Content check — Information Systems, Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure

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Chapter 7: Cloud Computing and Managing the Cloud Infrastructure

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7-1 §7.1 source ↗

What term describes a physical computing environment that is located at an organization’s facility?

a.
on-premise
b.
hot facility
c.
cold site
d.
cloud-based

Answer

A. on-premise

7-3 §7.1 source ↗

What is the term for the party that manages and maintains a cloud-based environment?

a.
service provider
b.
ISP engineer
c.
cloud provider
d.
cloud engineer

Answer

C. cloud provider

7-5 §7.1 source ↗

What is the term for a plan that an organization puts in place to maintain its operational status in an emergency scenario?

a.
business continuity
b.
recovery plan
c.
emergency recovery
d.
shutdown plan

Answer

A. business continuity

7-7 §7.2 source ↗

What is the second level of the cloud environment that is to be built in relation to the Infrastructure as a Service component?

a.
Database as a Service
b.
Software as a Service
c.
Platform as a Service
d.
Communication as a Service

Answer

C. Platform as a Service

7-9 §7.2 source ↗

What is the term for an environment that is owned by a specific community or cloud provider that is offering services to a specific community?

a.
hybrid cloud
b.
community cloud
c.
public cloud
d.
private cloud

Answer

B. community cloud

7-11 §7.3 source ↗

What advancement changed the way networking components worked, handled traffic, and opened new methods of controlling the network architecture?

a.
SDN
b.
VPN
c.
ACD
d.
ATM

Answer

A. SDN

7-13 §7.3 source ↗

What would an organization use to move their content to a cloud provider?

a.
programming code
b.
command line
c.
migration tool
d.
solution plan

Answer

C. migration tool

7-15 §7.3 source ↗

What is the name of the guidelines that provide a foundation for the organization to work from and develop a cybersecurity program?

a.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
b.
NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture
c.
NIST Standard for Cybersecurity and Risk
d.
NIST Computing Security Standard

Answer

A. NIST Cybersecurity Framework

7-17 §7.4 source ↗

What is an example of a cloud-based application used by companies such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho for managing their customer interactions, lead management, and analytics?

a.
enterprise management planning
b.
customer relationship management
c.
supply chain management
d.
automatic call distribution

Answer

B. customer relationship management

7-19 §7.4 source ↗

What is the consideration for planning that involves needed resources, maintenance, licensing, and utility cost?

a.
funding amounts
b.
quotation numbers
c.
cost factors
d.
loan values

Answer

C. cost factors

7-21 §7.5 source ↗

What platform is unique in that it is built on open-source software known as OpenFlow and OpenDaylight?

a.
SDN
b.
ATM
c.
TCP/IP
d.
VPN

Answer

A. SDN

7-23 §7.5 source ↗

Cloud computing systems utilize data marts, data warehouses, data lakes, and big data storage techniques for the accumulation of what?

a.
control system data
b.
database backups
c.
raw data
d.
management logs

Answer

C. raw data

7-25 §7.5 source ↗

What component of cloud-based computing is influenced by its accessibility from any device?

a.
competitiveness
b.
drive
c.
profitability
d.
sustainability

Answer

D. sustainability

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