Cloud Computing & Data Centers Quiz

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All 11 questions in this Cloud Computing & Data Centers quiz
  1. How many cloud service models are defined in NIST SP 800-145?

    • A. Two
    • B. Four
    • C. Three
    • D. Five
  2. Which cloud service model gives customers access to provider-hosted applications rather than requiring them to manage the underlying infrastructure?

    • A. IaaS
    • B. PaaS
    • C. Private cloud
    • D. SaaS
  3. 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
  4. Which cloud service model provides an environment for developing, running, and managing applications without customers managing the underlying infrastructure?

    • A. IaaS
    • B. PaaS
    • C. SaaS
    • D. Colocation
  5. What software layer allows multiple virtual machines to share one physical server?

    • A. Load balancer
    • B. Router
    • C. Hypervisor
    • D. Compiler
  6. According to AWS, what is a Region?

    • A. A single server rack
    • B. A separate geographic area containing AWS infrastructure
    • C. A software license
    • D. A customer account
  7. What is an AWS Availability Zone?

    • A. A billing account
    • B. A software container
    • C. One or more discrete data centers within an AWS Region
    • D. A global DNS domain
  8. Who announced Windows Azure at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in October 2008?

    • A. Ray Ozzie
    • B. Steve Ballmer
    • C. Satya Nadella
    • D. Bill Gates
  9. 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
  10. What is the main resiliency benefit of Azure Availability Zones?

    • A. They eliminate software bugs
    • B. They prevent all cyberattacks
    • C. They help protect against individual data-center failures
    • D. They remove the need for backups
  11. Which technology distributes incoming requests across multiple servers to improve availability and performance?

    • A. Object storage
    • B. Virtual desktop
    • C. Tape library
    • D. Load balancer