CNIT 271 Exam 1
Software as a Service (SaaS) - Answer-A form of cloud computing where a consumer subscribes to a
third-party software and receives a service that is delivered online. Everything is managed by the
provider
Like google mail, office 365
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Answer-A cloud service in which consumers can install and run their own
specialized applications on the cloud computing network. This is an operating system in the cloud.
Like appEngine, Microsoft Azure
Infastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Answer-the cloud hosting of a bare server computer, data storage,
network, and virtualization
Provides virtual machines and other virtualized hardware
Public Cloud - Answer-promotes massive, global, and industrywide applications offered to the general
public
Cost-effective, high availability and scalability. Can lack in overall security
Private Cloud - Answer-serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customer's
premises or off the customer's premises.
High security and is very customizable
, community cloud - Answer-serves a specific community with common business models, security
requirements, and compliance considerations
Is like a public and private combined
Easy data sharing and collaboration among the organization
Hybrid Cloud - Answer-includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud
remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability
flexible and better security
broad network access (cloud computing) - Answer-all devices can access data and applications
Container as a Service (CaaS) - Answer-This cloud computing model provides containers and clusters as a
service to its subscribers.
Function as a Service (FaaS) - Answer-A category of cloud computing services that provides a platform
allowing customers to develop, run, and manage application functionalities without the complexity of
building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.
What are cloud users responsible for - Answer-application-level security
What are cloud vendors responsible for - Answer-physical security and some software security
risks of cloud computing - Answer-Abuse, insecure interfaces, malicious insiders, shared technology,
data loss, account or service hijacking, unknown risk profile,
multi-instance model - Answer-provides a unique DBMS running on a virtual machine instance for each
cloud subscriber
Software as a Service (SaaS) - Answer-A form of cloud computing where a consumer subscribes to a
third-party software and receives a service that is delivered online. Everything is managed by the
provider
Like google mail, office 365
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Answer-A cloud service in which consumers can install and run their own
specialized applications on the cloud computing network. This is an operating system in the cloud.
Like appEngine, Microsoft Azure
Infastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Answer-the cloud hosting of a bare server computer, data storage,
network, and virtualization
Provides virtual machines and other virtualized hardware
Public Cloud - Answer-promotes massive, global, and industrywide applications offered to the general
public
Cost-effective, high availability and scalability. Can lack in overall security
Private Cloud - Answer-serves only one customer or organization and can be located on the customer's
premises or off the customer's premises.
High security and is very customizable
, community cloud - Answer-serves a specific community with common business models, security
requirements, and compliance considerations
Is like a public and private combined
Easy data sharing and collaboration among the organization
Hybrid Cloud - Answer-includes two or more private, public, or community clouds, but each cloud
remains separate and is only linked by technology that enables data and application portability
flexible and better security
broad network access (cloud computing) - Answer-all devices can access data and applications
Container as a Service (CaaS) - Answer-This cloud computing model provides containers and clusters as a
service to its subscribers.
Function as a Service (FaaS) - Answer-A category of cloud computing services that provides a platform
allowing customers to develop, run, and manage application functionalities without the complexity of
building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.
What are cloud users responsible for - Answer-application-level security
What are cloud vendors responsible for - Answer-physical security and some software security
risks of cloud computing - Answer-Abuse, insecure interfaces, malicious insiders, shared technology,
data loss, account or service hijacking, unknown risk profile,
multi-instance model - Answer-provides a unique DBMS running on a virtual machine instance for each
cloud subscriber
