QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ON CLOUD COMPUTING
Q.1. Define cloud computing?
Ans. Cloud computing refers to both the application delivered as services over the internet
and the hardware and system software in the data centres that provide these services. The
services themselves have long been referred to as software as a services (SaaS). So, we use
that term. The data centre hardware and software is what we call a cloud.
Q.2. What is public cloud?
Ans. When a service provider makes resources available to general public over internet, this
is called public cloud.
Q.3. What is private cloud?
Ans. It refers to internal data centre of a business or other organization that are not made
available to the public.
Q.4. What is the use of service provider?
Ans. Service provider enjoys greatly simplified software installation and maintenance and
centralized control over versioning.
Q.5. What is the work of end users?
Ans. End user can access the service “anytime, anywhere", share data and collaborate more
easily and keep their data stored safely in the infrastructure.
Q.6. Write the name of top ten obstacles and opportunities for adoption and growth of
cloud computing?
Ans. Availability of service, Data transfer and Auditability, Data lock in, Data confidentiality
and Auditability, Performances unpredictability, Scalable storage, Bugs in large scale
distribution systems, scaling quickly, Reputation fate sharing, Software licensing.
Q.1. Define cloud computing?
Ans. Cloud computing refers to both the application delivered as services over the internet
and the hardware and system software in the data centres that provide these services. The
services themselves have long been referred to as software as a services (SaaS). So, we use
that term. The data centre hardware and software is what we call a cloud.
Q.2. What is public cloud?
Ans. When a service provider makes resources available to general public over internet, this
is called public cloud.
Q.3. What is private cloud?
Ans. It refers to internal data centre of a business or other organization that are not made
available to the public.
Q.4. What is the use of service provider?
Ans. Service provider enjoys greatly simplified software installation and maintenance and
centralized control over versioning.
Q.5. What is the work of end users?
Ans. End user can access the service “anytime, anywhere", share data and collaborate more
easily and keep their data stored safely in the infrastructure.
Q.6. Write the name of top ten obstacles and opportunities for adoption and growth of
cloud computing?
Ans. Availability of service, Data transfer and Auditability, Data lock in, Data confidentiality
and Auditability, Performances unpredictability, Scalable storage, Bugs in large scale
distribution systems, scaling quickly, Reputation fate sharing, Software licensing.
