Cloud Computing & Data Centers Quiz
Cloud Computing & Data Centers · Cybersecurity Quiz
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Explore how cloud computing and data centers power websites, applications, streaming, AI, banking, storage, and digital services around the world. Learn about servers, virtualizati...
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All 20 questions in this Cloud Computing & Data Centers quiz
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Why are edge data centers generally positioned closer to users than hyperscale facilities?
- A. To increase hardware weight
- B. To eliminate all networking
- C. To replace every public cloud
- D. To reduce latency
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What does server virtualization divide a single physical server into?
- A. Multiple physical buildings
- B. Multiple isolated virtual servers
- C. Multiple fiber-optic cables
- D. Multiple cooling towers
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Which Uptime Institute Tier adds fault tolerance so a single equipment failure or distribution-path interruption does not affect IT operations?
- A. Tier I
- B. Tier II
- C. Tier III
- D. Tier IV
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What does an Azure Availability Zone consist of?
- A. A software subscription
- B. One or more data centers with independent power, cooling, and networking
- C. A single user account
- D. A global content-delivery network only
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According to Google's published data-center optimization research, approximately what was its fleet-wide annualized PUE in 2008?
- A. 1.05
- B. 1.1
- C. 1.21
- D. 1.4
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What does Google Cloud call a resource that is redundantly deployed across multiple zones within one region?
- A. Regional resource
- B. Global resource
- C. Edge resource
- D. Local-only resource
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Which cloud service model primarily provides virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources that customers configure themselves?
- A. Infrastructure as a Service
- B. Software as a Service
- C. Platform as a Service
- D. Desktop as a Service
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What does the abbreviation S3 stand for in Amazon S3?
- A. Secure Server System
- B. Simple Storage Service
- C. Scalable Storage Stack
- D. Shared Storage Server
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What type of model did Google researchers use to predict data-center PUE from operational sensor data?
- A. Decision tree only
- B. Neural network
- C. Mechanical calculator
- D. Spreadsheet macro
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In which year did Microsoft first publicly unveil Windows Azure?
- A. 2006
- B. 2007
- C. 2008
- D. 2010
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What piece of equipment does Uptime Institute identify as providing short-term protection against power spikes, sags, and momentary outages in a Tier I data center?
- A. UPS
- B. Router
- C. Firewall
- D. Load balancer
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Which AWS service entered beta on August 24, 2006, to provide resizable compute capacity in the cloud?
- A. Amazon S3
- B. Amazon SQS
- C. Amazon EC2
- D. Amazon Route 53
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Which NIST cloud characteristic allows capacity to scale out quickly and scale back in when no longer needed?
- A. Rapid elasticity
- B. Measured service
- C. Broad network access
- D. Community deployment
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On what date did Amazon S3 publicly launch?
- A. 14-Mar-06
- B. 24-Aug-06
- C. 15-Nov-04
- D. 14-Mar-08
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According to current AWS infrastructure documentation, what is the minimum number of Availability Zones in each AWS Region?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Four
- D. Three
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Which NIST cloud characteristic uses a multi-tenant model in which provider resources serve multiple consumers?
- A. Broad network access
- B. Rapid elasticity
- C. Measured service
- D. Resource pooling
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What internal project name was used for Microsoft's early Windows Azure platform?
- A. Blue Sky
- B. Red Dog
- C. Cloud Nine
- D. Project Phoenix
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Which NIST cloud characteristic lets a customer provision computing resources automatically without requiring human interaction with the provider?
- A. On-demand self-service
- B. Measured service
- C. Resource pooling
- D. Broad network access
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Which Microsoft technology underpins many private-cloud and virtualization solutions by virtualizing Windows Server workloads?
- A. Hyper-V
- B. Active Directory
- C. Power BI
- D. SharePoint
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What does EC2 stand for in Amazon EC2?
- A. Elastic Cloud Cluster
- B. Enterprise Compute Cloud
- C. Elastic Capacity Controller
- D. Elastic Compute Cloud