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CLOUD COMPUTING


UNIT-I:
Overview of Cloud Computing: Essentials of Cloud Computing, History of Cloud
Computing, Business and Information, Benefits of Cloud Computing, Limitations of
Cloud Computing, Characteristics of Cloud Computing, How to Develop Cloud
Infrastructure, Vendors of Cloud Computing

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Important Questions 
1. Analyze the history of cloud computing.
2. Demonstrate essentials of cloud computing.
3. Demonstrate cloud computing in the perspective of business and information.
4. Analyze the vendors of cloud computing.
5. Explain Benefits and Limitations of Cloud Computing

UNIT-2

Introduction to virtualization and virtual machine: Types of virtualization: Server
virtualization, Application/ desktop virtualization, client virtualization, storage
virtualization, Network virtualization service / application infrastructure virtualization,
virtual machines & virtualization middleware. 

 

Cloud Computing Architecture: Grid Framework Overview, Grid Architecture,

Cloud Computing Architecture, Key Design Aspects of Cloud Architecture, 

Cloud Services, and Cloud Applications, Similarities and Differences 

Between Grid and Cloud Computing, Cloud and Dynamic Infrastructure.

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Important Questions
1. Define virtualization? Explain about server virtualization and its advantages?
2.Define a virtual machine? Explain different types ofvirtual machines and middleware?
3. Explain about storage virtualization and its advantages?
4.Summarize service oriented architecture?
5.Explain about Cloud application architectures?
6.Summarize Cloud Infrastructure models?
7.Different between Grid and cloud computing
8. Explain Key design aspects of Cloud Architecture

Unit-III

Models of Cloud Computing: Cloud Service Models, Cloud Computing sub Service Models, Cloud Deployment Models, Alternative Deployment Models, Cloud Stack, Cloud Storage.

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Important Questions

1. Explain the Shift to a Cloud Cost Model.
2. Explain about service levels of cloud applications.
3.Discuss the different cloud deployment model
4.Analyze the different cloud alternative deployment model
5.Discuss about cloud stack
6.Discuss about cloud storage

Unit-IV

Cloud Infrastructure Management and Migration: Administrating Clouds, Cloud Management Products, Processes in Cloud Service Management, Cloud Providers and Traditional IT Service Providers, How to Access the Cloud, Migrating to Clouds.

Disaster Recovery: Disaster Recovery Planning, Disasters in the Cloud, Disaster Management

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Important Questions :
1. ExplainAdministrating Clouds and Cloud management
2. Explain cloud providers and traditional IT Service Providers. Discuss the difference
3. How to access the cloud and How to migrating the clouds. Explain
4. Explain Disaster Recovery Planning in detail
5. List the Disasters in cloud and Explain the Disaster management in cloud 

Unit-V

What is Microsoft Azure?Types of Azure CloudsAzure key ConceptsAzure Domains (Components)Traditional vs. Azure Cloud ModelApplications of AzureAdvantages of AzureDisadvantages of AzureWhat is AWS?, History of AWS, Important AWS Services , Amazon Web Services Cloud Platform: Compute & Networking , Storage & Content Delivery Network, Database, Analytics, Application Services, Deployment and Management ,Applications of AWS ,services, Companies using AWS, Advantages of AWS, Disadvantages of AWS, Comparison between Azure and AWS.

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Important Questions
1.Explain differences  between Traditional and Azure cloud model
2. Explain the Advantages and disadvantages of Azure
3. Explain the Amazon web services cloud platform 
4. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of AWS and Azure
5. differences between Azure and AWS

R20 CC Assignment Test-II Questions:                                                                                                                                                            

1.  a)  Explain the Following (CO2,K2,5M)

      i) Cloud Stack    ii) Cloud Storage

    b) Analyze the Jericho cloud cube model and Linthicum model (CO2, K4, 5M)

2. a) Compare and Contrast the Traditional IT Services and Cloud Services (CO3,K3,5M)

    b)  Analyze the cloud computing sub service models (CO2,K4,5M)

3.   a) Compare and Contrast the public cloud and private cloud with example (CO2,K3,5M)

      b)  Analyze the Administration in Clouds   (CO3,K4,5M)

4.   a) Explain the Cloud management products   (CO3,K2,5M)

     b) Compare and Contrast the various types of web browsers (CO3,K3,5M)

5.    a) Explain the hybrid cloud and community cloud  (CO2,K2,5M)

       b) Discuss about the need of web applications in Cloud Computing (CO3,K2,5M)


