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MCA Cloud Computing Cloudservices — practice questions

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In SaaS, what is being rented by the consumer?Read the answer and worked solution →The term SaaS dates from which decade?Read the answer and worked solution →In SaaS, who controls most of the software stack?Read the answer and worked solution →The more privileged lower layer in an IaaS stack is occupied by the:Read the answer and worked solution →PaaS clouds typically provide tools that assist with the deployment of:Read the answer and worked solution →Practical IaaS clouds also provide stable network connectivity and:Read the answer and worked solution →A SaaS provider's main responsibility is that its software is supported and:Read the answer and worked solution →SaaS applications must be scalable to increasingly larger consumer:Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike shrink wrapped software, SaaS applications need no complex:Read the answer and worked solution →In PaaS, the cloud provider controls which layers of the software stack?Read the answer and worked solution →To an end user, an application deployed on a PaaS cloud feels like using:Read the answer and worked solution →A hypervisor uses the hardware to synthesize one or more:Read the answer and worked solution →In IaaS, the provider keeps total control over the physical hardware and administrative control over the:Read the answer and worked solution →In IaaS, the consumer typically controls the guest operating system and:Read the answer and worked solution →SaaS clouds place significant reliance on consumer browsers being secure and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which risk arises from different SaaS applications sharing a consumer's browser?Read the answer and worked solution →In a public SaaS scenario, why can neither party guarantee network reliability?Read the answer and worked solution →What may not be fully compatible between different SaaS clouds?Read the answer and worked solution →Which service modelRead the answer and worked solution →Provider or consumer controlRead the answer and worked solution →Match the cloud services termRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about cloud servicesRead the answer and worked solution →A SaaS benefit or a SaaS riskRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the service model factsRead the answer and worked solution →Order the stack from the metal upRead the answer and worked solution →Cloud services bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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In SaaS, what is being rented by the consumer?

  1. Access to an application
  2. Access to an appliance
  3. Access to an allocation
  4. Access to an assembly
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Correct answer: A. Access to an application

1. Each service model rents a different thing. 2. SaaS delivers finished software rather than parts of a platform. 3. In the case of SaaS, what is being rented is access to an application. 4. So the answer is access to an application. _Source: NIST SP 800-146, 'Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations'_

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The term SaaS dates from which decade?

  1. The 1730s
  2. The 1990s
  3. The 1930s
  4. The 1830s
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Correct answer: B. The 1990s

1. SaaS is older than the phrase cloud computing. 2. It was already in use before the 2000s. 3. The term SaaS dates from the 1990s and predates the term cloud computing. 4. So the answer is the 1990s. _Source: NIST SP 800-146, 'Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations'_

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In SaaS, who controls most of the software stack?

  1. The cloud provider
  2. The cloud purchaser
  3. The cloud passenger
  4. The cloud publisher
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Correct answer: A. The cloud provider

1. The consumer of SaaS installs and configures nothing. 2. Everything below the application is run for them. 3. In SaaS, the cloud provider controls most of the software stack. 4. So the answer is the cloud provider. _Source: NIST SP 800-146, 'Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations'_

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