CHP 2 Part 2
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Which type of cloud computing architecture allows developers to build their own applications and manage their data on the cloud infrastructure provided by the cloud supplier?

  • Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS)
  • Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
  • Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) (correct)
  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  • Which cloud computing provider offers the Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) service as part of their Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering?

  • Salesforce.com
  • Google App Engine
  • Amazon Web Services (correct)
  • Microsoft Windows Azure
  • In a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) architecture, all computers in the network act as both a client and a server, and perform which of the following functions?

  • Presentation logic
  • Application logic
  • Data access logic
  • All of the above (correct)
  • What is the major advantage of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) architectures in terms of data storage?

    <p>Data can be installed anywhere on the network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main challenge of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) architectures in terms of finding data?

    <p>The need for a central server to find the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the first web browser created?

    <p>1990-91</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which university was responsible for creating the first graphical web browser called Mosaic?

    <p>University of Illinois</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Web servers were there in the world at the end of 1993?

    <p>200</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many separate websites are there today?

    <p>250 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Web an example of in terms of architecture?

    <p>Two-tier client–server architecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cloud-based architecture model involves outsourcing the entire application to the cloud provider and using it as any other application available via a browser?

    <p>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cloud-based architecture model provides a platform for developing, testing, and deploying applications without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure?

    <p>Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cloud-based architecture model provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, such as virtual machines and storage?

    <p>Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which architecture model involves a centralized server that provides services to multiple client devices?

    <p>Client-server architecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) architecture?

    <p>Multitenancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) architecture?

    <p>Customizability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) architecture?

    <p>Outsourcing infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of client-server architecture?

    <p>Centralized server</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three common cloud-based architecture models?

    <p>Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a special storage device used in many companies that is designed to be very large and very fast?

    <p>Storage area network (SAN)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer of the OSI model does the Web browser belong to?

    <p>Application layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a Web server?

    <p>To process HTTP requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What protocol is used for communication between a Web browser and a Web server?

    <p>Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the URL specify?

    <p>The Internet address of the Web server and the specific page wanted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Web server send back in response to an HTTP request?

    <p>The requested page or an error message</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a Web browser?

    <p>To provide a user interface for accessing the Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of typing a URL in a Web browser?

    <p>To send an HTTP request</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if no directory and page are specified in the URL?

    <p>The Web server will provide the site's home page</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the standard protocol for communication between a Web browser and a Web server?

    <p>Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a Web server in the World Wide Web architecture?

    <p>To process HTTP requests</p> Signup and view all the answers

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