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Cloud Computing & Data Centers Flashcards

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What is the name of Microsoft's cloud platform?: Azure
According to NIST, how many essential characteristics define the cloud computing model?: Five
Which NIST cloud characteristic lets a customer provision computing resources automatically without requiring human interaction with the provider?: On-demand self-service
Which NIST cloud characteristic describes access through standard network mechanisms from devices such as phones and laptops?: Broad network access
Which NIST cloud characteristic uses a multi-tenant model in which provider resources serve multiple consumers?: Resource pooling
Which NIST cloud characteristic allows capacity to scale out quickly and scale back in when no longer needed?: Rapid elasticity
Which NIST cloud characteristic relies on metering resource usage for monitoring, control, and reporting?: Measured service
How many cloud service models are defined in NIST SP 800-145?: Three
Which cloud service model gives customers access to provider-hosted applications rather than requiring them to manage the underlying infrastructure?: SaaS
Which cloud service model primarily provides virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources that customers configure themselves?: Infrastructure as a Service
Which cloud service model provides an environment for developing, running, and managing applications without customers managing the underlying infrastructure?: PaaS
How many deployment models are included in the NIST definition of cloud computing?: Four
Which NIST deployment model combines two or more distinct cloud infrastructures that remain separate but are connected together?: Hybrid cloud
Which technology does NIST identify as a key enabler of cloud computing because it allows commodity hardware resources to be abstracted efficiently?: Virtualization
What does server virtualization divide a single physical server into?: Multiple isolated virtual servers
What software layer allows multiple virtual machines to share one physical server?: Hypervisor
Compared with virtual machines, what do containers primarily virtualize?: The operating system
Which container orchestration platform does IBM describe as a standard platform for managing containers at scale?: Kubernetes
What type of data center serves shared cloud infrastructure to potentially very large numbers of customers over network connections?: Cloud data center
What term is commonly used for especially large cloud data centers operated by major providers?: Hyperscale data center
Why are edge data centers generally positioned closer to users than hyperscale facilities?: To reduce latency
On what date did Amazon S3 publicly launch?: 14-Mar-06
What does the abbreviation S3 stand for in Amazon S3?: Simple Storage Service
Which AWS service entered beta on August 24, 2006, to provide resizable compute capacity in the cloud?: Amazon EC2
What does EC2 stand for in Amazon EC2?: Elastic Compute Cloud
Which AWS service was introduced before S3 and EC2, in November 2004?: Amazon Simple Queue Service
According to AWS, what is a Region?: A separate geographic area containing AWS infrastructure
What is an AWS Availability Zone?: One or more discrete data centers within an AWS Region
According to current AWS infrastructure documentation, what is the minimum number of Availability Zones in each AWS Region?: Three
Why does AWS recommend placing workloads across multiple Availability Zones?: To improve fault tolerance