Fundamentals of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing primarily relies on:

The typical cloud payment model is:

An IT resource can be:

Which statement about 'on-premise' is correct?

The organization that owns and provides cloud-based IT resources is the:

Adding more servers of the same type to handle demand is an example of:

Replacing a server with a more powerful one is:

A cloud service is best defined as:

Which is an ADVANTAGE of cloud computing?

Which is a DISADVANTAGE of cloud computing?

Cloud computing moves services outside an organization's firewall, accessed via the Web.

The 'cloud' is only software, with no hardware or networks involved.

An IT resource can be a virtual server (software-based) or a physical server (hardware-based).

An on-premise IT resource can simultaneously be cloud-based.

A cloud consumer has a formal contract/arrangement with a cloud provider.

Some cloud providers resell IT resources leased from other cloud providers.

'Scaling in' means adding more resources of the same type.

A cloud service can be accessed by a consumer program or by a human user.

Increased reliability means the resource can better avoid and recover from exception conditions.

Reduced operational governance control is considered an advantage of cloud computing.

Match each cloud role/term.

Match each scaling term with its meaning.

Match each IT-resource concept.

Match each ADVANTAGE with its description.

Match each DISADVANTAGE with its category.