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This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about cloud computing topics like public clouds, XML parsers, private clouds, cloud storage, cluster managers, hypervisors, and web services. For each question there is one correct answer and a detailed explanation.

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NPTEL CC Assignment2

This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about cloud computing topics like public clouds, XML parsers, private clouds, cloud storage, cluster managers, hypervisors, and web services. For each question there is one correct answer and a detailed explanation.

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​ NPTEL Online Certification Courses

​ Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Cloud Computing
Assignment-Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10

QUESTION 1:
Example(s) of Public cloud is(are)

A. Eucalyptus
B. Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC)
C. Microsoft ECI data centre
D. Amazon EC2

Correct Option: D
Detailed Answer: Amazon EC2 is a Public cloud.

QUESTION 2:
Which of the following is/are XML parser API(s)?
A. XaaS (Anything as a Model)
B. SAX (Simple API to XML)
C. CLI (Command Line Interface)
D. DOM (Document Object Model)

Correct Option: B, D
Detailed Answer: DOM and SAX are two of the three generic parser APIs. They read XML data,
check for syntax, and make data available to an application.

QUESTION 3:
The public cloud provides total visibility and control over data regarding security.
A. True
B. False
Correct Option: B
Detailed Answer: Public cloud provides limited visibility and control over data regarding security.
Say, subscribers cannot verify that data has been completely detected from the provider’s
systems.
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QUESTION 4:
In the case of on-site private cloud, organizations consider (i) network dependency; (ii) no risk from
multi-tenancy.

A. Only (i)
B. Only (ii)
C. Both (i) and (ii)
D. Neither (i) nor (ii)

Correct Option: A
Detailed Answer: The risk of multi-tenancy is there is an on-site private cloud as workloads of
different clients may reside concurrently on the same systems and local networks, separated only
by access policies implemented by a cloud provider’s software. Network dependency is also
considered.

QUESTION 5:
____________ is an XML language for processing XML.
A. Javascript
B. ECMA script
C. CSS
D. XSLT

Correct Option: D
Detailed Answer: XSLT( eXtensible Stylesheet Language) is an XML language for processing
XML.

QUESTION 6:
Cloud Manager is the public access point to the cloud where subscribers sign up for accounts.
A. True
B. False

Correct Option: A
Detailed Answer: Cloud Manager is the public access point to the cloud where subscribers sign
up for accounts and has a mechanism for authenticating subscribers.
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QUESTION 7:
___________ generally stores the cloud subscriber’s metadata like user credentials and OS images.

A. SLA (Service Level Agreement)


B. Cloud Manager
C. DOS (Data Object storage)
D. MOS (Metadata Object storage)

Correct Option: C
Detailed Answer: DOS generally stores the cloud subscriber’s metadata like user credentials and OS
images.

QUESTION 8:
Which of these is responsible for the operation of a collection of computers that are connected via
high speed local area networks in the cloud computing paradigm?
A. Cloud Manager
B. Computer Manager
C. Cluster Manager
D. None of these.

Correct Option: C
Detailed Answer: The cluster Manager is responsible for the operation of a collection of
computers that are connected via high-speed local area networks in the cloud computing
paradigm.

QUESTION 9:
Hypervisor is also known as
A. Cluster Manager
B. Virtual Machine Handler
C. Virtual Machine Manager
D. Virtual Machine Monitor

Correct Option: D
Detailed Answer: The hypervisor is also known as Virtual Machine Monitor
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QUESTION 10:
The following problems are addressed through Web services:
A. Firewall
B. Interoperability
C. Storage
D. Speed

Correct Option: A,B


Detailed Answer: Web services improve distributed interoperability by using open standards that
can enable any two software components to communicate. It is also intended to take care of
firewall issues.

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