CS435 Midterm Past Papers

1. Online gaming is an example of ------------ model. SaaS (Software as a Service).
2. -------is a fake message or repeated communication request (not directly related to cloud computing, but relevant to online services).

Spam

3. ---------is not a feature of network design.

Security

4. ---------is a popular Virtualization technology.

VMware

5. Some ---------- a node provides.

call it

6. Sending and receiving traditionally required a-------------.

physical connection

7. The --------------is responsible for host-to-host communication.

Transport layer

8. In IPV4 addresses, -----------are used as separators.

dots (.)

9. Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) is a -------- cellular technology.

3G

10. In ---------technology, a single host can be shared among multiple instances of operating systems.

Virtualization

11. A virtual cluster consists of several virtual machine hosts on a --------cluster.

physical

12. -------------is the ability of a computer system to recover from a failure.

Resilience

13. SaaS cloud service providers -----------interface.

user

14. IaaS consumers have the duty of installing--------------.

Operating System

15. The consumers of cloud computing are under a legal cover of---------------.

SLAs (Service Level Agreements)

16. -------------is a markup language that defines the API of a web service.

WSDL (Web Services Description Language)

17. A -----------is the smallest unit of data that is individual.

Bit

Questions:

Q1. Essential Characteristics according to NIST definition:

i. Resource pooling ii. Rapid elasticity iii. On-demand self-service iv. Broad network access v. Measured service

Q2. Important Benefits of Cluster Computing:

i. Scalability ii. High availability and fault tolerance iii. Use of commodity computers (Widely available/affordable)

Q3. Service Models according to NIST definition:

i. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)