Exam 15: TG 3. Cloud Computing

Vertical clouds are the most secure type of cloud because they ensure every business in an industry only uses one internet-connected server.

Cloud computing has the following benefit for companies:

________ computing allows service providers to make computing resources and infrastructure management available to customers as needed and then charges them for its specific usage rather than a flat rate.

________ is the registry of descriptions of web services.

________ is the next evolution of HTML that allows pages to execute more quickly so that they resemble smartphone apps.

XML and HTML are both markup languages used to create the look and feel of the internet.

There are more concerns associated with cloud computing than benefits.

________ computing pools various hardware and software components to create a single IT environment with shared resources.

________ was/were first introduced in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

On-premise computing can inhibit an organization's ability to respond quickly and appropriately to today's rapidly changing business environments.

With the ___-as-a-service model,cloud computing providers offer remotely accessible servers,networks,and storage capacity.

Customers manage the most with the IaaS service model compared to the PaaS and SaaS service models.

Which of the following cloud computing characteristics allows a dynamic assignment of computing resources based on customer demand?

Private clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over ________.

Grid computing enables the creation of supercomputers.

________ is the most recent evolution of the modern IT infrastructure.

What are the benefits of cloud computing? What are the risks and concerns of cloud computing? Do you think the benefits of cloud computing outweigh the risks? Why or why not? Under what circumstances would you be willing to use cloud computing?

When IT was first introduced into the business environment,organizations initially used ____________.

________ permit different systems to "talk" with one another without requiring human beings to translate the conversations.

Which of the following cloud computing characteristics addresses the business need to increase or decrease capacity when necessary (for example,retailers frequently need much more computational capacity on Black Friday)?