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1) Which software does prevent external access to a system? 1 point

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b) Gateway
How does an
NPTEL c) Router
online d) Virus checker
course
Yes, the answer is correct.
work? () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 0 () a) Firewall

Practice:
2) Which classes are used for connection-less socket programming? 1 point
Week 0 :
Assignment 0
a) Datagram Socket
(assessment?
name=217) b) Datagram Packet
c) Both Datagram Socket & Datagram Packet
Assignment 0
Solution (unit? d) Server Socket
unit=16&lesso
Yes, the answer is correct.
n=17) Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 1 ()
c) Both Datagram Socket & Datagram Packet

Week 2 ()
3) Which of the following is most appropriate about Threads? Threads of a process 1 point
share
Week 3 ()
a) only global variables.
Week 4 () b) only heap.
c) neither global variables nor heap.
Week 5 () d) both heap and global variables.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 6 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
d) both heap and global variables.
Week 7 ()
4) What is the maximum number of hosts under class B addresses? 1 point
Week 8 ()
a) 65536
Week 9 () b) 65534
c) 65535
Week 10 : ()
d) 254

Week 11 : () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 12 : ()
b) 65534

Text
5) Consider a system with 2 level caches. Access times of Level 1 cache, Level 2 1 point
Transcripts
cache, and main memory are 1 ns, 10ns, and 400 ns, respectively. The hit rates of Level 1 and
()
Level 2 caches are 0.8 and 0.9, respectively. What is the average access time of the system
ignoring the search time within the cache?
Books ()

a) 12.6 ns
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b) 11.2 ns
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c) 10.6 ns
d) 12.4 ns

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c) 10.6 ns

6) Using a larger block size in a fixed block size file system leads to 1 point

a) better disk throughput but poorer disk space utilization

b) better disk throughput and better disk space utilization
c) poorer disk throughput but better disk space utilization
d) poorer disk throughput and poorer disk space utilization

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a) better disk throughput but poorer disk space utilization

7) Transport layer is implemented in the Firmware of a computer system. 1 point

a) True
b) False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) False
 8) A computer’s processor sends 32 bit addresses to the cache controller. It has a 512 1 point
KByte, 8-way set associative, write back data cache with block size of 32 Bytes. In addition to
the address tag, each cache tag directory entry contains 3 valid bits and 1 modified bit. Find the
size of the cache tag directory.

a) 212 Kbits
b) 320 Kbits
c) 160 Kbits
d) 120 Kbits

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) 320 Kbits

9) Flow control is mainly implemented in 1 point

a) Physical Layer
b) Application Layer
c) Transport Layer
d) Session Layer

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c) Transport Layer

10) Where does the swap space reside ? 1 point

a) RAM
b) Disk
c) ROM
d) On-chip cache

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) Disk

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Course Week 01 : Assignment 01

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How does an 1) Which of the following fall(s) under the “essential characteristics” of cloud 1 point
NPTEL computing?
online
course A. Resource Pooling
work? () B. Measured Service
C. Rapid Elasticity
Week 0 ()
D. Latency

Week 1 () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Lecture 1: Accepted Answers:
Cloud A. Resource Pooling
Computing - B. Measured Service
Overview C. Rapid Elasticity
(unit?
unit=18&lesso
2) “Google Doc” is an example of 1 point
n=19)

Lecture 2: A. PaaS
Cloud B. IaaS
Computing –
C. SaaS
Overview
(contd..) (unit? D. FaaS
unit=18&lesso
Yes, the answer is correct.
n=20) Score: 1
Lecture 3:
Accepted Answers:
Cloud
C. SaaS
Computing –
Introduction 3) Business-Process-as-a-Service is not a part of XaaS. 1 point
(unit?
unit=18&lesso A) True
n=21)
B) False
Lecture 4: Yes, the answer is correct.
Cloud Score: 1
Computing Accepted Answers:
Architecture B) False
(unit?
unit=18&lesso
4) Network Function Virtualization involves the implementation of _______ function in 1 point
n=22)
software that can run on a range of industry-standard servers ______________.
Lecture 5:
Cloud A. network,software
Computing B. hardware, software
Architecture
C. hardware, network
(contd..) (unit?
unit=18&lesso D. network,hardware
n=23)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture
material of
Accepted Answers:
Week 1 (unit?
D. network,hardware
unit=18&lesso
n=24) 5) Which are the following applications for SaaS (Software as a Service) architecture? 1 point

