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What is the main focus of Chapter 4 in the book?
Which chapter explores Cloud Computing Software Security Fundamentals?
Where can readers find a Glossary of Terms and Acronyms?
Which chapter discusses Cloud Computing Security Architecture?
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What is the primary topic of Chapter 7?
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Which characteristic of cloud computing involves using provider's applications over a network?
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What deployment model involves shared infrastructure for a specific community?
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Which service model in cloud computing allows customers to deploy their own applications to the cloud?
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In the context of cloud computing, what is meant by 'Measured service'?
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What is the main difference between Private cloud and Public cloud deployment models?
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Which characteristic of cloud computing refers to the ability to quickly scale resources up or down based on demand?
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What is one of the principal economic justifications for cloud computing?
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Which architecture is commonly used by many organizations to connect various computing platforms to the WAN?
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What is the purpose of aggregation switches in a three-tier architecture?
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What is the recommended latency time for a switching environment for good performance with cloud computing?
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What is the key requirement for the cloud to be able to meet consumer needs efficiently?
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Why do applications require resources to be efficiently allocated in the cloud?
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What software does the text mention for enabling multiple networked computers to appear as a single parallel processor?
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Which operating systems are mentioned in the text as open-source options?
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What API specification does the text state enables multiple computers to communicate and form a cluster?
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Which supercomputer model was the successor to Cray X-MP and used an inert liquid cooling system?
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In what year did the IBS ASCI White supercomputer with a performance of 7.226 TFLOPS become operational?
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How does the NEC Earth Simulator achieve its high performance of 35.86 TFLOPS?
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Who is credited with developing the first 'real' supercomputers?
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What was the specified performance of the supercomputer built for Los Alamos National Laboratory?
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What does GFLOPS stand for in the context of supercomputers?
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What technology was the CDC STAR-100 based on?
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What do TFLOPS refer to in the context of supercomputers?
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Which company delivered the 100 MFLOP CDC STAR-100 in 1974?
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Study Notes
Cloud Computing Characteristics
- On-demand self-service
- Ubiquitous network access
- Resource pooling
- Location independence
- Rapid elasticity
- Measured service
Cloud Service Models
- Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) - Use provider’s applications over a network
- Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Deploy customer-created applications to a cloud
- Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Rent processing, storage, network capacity, and other fundamental computing resources
Cloud Deployment Models
- Private cloud - Enterprise owned or leased
- Community cloud - Shared infrastructure for specific community
- Public cloud - Sold to the public, mega-scale infrastructure
- Hybrid cloud - Composition of two or more clouds
High-Performance Computing
- Developed by Seymour Cray
- First "real" supercomputers used silicon transistor technology
- CDC 6600 (1964) - 3 MFLOPS
- CDC 7600 (1969) - 36 MFLOP
- CDC STAR-100 (1974) - 100 MFLOP, vector processor
Supercomputing Evolution
- Cray-1 (1976) - 250 MFLOPS
- Cray X-MP (1983) - 941 MFLOPS
- Cray-2 (1985) - 1.9 GFLOPS
- Thinking Machines CM-5 (1993) - 60 GFLOPS
- Intel Paragon XP/S (1993) - 143 GFLOPS
- IBS ASCI White (2000) - 7.226 TFLOPS
- NEC Earth Simulator (2002) - 35.86 TFLOPS
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