NPTEL Cloud Computing Assignment PDF

​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Cloud Computing Assignment-Week 1 TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ Number of questions:...

​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Cloud Computing Assignment-Week 1 TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10 QUESTION 1: Which of the following fall(s) under the “essential characteristics” of cloud computing? L A. Resource Pooling B. Measured Service E C. Rapid Elasticity D. Latency T Correct Answer: A,B,C P Detailed Solution: cloud computing is a model for on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can provide rapid elasticity. It provides automatic control N and optimizes resource use by leveraging a metering capability. QUESTION 2: “Google Doc” is an example of A. PaaS B. IaaS C. SaaS D. FaaS Correct Answer: C Detailed Solution: Google Slide is a provider’s application that runs on Google Cloud. The application can be accessed from various client terminals through a client interface, say a web browser. So, It is a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. QUESTION 3: Business-Process-as-a-Service is not a part of XaaS. A) True B) False Correct Answer: B Detailed Solution: Business-Process-as-a-Service is a part of XaaS (Anything-as-a-Service).  ​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses ​ Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur mechanisms to avoid single points of failure. QUESTION 4: Network Function Virtualization involves the implementation of _______ function in software that can run on a range of industry-standard servers ______________. A. network,software B. hardware, software L C. hardware, network D. network,hardware E Correct Answer: D T Detailed Solution: Network Function Virtualization involves the implementation of network P function in software that can run on a range of industry-standard servers hardware. QUESTION 5: A) Billing software B) CRM C) App engines D) None of above N Which are the following applications for SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture? Correct Answer: A,B Detailed Solution: SaaS is useful for Billing and CRM software. PassS is useful for app engines. QUESTION 6: Web access to commercial software is one of the SaaS characteristics in the cloud computing paradigm. A. True B. False Correct Answer: A Detailed Solution: Web access to commercial software is one of the SaaS characteristics in the cloud computing paradigm.  ​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses ​ Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur QUESTION 7: In the case of the client-server model: Statement (i) Virtualization is a core concept; Statement (ii) system can scale infinitely A) Only Statement (i) is correct B) Only Statement (ii) is correct C) Both Statements (i) and (ii) are correct D) None of the statements is correct Correct Answer: D L Detailed Solution: In the case of the client-server model: there is no concept of virtualization; the system can scale up to a certain extent. QUESTION 8: PTE Client-server model is always load-balanced N A) True B) False Correct Answer: B Detailed Solution: The Client-server model may or may not be load-balanced QUESTION 9: PaaS (Platform as a Service) brings the benefits: (i) Creation of software (ii) Integration of web services and databases A. Only (i) B. Only (ii) C. Both (i) and (ii) D. Neither (i) nor (ii) Correct Answer: C Detailed Solution: PaaS is a computing platform that allows developers to quickly create software or online applications by connecting web services and databases.  ​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses ​ Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur QUESTION 10: Which of the following is false? a) Private cloud is dedicated solely to an organization. b) Community cloud is a composition of public and private cloud. c) Public cloud is available to the general public. d) None of these Correct Answer: b Detailed Solution: Community cloud is shared by several organizations and serves a specific goal. TE L N P