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Cloud Computing
Assignment- Week 7
TYPE OF QUESTION: MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10

QUESTION 1:
Fill in the blanks in the light of User Mobility:
The lack of effective handoff mechanisms in WiFi networks as users move rapidly causes an
_____ in the number of packets _____ .
a. decrease, losses
b. increase, losses
c. increase, gains
d. no variation, gains

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution:The lack of effective handoff mechanisms in WiFi networks as users
move rapidly causes an increase in the number of packet losses.

QUESTION 2:
Choose the correct option.

How to evaluate Mobile Cloud Computing performance?

a. only I and II
b. only II and IV
c. only I, II and IV
d. I, II, III, IV

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: Mobile Cloud Computing performance is evaluated with energy consumption,
security, time to completion and monetary cost.
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QUESTION 3:
What is/are the key component(s) of Mobile Cloud Computing?
a. Profiler
b. Solver
c. Synchronizer
d. All of the above

Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: The key components of Mobile cloud computing (MCC) are profiler, solver
and synchronizer.

QUESTION 4:
Which of the following is/are advantage(s) of Mobile Cloud Computing?
a. Extending battery lifetime
b. Improving security
c. Improving Reliability and Availability
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a, c
Detailed Solution: Extending battery lifetime, improving reliability and availability are the
advantages of Mobile Cloud Computing.

QUESTION 5:
Offloading is beneficial when ________ amounts of computation are needed with
relatively_________ amounts of communication.

a. Large, small
b. Small, large
c. Small, does not depend
d. Does not depends, small

Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: Offloading is beneficial when large amounts of computation C are needed
with relatively small amounts of communication.
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QUESTION 6:
Which of the following is/are true?
a. In cloud computing, the distance between the client and server is over multiple hops.
b. In fog computing, the distance between the client and server is over multiple hops.
c. In cloud computing, the distance between the client and server is over a single hop.
d. In fog computing, the distance between the client and server is over a single hop.

Correct Answer: a, d
Detailed Solution: In cloud computing distance between the client and server is measured
through multiple hops and in fog computing the distance between the client and server is
measured through a single hop.

QUESTION 7:
Which of the following is/are fog devices?
a. Cellular base stations
b. Network routers
c. WiFi Gateways
d. None of these

Correct Answer: a, b, c
Detailed Solution: Cellular base stations, Network routers, WiFi Gateways are a few of the fog
devices.

QUESTION 8:
What is/are true about cloudlets?
a. Increases the latency in reaching the cloud servers
a. Reduces the latency in reaching the cloud servers
b. Resides far from the mobile devices
c. Resides near to the mobile devices

Correct Answer: b, d
Detailed Solution: Cloudlet reduces the latency in reaching the cloud
servers and it resides near to the mobile devices.
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QUESTION 9:
Match the following:
List – I List – II

1. Data Level Interoperability i. Ability to exchange / obtain the information to

2. Service Level Interoperability ii. Ability to exchange information in a reliable

3. Security Level Interoperability iii. Ability to “consume” the information

a. 1. (ii), 2. (iii), 3. (i)

Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: Data Level Interoperability is the ability to “consume” the information.
Service Level Interoperability is the ability to exchange / obtain the information to be
consumed. Security Level Interoperability is the ability to exchange information in a
reliable and trustworthy fashion.

QUESTION 10:
Which of the following aspect(s) is/are present in context-aware dynamic parking service
case study?
a. Decision making of traffic authorities
b. Reservation service process
c. Context-aware optimization
d. None of the above

Correct Answer: a, b, c
Detailed Solution: Context-aware dynamic parking service considers decision making of
traffic authorities, reservation service process and context-aware optimization

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