Objective Type Questions- set-1

  

1.     Which of the following is an example of a cloud computing applications?

a)     Facebook

b)    Twitter

c)     Skype

d)    Saleceforce.com and googleapp

e)    All the Above

2.     The logical portioning of physical computing resources into multiple execution environment is called

a)     Grid computing

b)    Platform virtualization

c)     Distributed computing

d)    None of these

3.     The term used to describe a hypervisor running multiple operating systems simultaneously is

a)     Full virtualization

b)    Para virualization

c)     Partial virtualization

d)    Nested virtualization

4.     Which among these best describe the difference between SOA and cloud computing?

a)     Mastered service

b)    Shared resources

c)     SOA existing with a firewall

d)    Leveraging IT resources

5.     Cloud is set of __________ that provide the service

a)     Hardware

b)    Network

c)     Storage and service interfaces

d)    All the above

6.     The participants in cloud computing are ________

a)     The end user

b)    The business management which has the responsibility of managing the overall cloud goverance and provide service to the customer

c)     The cloud service provider who are responsible for IT assets and mainetance

d)    All the above

7.     The core elements of a traditional data center is/are_______

a)     DBMS

b)    Compute

c)     Network

d)    All the above

8.     Peer-to-peer is a______

a)     Decentralized approach

b)    Centralized approach

c)     Distributed approach

d)    None of these

9.     The advantages of client server networks is/are________

a)     Centralization

b)    Proper Management

c)     Backup and recovery possible

d)    All the above

10.  The objective of autonomic computing is to have the computer perform______

a)     Critical and complex functions

b)    Virtualization

c)     On-demand service

d)    None of these

11.  Security is enhanced by which services in the cloud infrastructure?

a)     Intrusion prevention

b)    Hardware (Intelligent switch)

c)     Isolation of virtual network

d)    File providing different permission

e)    DHCP used to track the IP address

12.  What is cloud computing replacing?

a)     Expenses of computer hardware

b)    Software upgrades expenses

c)     Data centers

d)    All the above

13.  What is the prime concern about cloud computing?

a)     Security concerns

b)    Too many platforms

c)     Accessibility

d)    Too expensive

14.  Which of these is not the leader of cloud computing?

a)     Google

b)    Amazon

c)     Blackboard

d)    Microsoft

15.  Which of the following is not a major cloud computing platform?

a)     Google 101

b)    IBM Deep blue

c)     Microsoft

d)    Azure

16.  What represents the cloud is cloud computing?

a)     Wireless

b)    Wireless LAN

c)     Crowd of people

d)    The Internet

17.  Which of these should a company consider before implementing cloud computing technology?

a)     Employee satisfaction

b)    Cost reduction

c)     Sensitivity of information

d)    All the above

18.  The challenges with traditional infrastructure includes:

a)     Software licensing and support

b)    Scalability

c)     Accountability and modifiability

d)    All the above

19.  The advantage of cloud over remote hosting is _______

a)     Virtual servers or physical servers that can be customized to different plans through a control panel

b)    Dedicated IP addresses for cloud servers

c)     Replication or distribution over various distant locations

d)    All the above

20.  Which of these are the challenges of cloud computing?

a)     Safeguarding and security

b)    Managing the contractual relationship

c)     Managing the cloud

d)    All the above

21.  One of the advantages of Grid computing is

a)     Improved flexibility

b)    Cost

c)     Speed

d)    None of these

22.  Automatic computing helps in:

a)     Extending system capabilities

b)    Adapting new technologies

c)     Managing complexity of system

d)    All the above

23.  An important issue related to universal connectivity is

a)     Broadband network

b)    Quality of service

c)     Net neutrality

d)    None of these

24.  One of the advantages of open-source software is:

a)     Improved flexibility

b)    Cost

c)     Speed

d)    None of these

25.  The benefits of virtualization is/are

a)     Fault tolerance

b)    Speed

c)     Separation of duties

d)    All of the above

26.  The functions of IT management service is/are:

a)     Security

b)    Performance

c)     Control

d)    All the above

27.  The number of domains in maturity model are:

a)     Four

b)    Six

c)     Eight

d)    None of these

28.  The key benefits of outsourcing that can be provided by clouds are as follows:

a)     Resiliency

b)    Disaster recovery

c)     Economy of the scale and security

d)    All of the above

29.  Utility computing, if implemented and managed properly, can result in

a)     Increased productivity

b)    Increased collobaroration and improved communication

c)     Improved flexibility

d)    All the above

30.  Managing a growing number of applications by dividing data sets into smaller elements across many physical servers is called________

