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What is the minimum number of components required for an IaaS Cloud middleware?
Which of the following is not a deployment model for cloud infrastructure as defined by NIST?
Which of these is a key enabling technology for cloud computing?
What is the primary role of a cloud consumer in the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture?
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Which of the following is a key responsibility of a cloud provider in the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture?
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What is a key enabling technology for Cloud Computing?
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Which role is responsible for maintaining a business relationship with Cloud Providers?
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What aspect is Cloud Auditor responsible for assessing?
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Which entity negotiates relationships between Cloud Providers and Cloud Consumers?
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Which technology played a significant role in the development of Cloud Computing?
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Who is responsible for making cloud services available to interested parties?
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What is the role of a Cloud Carrier?
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Which term refers to improving a specific service by offering value-added services to Cloud Consumers?
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What is the main responsibility of a Cloud Broker according to the text?
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In Cloud Computing, what does Service Aggregation involve?
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What is the primary task of a Cloud Provider in the context of Cloud Computing?
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What does a Cloud Broker mainly do concerning the relationship between Cloud Providers and Cloud Consumers?
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Study Notes
Cloud Computing Deployment Models
- Public cloud: Cloud infrastructure provisioned for open use by the general public, owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization.
- Hybrid cloud: Composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities, bound together by standardized or proprietary technology.
IaaS Cloud Middleware Components
- Compute (VMs)
- Storage
- Block storage
- Object storage
- Network
- VM images
- User management
- Metering/ Billing
Enabling Technologies for Cloud Computing
- Grid computing
- Growth of internet bandwidth
- Availability of multi-core CPUs
- Virtualization technology
- Web Services
- Data center automation
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
Cloud Actors
- Cloud Consumer: A person or organization that maintains a business relationship with, and uses service from, Cloud Providers.
- Cloud Provider: A person, organization, or entity responsible for making a service available to interested parties.
- Cloud Auditor: A party that can conduct independent assessment of cloud services, information system operations, performance, and security of the cloud implementation.
- Cloud Broker: An entity that manages the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services, and negotiates relationships between Cloud Providers and Cloud Consumers.
- Cloud Carrier: An intermediary that provides connectivity and transport of cloud services from Cloud Providers to Cloud Consumers.
Cloud Broker
- A cloud broker manages the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services, and negotiates relationships between Cloud Providers and Cloud Consumers.
- Types of Cloud Brokers:
- Service Intermediation: Improves a specific service by adding capabilities and offering value-added services to Cloud Consumers.
- Service Aggregation: Combines and integrates multiple services into one or more new services.
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Description
Explore the key technologies that were essential for the emergence and evolution of cloud computing. This quiz covers topics such as grid computing, virtualization technology, web services, and data center automation.
