MIST 4630 Midterm Exam questions with
correct answers
What is the definition of cloud computing? - ANSWER-The on-demand delivery of compute power,
database, storage, applications, and other IT resources via the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing
IaaS - ANSWER-Provide you with access to networking features, computers, and database storage space.
Most level of flexibility
PaaS - ANSWER-Reduce the need for you to manage the underlying infrastructure (both hardware and
operating systems). You focus on deployment and management of applications
SaaS - ANSWER-Provide you with a completed product that the service provider runs and manages.
Infrastructure and application is managed by the provider
Three main cloud deployment models - ANSWER-Cloud, hybrid, on-premises (Private cloud)
How is the cloud like traditional IT? How is it different? - ANSWER-Similarities:
o AWS security groups, network ACLs, IAM policies similar to legacy firewalls, access control lists,
administrators
o Elastic load balancing/VPC similar to routers, network pipelines, and switches
o AMIs and EC2 instances are similar to on-premises servers
o EBS, EFS, S3, RDS similar to a direct attached storage, storage area networks, network attached
storage, and relational database management service
Differences:
o Pay as you go
o Increased elasticity
o Less capex
Web service - ANSWER-Any piece of software that makes itself available over the internet or on private
networks (intranet).
, AWS management console - ANSWER-Rich graphical interface to a majority of features offered by AWS
AWS CLI - ANSWER-Suite of utilities that can be launched from a command script
SDKs - ANSWER-Provides packages that enable accessing AWS in a variety of popular programming
languages
Six perspectives of the Cloud Adoption Framework - ANSWER-Business: Business, people, governance
Technical: Platform, security, operations
In general, what economic benefits can be derived from Cloud adoption? - ANSWER-- Pay only for
services you use. No upfront expenses
- Can reserve for a discount
- Savings increase as usage increases
What are the three fundamental drivers of cost for AWS? - ANSWER-- Compute
- Storage
- Data transfer
What does utility style pricing entail? - ANSWER-- Pay for what you use
- Pay less when you reserve
- Pay less when you use more
- Pay even less as AWS grows
List some AWS services that are offered at no charge - ANSWER-- VPC
- Elastic Beanstalk
- Auto Scaling
- IAM
correct answers
What is the definition of cloud computing? - ANSWER-The on-demand delivery of compute power,
database, storage, applications, and other IT resources via the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing
IaaS - ANSWER-Provide you with access to networking features, computers, and database storage space.
Most level of flexibility
PaaS - ANSWER-Reduce the need for you to manage the underlying infrastructure (both hardware and
operating systems). You focus on deployment and management of applications
SaaS - ANSWER-Provide you with a completed product that the service provider runs and manages.
Infrastructure and application is managed by the provider
Three main cloud deployment models - ANSWER-Cloud, hybrid, on-premises (Private cloud)
How is the cloud like traditional IT? How is it different? - ANSWER-Similarities:
o AWS security groups, network ACLs, IAM policies similar to legacy firewalls, access control lists,
administrators
o Elastic load balancing/VPC similar to routers, network pipelines, and switches
o AMIs and EC2 instances are similar to on-premises servers
o EBS, EFS, S3, RDS similar to a direct attached storage, storage area networks, network attached
storage, and relational database management service
Differences:
o Pay as you go
o Increased elasticity
o Less capex
Web service - ANSWER-Any piece of software that makes itself available over the internet or on private
networks (intranet).
, AWS management console - ANSWER-Rich graphical interface to a majority of features offered by AWS
AWS CLI - ANSWER-Suite of utilities that can be launched from a command script
SDKs - ANSWER-Provides packages that enable accessing AWS in a variety of popular programming
languages
Six perspectives of the Cloud Adoption Framework - ANSWER-Business: Business, people, governance
Technical: Platform, security, operations
In general, what economic benefits can be derived from Cloud adoption? - ANSWER-- Pay only for
services you use. No upfront expenses
- Can reserve for a discount
- Savings increase as usage increases
What are the three fundamental drivers of cost for AWS? - ANSWER-- Compute
- Storage
- Data transfer
What does utility style pricing entail? - ANSWER-- Pay for what you use
- Pay less when you reserve
- Pay less when you use more
- Pay even less as AWS grows
List some AWS services that are offered at no charge - ANSWER-- VPC
- Elastic Beanstalk
- Auto Scaling
- IAM
