Cloud Computing

Question 1

What is IaaS

Answer 1

Infrastructure as a Service - customer gets a VM

Question 2

What is SaaS

Answer 2

Software as a Service - customer signs up for the service, Microsoft Exchange, Dropbox, etc.

Question 3

What is PaaS

Answer 3

Platform as a Service - used by Developers, VM that comes with Development Tools

Question 4

VNF

Answer 4

Virtual Network Function - virtual instance of traditional networking device (firewall, router, etc)

Question 5

What is SLBaaS

Answer 5

Server Load Balancing as a Service - cloud provider provides load balancing

Question 6

What is TOR

Answer 6

Top of Rack switch

Question 7

What is EOR

Answer 7

End of Row switch

Question 8

What are TORs cabled to?

Answer 8

The EOR switch

Question 9

What are the 5 criteria for Cloud Computing?

Answer 9

• On-demand self-service
• Broad network access
• Resource Pooling
• Rapid Elasticity
• Measured Service