CLOUD COMPUTING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Cloud computing is:
A. Local software installation
B. Delivery of computing services over the internet
C. Hardware repair system
D. Offline storage only
Answer: B
Rationale: Cloud computing delivers services via the internet.
2. The three main cloud service models are:
A. CPU, RAM, ROM
B. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
C. LAN, WAN, MAN
D. HTTP, FTP, DNS
Answer: B
Rationale: Standard cloud service models.
3. IaaS stands for:
A. Internet as a Service
B. Infrastructure as a Service
C. Integration as a System
D. Internal Application Service
Answer: B
Rationale: Provides virtualized infrastructure.
4. PaaS stands for:
A. Platform as a Service
B. Program as a Service
C. Process as a Service
D. Private as a Service
Answer: A
Rationale: Development platform in cloud.
5. SaaS stands for:
A. Software as a Service
, B. Storage as a Service
C. System as a Service
D. Security as a Service
Answer: A
Rationale: Software delivered over internet.
6. Example of SaaS is:
A. Virtual machine
B. Gmail
C. Router
D. CPU
Answer: B
Rationale: Email service is SaaS.
7. Example of IaaS is:
A. AWS EC2
B. Gmail
C. Google Docs
D. YouTube
Answer: A
Rationale: Virtual servers.
8. Example of PaaS is:
A. AWS Lambda
B. Google App Engine
C. Gmail
D. Chrome
Answer: B
Rationale: Development platform.
9. Public cloud means:
A. Private company server
B. Services available to anyone
C. Offline storage
D. Local network only
Answer: B
Rationale: Shared cloud infrastructure.
10. Private cloud is:
A. Open to public
, B. Dedicated to one organization
C. Free internet service
D. CPU system
Answer: B
Rationale: Exclusive cloud environment.
11. Hybrid cloud is:
A. Only public cloud
B. Combination of public and private cloud
C. No cloud
D. Only local system
Answer: B
Rationale: Mixed deployment model.
12. Multi-cloud means:
A. One cloud provider
B. Use of multiple cloud providers
C. No internet
D. Local servers only
Answer: B
Rationale: Multiple cloud platforms.
13. Cloud elasticity means:
A. Fixed resources
B. Automatic scaling up/down
C. No resources
D. CPU failure
Answer: B
Rationale: Dynamic scaling.
14. Cloud scalability means:
A. Reduce performance
B. Increase capacity when needed
C. Delete system
D. Offline operation
Answer: B
Rationale: Growth capability.
15. Pay-as-you-go means:
A. Fixed monthly cost
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Cloud computing is:
A. Local software installation
B. Delivery of computing services over the internet
C. Hardware repair system
D. Offline storage only
Answer: B
Rationale: Cloud computing delivers services via the internet.
2. The three main cloud service models are:
A. CPU, RAM, ROM
B. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
C. LAN, WAN, MAN
D. HTTP, FTP, DNS
Answer: B
Rationale: Standard cloud service models.
3. IaaS stands for:
A. Internet as a Service
B. Infrastructure as a Service
C. Integration as a System
D. Internal Application Service
Answer: B
Rationale: Provides virtualized infrastructure.
4. PaaS stands for:
A. Platform as a Service
B. Program as a Service
C. Process as a Service
D. Private as a Service
Answer: A
Rationale: Development platform in cloud.
5. SaaS stands for:
A. Software as a Service
, B. Storage as a Service
C. System as a Service
D. Security as a Service
Answer: A
Rationale: Software delivered over internet.
6. Example of SaaS is:
A. Virtual machine
B. Gmail
C. Router
D. CPU
Answer: B
Rationale: Email service is SaaS.
7. Example of IaaS is:
A. AWS EC2
B. Gmail
C. Google Docs
D. YouTube
Answer: A
Rationale: Virtual servers.
8. Example of PaaS is:
A. AWS Lambda
B. Google App Engine
C. Gmail
D. Chrome
Answer: B
Rationale: Development platform.
9. Public cloud means:
A. Private company server
B. Services available to anyone
C. Offline storage
D. Local network only
Answer: B
Rationale: Shared cloud infrastructure.
10. Private cloud is:
A. Open to public
, B. Dedicated to one organization
C. Free internet service
D. CPU system
Answer: B
Rationale: Exclusive cloud environment.
11. Hybrid cloud is:
A. Only public cloud
B. Combination of public and private cloud
C. No cloud
D. Only local system
Answer: B
Rationale: Mixed deployment model.
12. Multi-cloud means:
A. One cloud provider
B. Use of multiple cloud providers
C. No internet
D. Local servers only
Answer: B
Rationale: Multiple cloud platforms.
13. Cloud elasticity means:
A. Fixed resources
B. Automatic scaling up/down
C. No resources
D. CPU failure
Answer: B
Rationale: Dynamic scaling.
14. Cloud scalability means:
A. Reduce performance
B. Increase capacity when needed
C. Delete system
D. Offline operation
Answer: B
Rationale: Growth capability.
15. Pay-as-you-go means:
A. Fixed monthly cost
