in IT?
What is an essential characteristic of cluster computing according to the text?
What is an essential characteristic of cluster computing according to the text?
Which technology concept involves distributed heterogeneous computing resources connected by the internet?
Which technology concept involves distributed heterogeneous computing resources connected by the internet?
Which feature do grids and clouds have in common based on the text?
Which feature do grids and clouds have in common based on the text?
What is a benefit of using the cloud as mentioned in the text?
What is a benefit of using the cloud as mentioned in the text?
In the context of cloud benefits, what does the example of purchasing 5,900 compute cores illustrate?
In the context of cloud benefits, what does the example of purchasing 5,900 compute cores illustrate?
What is a risk associated with using the cloud mentioned in the text?
What is a risk associated with using the cloud mentioned in the text?
Which factor contributes to reduced operational governance in cloud computing?
Which factor contributes to reduced operational governance in cloud computing?
What is a drawback of early cloud systems according to the text?
What is a drawback of early cloud systems according to the text?
How is the quality and stability of cloud resources described in the text?
How is the quality and stability of cloud resources described in the text?
What is the main goal of capacity planning?
What is the main goal of capacity planning?
What is the consequence of over-provisioning IT resources?
What is the consequence of over-provisioning IT resources?
Which strategy adds capacity in anticipation of demand?
Which strategy adds capacity in anticipation of demand?
What does virtualization simulate via software?
What does virtualization simulate via software?
What is a key difference between horizontal scaling and vertical scaling?
What is a key difference between horizontal scaling and vertical scaling?
What is the benefit of cloud computing for businesses?
What is the benefit of cloud computing for businesses?
What does a cloud provider leverage through the acquisition and management of large-scale IT resources?
What does a cloud provider leverage through the acquisition and management of large-scale IT resources?
What do Service-level-agreements (SLAs) establish expectations for?
What do Service-level-agreements (SLAs) establish expectations for?
In the context of cloud benefits, what does 'on demand access to pay-as-you-go resources' mean?
In the context of cloud benefits, what does 'on demand access to pay-as-you-go resources' mean?
What does 'abstraction of server infrastructure' refer to in cloud computing?
What does 'abstraction of server infrastructure' refer to in cloud computing?
