Cloud Essentials Practice Questions

Question 1
Which of the following is NOT a recognized cloud classification model?

A. IaaS
​B. QoS
​C. PaaS
​D. SaaS


Question 2
In keeping with organizational goals of a corporation when deploying an application to a cloud services provider, which of the following is NOT a selection criteria for choosing a pilot?

A. Security of application data
​B. Usability in a cloud environment
​C. Successful completion
D. Low impact of failure


Question 3
In using a structured approach to explore the potential impact of cloud computing in an organization undergoing the impact and changes that occur during Cloud service adoption, which of the following is an ITIL Service Lifecycle consideration? 

A. Service Upgrade
​B. Service Disconnection
​C. Service Operation
D. Service Continuance


Question 4
In using a structured approach to explore the potential impact of cloud computing in an organization undergoing the impact and changes that occur during Cloud service adoption, which of the following is an ITIL Service Lifecycle consideration? 

A. Service Occurrence
​B. Service Optimization
​C. Service Ownership
D. Service Operation


Question 5
Which of following is the MOST beneficial aspect of public cloud deployment for a startup company?

A. Ease of infrastructure management
​B. Reduced Mean Time to Implement
​C. Shared company resources
D. No upfront capital expenditure


Question 6
A webmail service hosted by an MSP for which of the following is considered a private cloud?

A. A single company
​B. Nonprofit companies
​C. Many companies
D. Marketing companies


Question 7
Which of the following recognized approaches for managing an organization’s technology environment can be applied to cloud computing services?

A. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
​B. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
​C. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
D. Project Management Institute (PMI)


Question 8
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for subscribing to PaaS?

A. Virus protection
​B. Software application access
​C. Application development
D. Infrastructure tuning


Question 9
A company’s email software vendor charged them $500 a month to use software, licensed for the maximum number of active email addresses. The company switched to a cloud-based email software that charged based on the number of active email addresses each month. The company was billed $100 the first month, $200 the second month, and $100 for the remaining 10 months of the year. After a year, how much money did the company save by switching to cloud computing?

A. $1,300
​B. $4,500
​C. $4,700
D. $6,000


Question 10
Which of the following is the MOST widely used example of cloud computing?

A. Business ratings
​B. Online email
​C. Online education
​D. Geo-caching


Cloud Essentials Answer Key

Question 1) B. QoS

Question 2) ​​C. Successful completion

Question 3) ​C. Service Operation

Question 4) D. Service Operation

Question 5) D. No upfront capital expenditure

Question 6) A. A single company

Question 7) C. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

Question 8) ​C. Application development

Question 9) ​C. $4,700

Question 10) B. Online email