Technology Platforms

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What is the primary method of delivering software applications in a SaaS model?

Through a physical medium

On-premises installation

Through a private network

On-demand and typically on a subscription basis (correct)

Which of the following is an example of an online platform?

Java

Binary Signal

Personal Computer

eBay (correct)

What is the Java platform composed of?

Only an execution engine

A collection of programs that help to develop and run programs written in the Java programming language (correct)

Only a compiler

Only a set of libraries

What is the primary way that Technology Platforms monetize?

By selling their services to developers (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a compiler in the Java platform?

To translate code into machine-readable format (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Operating Systems?

To provide basic services required to use hardware (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of signals can personal computers understand?

Binary signals (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of platform is Amazon Web Services (AWS) an example of?

Technology Platform (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of cloud computing?

To provide a variety of services including storage, backup, and recovery of data (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of Technology Platforms in terms of growth?

They grow linearly with adoption by developers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of platform is Linux an example of?

Operating System (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Content Management Systems?

To manage and publish content (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which Amazon service is used to visualize queried data?

Amazon QuickSight (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Amazon Cognito?

To manage user access to mobile apps (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which service is used for image and facial analysis?

Amazon Rekognition (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Amazon Pinpoint?

To send push notifications to application end users (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which service enables a business to send pub-sub messages to endpoints?

Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Amazon Elastic MapReduce?

To offer a Hadoop framework to process large amounts of data (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of operating system is used in army and defense?

Hard RTOS (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of cloud computing in terms of cost?

Elimination of capital expense of buying hardware and software (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of cloud computing in terms of scalability?

Elastic scalability (A) Signup and view all the answers

How are most cloud computing services provided?

Self-service (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of cloud computing in terms of performance?

Latest generation of fast and efficient computing hardware (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of real-time operating systems?

Designed for real-time applications (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Amazon Simple Email Service?

Platform for sending and receiving emails (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS service provides a back-end platform to manage IoT devices and data ingestion?

AWS IoT (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is Amazon WorkSpaces described as?

A remote desktop-as-a-service platform (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a service offered by Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?

Mobile messaging (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is Amazon AppStream described as?

A service that lets a developer stream a desktop application (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following companies is NOT mentioned as a top player in the public infrastructure-as-a-service market?

Facebook (C) Signup and view all the answers