Cloud Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Cloud Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 1
Q1:
What is the primary aim of the course on Cloud Computing?
A. To teach programming
B. To provide knowledge about Cloud Computing
C. To build network protocols
D. To design mobile applications
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 1
Q2:
Which field does Cloud Computing evolve from?
A. Grid Computing and Cluster Computing
B. Artificial Intelligence
C. Web Development
D. Virtual Reality
Correct Answer:
A
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Q3:
Cloud Computing is the provision of computing over ____ as a service over the Internet.
A. Local resources
B. Virtualized resources
C. Cloud servers
D. Physical servers
Correct Answer:
B
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Q4:
Which of the following technologies is fundamental for Cloud Computing?
A. Virtualization
B. Blockchain
C. Internet of Things
D. Quantum Computing
Correct Answer:
A
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Q5:
Which organization’s standards are referred to in the course regarding Cloud Computing?
A. NIST
B. ISO
C. IEEE
D. W3C
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 1
Q6:
Which technology is introduced in relation to Cloud Computing in the course?
A. Mobile Cloud Computing
B. Quantum Computing
C. Data Mining
D. Artificial Intelligence
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 1
Q7:
Cloud Computing is provisioned through which of the following devices?
A. Desktop computers
B. Laptops
C. Mobile phones
D. Mainframe computers
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 1
Q8:
Which model governs the legal rights and liabilities of Cloud consumers and providers?
A. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
B. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
C. Fair Use Policy (FUP)
D. Cloud Control Model (CCM)
Correct Answer:
A
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Q9:
Which of the following is NOT covered as part of Cloud Computing in this course?
A. Disaster recovery
B. Decision making
C. Web design
D. Security issues
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 1
Q10:
What is covered as a special contribution in the course?
A. Advanced Database Management
B. Software Defined Networking (SDN)
C. Cloud Security Protocols
D. Virtual Machine Deployment
Correct Answer:
B
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Q11:
The course begins with an overview of which fields?
A. Database Management
B. Cluster Computing and Grid Computing
C. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
D. Operating Systems
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 1
Q12:
Which publication is NOT recommended for the course?
A. "Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture"
B. "Cloud Computing" by Kris Jamsa
C. "NIST cloud computing reference architecture"
D. "Introduction to Web Development"
Correct Answer:
D
Chapter: 2
Q13:
What is cloud computing according to NIST?
A. A private server setup
B. A virtual machine only
C. A model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of resources
D. An operating system for managing network devices
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 2
Q14:
Which of the following is NOT an essential characteristic of cloud computing?
A. On-demand self-service
B. Broad network access
C. Centralized storage
D. Measured service
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 2
Q15:
What does "on-demand self-service" in cloud computing mean?
A. Providers must manually manage resources for each consumer
B. Consumers can provision resources automatically without provider interaction
C. Consumers must control all the infrastructure
D. Providers have full control over user resources
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 2
Q16:
What is "resource pooling" in cloud computing?
A. Using fixed resources for a single consumer
B. Pooling resources across various networks
C. A provider’s resources serve multiple consumers without consumers knowing the location of the resources
D. Consumers must specify the location of their resources
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 2
Q17:
What is "rapid elasticity" in cloud computing?
A. Resources are limited and fixed
B. Resources can be scaled elastically as per demand
C. Consumers have no control over resource scaling
D. Resources can only be scaled once a day
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 2
Q18:
What does "measured service" imply in cloud computing?
A. Fixed pricing for all services
B. Consumers are charged on a pay-per-use or charge-per-use basis
C. No control over resource allocation
D. Resources are free of charge
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 2
Q19:
What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?
A. Consumers control the underlying cloud infrastructure
B. Consumers can deploy their own operating systems
C. Consumers use provider’s applications running on the cloud
D. Consumers own the cloud infrastructure
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 2
Q20:
Which cloud service model allows consumers to deploy their applications using programming languages and tools provided by the cloud provider?
A. SaaS
B. IaaS
C. PaaS
D. DaaS
Correct Answer:
C