Virtualization/Cloud

Question 1

What is IaaS stand for and what does it do?

Answer 1

• Infrastructure As A Service
• Allows organizations to move entire infrastructure to the cloud

Question 2

What is SaaS stand for and what does it do?

Answer 2

• Software As A Service
• Software that can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection.

Question 3

What is PaaS stand for and what does it do?

Answer 3

• Platform As A Service
• A platform for software developers to build and maintain applications. PaaS handles everything on the back-end, including setup/maintenance of servers and networking equipment.

Question 4

What is FaaS stand for and what does it do?

Answer 4

• Function As A Service
• Provides solutions to build applications as simple, event-triggered functions without managing or scaling any infrastructure.

Question 5

What are the 3 different types of Cloud Deployment Models?

Answer 5

• Public Cloud
• Private Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud

Question 6

Describe a Public Cloud

Answer 6

Owned and managed by third-party service providers

Question 7

Describe a Private Cloud

Answer 7

Owned, managed, and used by a single organization, typically located on-premises.

Question 8

Describe a Hybrid Cloud

Answer 8

Environment that mixes private computing environments with public clouds

Question 9

What is the term for the ability to quickly add/remove resources to servers when needed?

Answer 9

Rapid Elasticity

Question 10

The concept of combining resources from multiple physical servers into one bucket, which can then be used as needed for virtual servers, is known as

Answer 10

Resource Pooling

Question 11

What term is used to describe the process of configuring a virtual machine on a local desktop?

Answer 11

Client-Side Virtualization

Question 12

What type of networking should you use when the Virtual Machine is not allowed Internet or Network Access?

Answer 12

Internal Networking

Question 13

What type of networking should you use when the Virtual Machine is only allowed to make OUTBOUND connections?

Answer 13

NAT Mode Networking

Question 14

To get a virtual machine to communicate directly through the network to which the physical machine is connected, what networking mode would you use?

Answer 14

Bridged Network

Question 15

Rather than using a private or public cloud, several organizations have decided to use a third party that allows them to share a cloud. What term describes this type of cloud?

Answer 15

Community Cloud

Question 16

Business software at your company is not installed on your computer, but instead is accessible over the network on-demand for you to access when you need it.

What is this called?

Answer 16

Virtual Application Streaming