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What is the main focus of Chapter 4 in the book?
What is the main focus of Chapter 4 in the book?
- Cloud Computing Fundamentals
- Cloud Computing Architecture
- Cloud Computing Risk Issues (correct)
- Cloud Computing Security Challenges
Which chapter explores Cloud Computing Software Security Fundamentals?
Which chapter explores Cloud Computing Software Security Fundamentals?
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3 (correct)
Where can readers find a Glossary of Terms and Acronyms?
Where can readers find a Glossary of Terms and Acronyms?
- Chapter 8
- Index
- References
- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms (correct)
Which chapter discusses Cloud Computing Security Architecture?
Which chapter discusses Cloud Computing Security Architecture?
What is the primary topic of Chapter 7?
What is the primary topic of Chapter 7?
Which characteristic of cloud computing involves using provider's applications over a network?
Which characteristic of cloud computing involves using provider's applications over a network?
What deployment model involves shared infrastructure for a specific community?
What deployment model involves shared infrastructure for a specific community?
Which service model in cloud computing allows customers to deploy their own applications to the cloud?
Which service model in cloud computing allows customers to deploy their own applications to the cloud?
In the context of cloud computing, what is meant by 'Measured service'?
In the context of cloud computing, what is meant by 'Measured service'?
What is the main difference between Private cloud and Public cloud deployment models?
What is the main difference between Private cloud and Public cloud deployment models?
Which characteristic of cloud computing refers to the ability to quickly scale resources up or down based on demand?
Which characteristic of cloud computing refers to the ability to quickly scale resources up or down based on demand?
What is one of the principal economic justifications for cloud computing?
What is one of the principal economic justifications for cloud computing?
Which architecture is commonly used by many organizations to connect various computing platforms to the WAN?
Which architecture is commonly used by many organizations to connect various computing platforms to the WAN?
What is the purpose of aggregation switches in a three-tier architecture?
What is the purpose of aggregation switches in a three-tier architecture?
What is the recommended latency time for a switching environment for good performance with cloud computing?
What is the recommended latency time for a switching environment for good performance with cloud computing?
What is the key requirement for the cloud to be able to meet consumer needs efficiently?
What is the key requirement for the cloud to be able to meet consumer needs efficiently?
Why do applications require resources to be efficiently allocated in the cloud?
Why do applications require resources to be efficiently allocated in the cloud?
What software does the text mention for enabling multiple networked computers to appear as a single parallel processor?
What software does the text mention for enabling multiple networked computers to appear as a single parallel processor?
Which operating systems are mentioned in the text as open-source options?
Which operating systems are mentioned in the text as open-source options?
What API specification does the text state enables multiple computers to communicate and form a cluster?
What API specification does the text state enables multiple computers to communicate and form a cluster?
Which supercomputer model was the successor to Cray X-MP and used an inert liquid cooling system?
Which supercomputer model was the successor to Cray X-MP and used an inert liquid cooling system?
In what year did the IBS ASCI White supercomputer with a performance of 7.226 TFLOPS become operational?
In what year did the IBS ASCI White supercomputer with a performance of 7.226 TFLOPS become operational?
How does the NEC Earth Simulator achieve its high performance of 35.86 TFLOPS?
How does the NEC Earth Simulator achieve its high performance of 35.86 TFLOPS?
Who is credited with developing the first 'real' supercomputers?
Who is credited with developing the first 'real' supercomputers?
What was the specified performance of the supercomputer built for Los Alamos National Laboratory?
What was the specified performance of the supercomputer built for Los Alamos National Laboratory?
What does GFLOPS stand for in the context of supercomputers?
What does GFLOPS stand for in the context of supercomputers?
What technology was the CDC STAR-100 based on?
What technology was the CDC STAR-100 based on?
What do TFLOPS refer to in the context of supercomputers?
What do TFLOPS refer to in the context of supercomputers?
Which company delivered the 100 MFLOP CDC STAR-100 in 1974?
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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