Cloud Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Cloud Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q471: What is one of the key characteristics of cloud computing as per NIST?
- A: It requires constant manual management
- B: Resources are rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort
- C: It is only accessible by administrators
- D: It cannot scale with business needs
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B
Q472: Who defined the formal definition of cloud computing used globally?
- A: Microsoft
- B: Amazon
- C: National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) USA
- D: Google Cloud
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C
Q473: According to NIST, cloud computing enables access to ______.
- A: Only physical servers
- B: A shared pool of configurable resources such as networks, servers, and applications
- C: Only software applications
- D: Hardware but not network services
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B
Q474: Which of the following is NOT a business driver that cloud computing can fulfill according to NIST?
- A: IT Capacity Planning
- B: Cost Reduction
- C: Organizational Agility
- D: Fixed resource allocation
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D
Q475: What is one of the business drivers cloud computing can fulfill?
- A: Increasing manual intervention
- B: Reducing costs
- C: Slowing down organizational processes
- D: Limiting IT capacity
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B
Q476: Fill in the blank: According to NIST, cloud computing can be rapidly provisioned and ______ with minimal management effort.
- A: Deleted
- B: Transferred
- C: Released
- D: Upgraded
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C
Q477: Fill in the blank: NIST defines cloud computing as providing on-demand access to a ______ pool of configurable resources.
- A: Restricted
- B: Shared
- C: Single
- D: Fixed
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B
Q478: What business advantage does cloud computing offer according to NIST?
- A: Slower response to market changes
- B: Organizational agility
- C: Higher manual workload
- D: Reduced scalability
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B
Q479: Which of the following is a key aspect of cloud computing defined by NIST?
- A: Fixed resource allocation
- B: Limited to physical hardware only
- C: Rapid provisioning with minimal interaction
- D: Constant user management
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C
Q480: Fill in the blank: The organization that provided the formal definition of cloud computing is ______.
- A: NIST
- B: Microsoft
- C: IBM
- D: Google
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A