a)     Shading

b)    Caching

c)     Filtering

d)    None of these

31.  Simple object access protocol (SOAP) is used to define:

a)     Messaging protocol XML

b)    Protocols for web pages

c)     Both (a) and (b)

d)    None of these

32.  What is the example of a single purpose environment?

a)     Any application on any server

b)    Interface to large computer

c)     Interface to large storage

d)    Mainframes

33.  Which is the important feature for the customer in multi-tenant environment?

a)     Availability

b)    Network bandwidth

c)     Network latency

d)    Security

34.  What is the importance feature for accessing cloud applications in the cloud?

a)     the application should be compatible with the browser of the user’s computer

b)    the application should use the same programming language as the clients

c)     the user should know on which server the application is located

d)    the user’s identity should be known by the application

35.  what explains keypoint relationship between provider and customer in cloud computing?

a)     Increased focus on SLA’s

b)    Less compliance to standards

c)     Less focus on SLA’s

d)    More focus on training

36.  How can confidentiality of information be achieved?

a)     By ensuring enough resources to make information available for all users

b)    By preventing unauthorized changes

c)     By regularly backing up the information

d)    By restricting access to information

37.  Which among the following is not a rationalize measure against data loss?

a)     Audits

b)    Authentication and authorization

c)     Encryption

d)    Storage area networks (SAN)

38.  Self-service provides users the ability to ________ on ther business services on demand.

a)     Upload and build

b)    Deploy and schedule

c)     Manage and report

d)    All the above

39.  The main resources that can be shared in a Grid are _______

a)     Computing/ Processing power

b)    Data storage/networked file systems

c)     Communications and bandwidth

d)    All the above

40.  Facilities provided by cloud computing are________

a)     World class data center facilities

b)    Better resource utilization

c)     Lesser implementation time

d)    All the above

41.  __________ means cloud can scale upward for peak demand and downward for lighter demand

a)     Elasticity

b)    Scalability

c)     On Demand

d)    All the above

42.  Which property of the private cloud be considered for the deliver model of highly regulated workloads?

a)     System development testing

b)    Awareness of data location

c)     Throughput of data processing

d)    System monitoring( production)

43.  Which cloud deployment model does an enterprise retain to complete control over the construction and delivery of all cloud services?

a)     Hybrid cloud

b)    Private cloud

c)     Community cloud

d)    Public cloud

44.  A cloud environment in which multiple users share and access cloud services, while infrastructure resides off premise is a _________

a)     Hybrid cloud

b)    Private cloud

c)     Community cloud

d)    Public cloud

45.  Which characteristics of cloud computing may prohibit a company from utilizing a public cloud offering?

a)     Metering

b)    Flexibility

c)     Self service

d)    Resource pooling

46.  What are the two important characteristics of a cloud delivery model?

a)     Service based

b)    Share to all

c)     Both (a) and (b)

d)    Security

47.   Among the given attributes, which is incorporated in public cloud computing?

a)     Metering

b)    Scalability

c)     Multi-tenancy

d)    Rapid provisioning

48.  What is the function of hypervisor in a cloud solution?

a)     It intimates a system call

b)    It provides virtualization

c)     It optimizes I/O performance

d)    It shares one CPU with multiple operating systems

49.  ___________ is/are cloud PaaS providers

a)     Engine yard

b)    Heroku

c)     Terremark

d)    All the above

50.  ___________ is the delivery of an enterprise communications solution, such as voice over IP, instant messaging, and video conferencing applications as service

a)     CaaS

b)    PaaS

c)     IaaS

d)    SaaS

51.  Who is/ are the leading IaaS providers?

a)     Rackspace

b)    Joyent

c)     Rightscale

d)    All the above



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About sarma sirasanagandla

Dr S.V.N.Sreenivasu has completed Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, and Completed two Master of Technologies in Computer Science and Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and Information Technology from Punjabi University, Patiala and Master of Computer Application from Bharathidasan University, Thiruvananthapuram. He is having 19 years of Experience in Teaching and he worked in various positions like Principal, Vice Principal, HoD in various Engineering Colleges. He is currently working as a Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, Narasaraopeta Engineering College (AUTONOMOUS), Narasaraopet, Guntur Dt, Andhra Pradesh

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