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What is the main concern of Maya Nair as mentioned in the text?
What is the main concern of Maya Nair as mentioned in the text?
- Avoiding maintenance and scalability issues
- Investing in infrastructure for her business (correct)
- Finding a way to access and edit documents and photos from everywhere
- Hosting applications and middleware
What is the general view of cloud computing as mentioned in the text?
What is the general view of cloud computing as mentioned in the text?
- The accessibility of documents and applications from any device connected through the Internet
- The willingness to pay for always available services without caring about server management or document storage (correct)
- The focus on application logic rather than maintenance and scalability issues
- The need to grow infrastructure without knowing the duration of the requirement
What are some of the factors contributing to the golden era in computing as mentioned in the text?
What are some of the factors contributing to the golden era in computing as mentioned in the text?
- Proliferation of devices and wider bandwidth for communication
- General purpose graphic processors and powerful multi-core processors
- Virtualization leveraging powerful hardware and explosion of domain applications (correct)
- Superior software methodologies and powerful multi-core processors
What does Maya Nair want to make use of, according to the text?
What does Maya Nair want to make use of, according to the text?
What is the primary focus of Maya Nair's business needs as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary focus of Maya Nair's business needs as mentioned in the text?
What is the main goal of cloud computing according to the text?
What is the main goal of cloud computing according to the text?
What is the definition of cloud computing?
What is the definition of cloud computing?
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), what is an essential characteristic of cloud computing?
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), what is an essential characteristic of cloud computing?
Which layer of the cloud computing reference model is responsible for delivering end-user applications over the web?
Which layer of the cloud computing reference model is responsible for delivering end-user applications over the web?
What is an example of a SaaS application according to the cloud computing reference model?
What is an example of a SaaS application according to the cloud computing reference model?
What is the purpose of the Web 2.0 Interfaces in the cloud computing reference model?
What is the purpose of the Web 2.0 Interfaces in the cloud computing reference model?
Which feature of cloud providers allows resources to be shared across multiple customers?
Which feature of cloud providers allows resources to be shared across multiple customers?
What type of computing is cloud computing compared to in the provided text?
What type of computing is cloud computing compared to in the provided text?
What does NIST identify as an essential characteristic for a service to be considered 'Cloud'?
What does NIST identify as an essential characteristic for a service to be considered 'Cloud'?
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