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Cloud Computing Management

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Cloud computing management involves administering web based services, data storage, and network security protocols. This subject is heavily featured in the computer aptitude sections of banking and government recruitment tests. The practice questions address SaaS backup, cross region storage replication, and serverless application designs.

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Cloud Computing Management Questions

Multiple choice

Which Google Cloud service provides comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities?

  1. Cloud Security Center

  2. Cloud Logging

  3. Cloud Monitoring

  4. Stackdriver
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Cloud Security Center offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities, including threat intelligence, incident management, and automated response actions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common best practice for incident response in cloud security?

  1. Isolating affected systems

  2. Collecting evidence

  3. Communicating with stakeholders

  4. Deleting logs and evidence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Deleting logs and evidence is not a recommended practice in incident response, as it can hinder the investigation and compromise the integrity of evidence.

Multiple choice

What is the primary goal of hybrid connectivity?

  1. To connect multiple cloud platforms.

  2. To connect on-premises resources to the cloud.

  3. To connect multiple data centers.

  4. To connect multiple networks.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hybrid connectivity aims to seamlessly integrate on-premises resources with cloud-based services, allowing for secure and efficient data transfer and application integration.

Multiple choice

Which hybrid connectivity solution is ideal for organizations with multiple cloud providers?

  1. VPN

  2. Direct Connect

  3. SD-WAN

  4. Multi-cloud Networking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Multi-cloud Networking solutions enable organizations to connect and integrate multiple cloud platforms, providing seamless connectivity and interoperability.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the integration of cloud-based services with on-premises resources?

  1. Hybrid Cloud

  2. Multi-cloud

  3. Cloud-native

  4. Edge Computing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hybrid Cloud refers to the integration of cloud-based services with on-premises resources, allowing organizations to leverage the benefits of both cloud and on-premises environments.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common use case for hybrid connectivity?

  1. Disaster recovery

  2. Data backup

  3. Application modernization

  4. Web hosting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Web hosting is not a common use case for hybrid connectivity. It typically involves hosting websites and applications entirely on cloud platforms.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the seamless integration of on-premises and cloud-based resources?

  1. Hybrid Integration

  2. Cloud-native Integration

  3. Multi-cloud Integration

  4. Edge Integration
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hybrid Integration refers to the seamless integration of on-premises and cloud-based resources, enabling data and application interoperability.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the practice of connecting multiple cloud platforms together?

  1. Multi-cloud Networking

  2. Hybrid Networking

  3. Cloud-native Networking

  4. Edge Networking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Multi-cloud Networking refers to the practice of connecting multiple cloud platforms together, enabling data and application interoperability across different cloud providers.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the extension of cloud-based services to edge devices?

  1. Edge Computing

  2. Cloud-native Computing

  3. Multi-cloud Computing

  4. Hybrid Computing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Edge Computing refers to the extension of cloud-based services to edge devices, such as IoT devices and sensors, to process data closer to the source.

Multiple choice

What is the difference between a hardware load balancer and a software load balancer?

  1. Hardware load balancers are more expensive than software load balancers

  2. Software load balancers are more scalable than hardware load balancers

  3. Hardware load balancers are more secure than software load balancers

  4. Hardware load balancers are faster than software load balancers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hardware load balancers are typically faster than software load balancers because they are dedicated devices that are designed specifically for load balancing.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common type of load balancer?

  1. Hardware load balancer

  2. Software load balancer

  3. Cloud load balancer

  4. Network load balancer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Network load balancer is not a common type of load balancer. The other three options are all common types of load balancers.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common type of global load balancer?

  1. DNS load balancer

  2. GSLB load balancer

  3. SDN load balancer

  4. Cloud load balancer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

SDN load balancer is not a common type of global load balancer. The other three options are all common types of global load balancers.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the process of distributing traffic across multiple cloud regions?

  1. Inter-region load balancing

  2. Cross-region load balancing

  3. Multi-region load balancing

  4. Global load balancing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Inter-region load balancing is the process of distributing traffic across multiple cloud regions.

Multiple choice

What is infrastructure as code?

  1. The practice of managing and provisioning infrastructure using code

  2. The practice of using code to define and manage the configuration of software applications

  3. The practice of using code to automate the deployment of software applications

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Infrastructure as code is the practice of managing and provisioning infrastructure using code, using code to define and manage the configuration of software applications, and using code to automate the deployment of software applications. This helps to ensure that infrastructure is always in a known state and that changes can be made quickly and easily.

Multiple choice

What is the most important step in securing a cloud environment?

  1. Implementing strong access controls

  2. Encrypting data at rest and in transit

  3. Regularly patching and updating software

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All of the above are important steps in securing a cloud environment. Implementing strong access controls ensures that only authorized users can access data and applications. Encrypting data at rest and in transit protects data from unauthorized access. Regularly patching and updating software helps to protect against vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.