Leslie Lamport: Contributions and Awards
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What is Leslie Lamport famous for?

  • Paxos Algorithm
  • Byzantine Fault Tolerance
  • Sequential Consistency (correct)
  • Atomic Register Hierarchy

    • When was Leslie Lamport awarded the ACM Turing Award?

  • 2013 (correct)
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008

    • According to Leslie Lamport, what is a distributed system?

  • A system where all computers must operate at the same speed
  • A system where all computers must use the same operating system
  • A system where all computers are interconnected by cables
  • A system where computer failures can render other computers unusable (correct)

    • What does Cloud Computing provide a means for?

    <p>Accessing applications over the Internet as utilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Cloud' refer to in Cloud Computing?

    <p>A network or Internet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the deployment models and service models related to in Cloud Computing?

    <p>Ways of implementing and using Cloud Computing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of cloud computing?

    <p>Manipulating and configuring data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cloud environment allows systems and services to be easily accessible to the general public?

    <p>Public Cloud (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of a private cloud environment?

    <p>Increased security due to private nature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which deployment model involves a mix of on-premises, private cloud, and third-party public cloud services?

    <p>Hybrid Cloud (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a community cloud?

    <p>Allows services to be accessible by group of organizations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of access to the cloud typically offers e-mail services and may be inherently less secure due to its openness?

    <p>Public Access (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cloud computing aim to eliminate?

    <p>The need for local software installation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept works behind the scene to make cloud computing feasible and accessible to end users?

    <p>Service Models (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a hybrid cloud environment consist of?

    <p>A mixture of on-premises, private cloud, and third-party public cloud services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of access to the cloud allows systems and services to be accessible within an organization?

    <p>Private Access (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of applications that run on the cloud?

    <p>E-mail, web conferencing, customer relationship management (CRM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cloud computing refer to?

    <p>Manipulating, configuring, and accessing the applications online</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What problem does cloud computing aim to eliminate?

    <p>Platform dependency issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four types of access to the cloud as defined by deployment models?

    <p>Public, Private, Hybrid, Community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of a private cloud environment?

    <p>Increased security due to its private nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a hybrid cloud environment consist of?

    <p>A mixture of public and private cloud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of cloud computing?

    <p>Making business applications mobile and collaborative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the learning objectives related to in cloud computing?

    <p>Defining cloud computing, explaining deployment and service models, describing the history, risks, and benefits, identifying characteristics of cloud computing environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept works behind the scene to make cloud computing feasible and accessible to end users?

    <p>Deployment models and service models</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a public cloud enable?

    <p>Systems and services to be easily accessible to the general public</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main learning objectives related to Cloud Computing described in the text?

    <p>Define Cloud Computing, Explain the deployment models and service models in Cloud Computing, Describe the history, risks benefits of Cloud Computing, Identify Characteristics of Cloud Computing Environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term 'Cloud' referring to in Cloud Computing?

    <p>The term 'Cloud' refers to a Network or Internet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Leslie Lamport state about distributed systems, as quoted in the text?

    <p>A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you did not even know existed can render your own computer unusable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    List three awards or honors received by Leslie Lamport as mentioned in the text.

    <p>Dijkstra Price – ’00 and ‘05, IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award – ‘04, ACM Turing Award – ‘13</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Cloud Computing, as described in the text?

    <p>Cloud Computing provides a means by which we can access the applications as utilities, over the Internet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Cloud Computing aim to eliminate?

    <p>Cloud Computing aims to eliminate the need for organizations to invest in and maintain their own on-premises infrastructure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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