Understanding Cloud Computing

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What is the main purpose of cloud computing?

To provide on-demand network access to shared computing resources (correct)

To limit the availability of IT resources

To limit the convenience of network access

To restrict access to computing resources

Which of the following is not a part of cloud computing resources?

Personal computers (correct)

Applications

Servers

Storage

What does a cloud consist of?

Networks accessible only through specific applications

Shared hardware and software resources in data centers (correct)

Exclusively personal data centers

Dedicated individual hardware and software resources

What does 'ubiquitous' mean in the context of cloud computing?

Convenient and on-demand access Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic of cloud computing allows consumers to unilaterally provision computing capabilities without requiring human interaction?

On-demand self-service Signup and view all the answers

What enables consumers to provide cloud services in a simple and flexible manner?

Resource pooling Signup and view all the answers

Which standard mechanisms promote the use of thin or thick client platforms by heterogeneous clients to access cloud services?

OSI and TCP/IP protocols Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of resource pooling in cloud computing?

Different physical and virtual resources assigned according to consumer demand Signup and view all the answers

Which capability of cloud computing involves scaling rapidly outward and inward commensurate with demand?

Rapid elasticity Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of cloud computing provides a sense of location independence?

Resource pooling Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a resource that can be included in resource pooling?

Storage only Signup and view all the answers

What do consumers use to view a service catalog and request cloud services in cloud computing?

(Web-based self-service portal) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main purpose of cloud computing?

Which of the following is not a part of cloud computing resources?

What does a cloud consist of?

What does 'ubiquitous' mean in the context of cloud computing?

Which characteristic of cloud computing allows consumers to unilaterally provision computing capabilities without requiring human interaction?

What enables consumers to provide cloud services in a simple and flexible manner?

Which standard mechanisms promote the use of thin or thick client platforms by heterogeneous clients to access cloud services?

What is a characteristic of resource pooling in cloud computing?

Which capability of cloud computing involves scaling rapidly outward and inward commensurate with demand?

What characteristic of cloud computing provides a sense of location independence?

Which of the following is an example of a resource that can be included in resource pooling?

What do consumers use to view a service catalog and request cloud services in cloud computing?

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