Cloud Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Cloud Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
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
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B
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"
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D
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
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C
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
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C
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
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B
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
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C
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
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B
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
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B
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
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C
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
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C