Cloud Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Cloud Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 3
Q41:
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cluster computing?
A. Scalability
B. High availability
C. Commodity computers usage
D. Increased energy consumption
Correct Answer:
D
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Q42:
What does the term "fault tolerance" in cluster computing refer to?
A. Ability to recover from failure
B. Fault prevention
C. Minimizing errors
D. Eliminating faults completely
Correct Answer:
A
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Q43:
A computer cluster is a collection of interconnected _______ that cooperate as a single resource pool.
A. servers
B. virtual machines
C. stand-alone computers
D. centralized processors
Correct Answer:
C
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Q44:
Clusters became popular in the ______ due to the rising costs of traditional supercomputers.
A. 1980s
B. 1990s
C. 2000s
D. 2010s
Correct Answer:
B
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Q45:
In 2010, 85% of the top 500 supercomputers were _______ built with homogeneous nodes.
A. virtual machines
B. mainframes
C. computer clusters
D. grid networks
Correct Answer:
C
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Q46:
The foundation of modern-day supercomputers and cloud computing was laid by ______ computing.
A. grid
B. cluster
C. peer-to-peer
D. quantum
Correct Answer:
B
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Q47:
Benefits of cluster computing include scalability, high availability, and use of ______ computers.
A. commodity
B. virtual
C. legacy
D. super
Correct Answer:
A
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Q48:
The grid is an integrated infrastructure that combines ______ to create a large collection of resources.
A. computers
B. networks
C. storage
D. all of the above
Correct Answer:
D
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Q49:
Grid computing is mainly used to solve ______.
A. small-scale problems
B. large-scale computation problems
C. communication issues
D. personal computing needs
Correct Answer:
B
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Q50:
Which of the following devices can be part of a grid computing network?
A. Laptops
B. PDAs
C. Supercomputers
D. All of the above
Correct Answer:
D
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Q51:
CPU scavenging in grid computing involves using ______ during periods of inactivity.
A. unused CPU cycles
B. primary CPU cycles
C. reserved CPU cycles
D. external CPU cycles
Correct Answer:
A
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Q52:
______ is an example of a grid computing project that used millions of computers for data processing.
A. SETI@Home
B. Amazon AWS
C. Salesforce
D. Microsoft Azure
Correct Answer:
A
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Q53:
What layer in grid computing focuses on the interaction among resources and handles functions like scheduling?
A. Application
B. Collective Services
C. Resource Service
D. Grid Fabric
Correct Answer:
B
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Q54:
In grid computing, which layer is responsible for networking among computational resources?
A. Resource Service
B. Application
C. Connectivity Layer
D. Grid Fabric
Correct Answer:
C
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Q55:
The grid fabric consists of ______.
A. user applications
B. all computational resources
C. network security protocols
D. scheduling algorithms
Correct Answer:
B
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Q56:
Grid computing allows ______ to donate resources like RAM, disk space, and network bandwidth voluntarily.
A. grid hosts
B. end users
C. businesses
D. cloud providers
Correct Answer:
A
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Q57:
Which layer in grid computing architecture contains user applications to be run on the grid?
A. Connectivity Layer
B. Application
C. Grid Fabric
D. Resource Service
Correct Answer:
B
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Q58:
CPU scavenging is commonly used to build ______ in grid computing.
A. virtual grids
B. private clouds
C. supercomputers
D. data centers
Correct Answer:
A
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Q59:
In grid computing, the resource service layer deals with ______.
A. user interactions
B. computational resources
C. network communication
D. data backups
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 3
Q60:
Grid computing became popular due to its ability to ______.
A. reduce energy costs
B. enable fast information retrieval
C. manage large amounts of data locally
D. provide limited computational power
Correct Answer:
B