Quiz: Week A) Billing software

01 :
B) CRM
Assignment
01 C) App engines
(assessment? D) None of above
name=218)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Assignment 1 Score: 1
Solution (unit? Accepted Answers:
unit=18&lesso A) Billing software
n=26) B) CRM
Feedback
Form (unit? 6) Web access to commercial software is one of the SaaS characteristics in the cloud 1 point
unit=18&lesso computing paradigm.
n=25)
A. True
Week 2 () B. False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 3 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 4 () A. True

Week 5 () 7) In the case of the client-server model: Statement (i) Virtualization is a core concept; 1 point
Statement (ii) system can scale infinitely
Week 6 ()
A) Only Statement (i) is correct
Week 7 () B) Only Statement (ii) is correct
C) Both Statements (i) and (ii) are correct
Week 8 ()
D) None of the statements is correct
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 9 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 10 : () D) None of the statements is correct

8) Client-server model is always load-balanced 1 point

Week 11 : ()
A) True
Week 12 : ()
B) False

Text Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Transcripts
Accepted Answers:
()
B) False

Books ()
9) PaaS (Platform as a Service) brings the benefits: (i) Creation of software (ii) 1 point
Integration of web services and databases
Download
Videos () A. Only (i)
B. Only (ii)
C. Both (i) and (ii)
D. Neither (i) nor (ii)

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
C. Both (i) and (ii)

10) Which of the following is false? 1 point

a) Private cloud is dedicated solely to an organization.

b) Community cloud is a composition of public and private cloud.
c) Public cloud is available to the general public.
d) None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) Community cloud is a composition of public and private cloud.
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Course Week 02 : Assignment 02

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How does an 1) Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) possess: 1 point
NPTEL
online a) A service provider, service requestor and service broker
course b) A service provider and service requestor
work? ()
c) A service requestor and service broker

Week 0 () d) Only a service broker

Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a) A service provider, service requestor and service broker
Week 2 ()

Lecture 6: 2) XML is designed to describe _________. 1 point

Cloud
Computing: a) pricing
Architecture – b) SLA
Deployment
c) data
Models (unit?
unit=27&lesso d) service
n=28)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 7:
Cloud Accepted Answers:
Computing: c) data
Virtualization
(unit? 3) SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) does not restrict the endpoint 1 point
unit=27&lesso implementation technology choices. SOAP is a platform-neutral choice.
n=29)
a) True
Lecture 8: b) False
Cloud
Yes, the answer is correct.
Computing:
Score: 1
XML Basics
Accepted Answers:
(unit?
a) True
unit=27&lesso
n=30) 4) A Cyber‐Physical Cloud Computing (CPCC) architectural framework is a 1 point
________environment that can rapidly build, modify and provision cyber‐physical systems
Lecture 9:
Cloud composed of a set of__________ based sensor, processing, control, and data services.
Computing:
XML Basics II
a) system, cloud computing
(unit? b) cloud computing, system
unit=27&lesso
c) system, edge computing
n=31)
d) edge, system computing
Lecture 10:
Yes, the answer is correct.
Cloud
Score: 1
Computing:
Accepted Answers:
Web Services,
a) system, cloud computing
Service
Oriented
Architecture 5) Network Virtualization is a _________ environment that allows _______ service 1 point
(unit? providers to dynamically compose ____________virtual networks.
unit=27&lesso
n=32) a) networking, single, single
b) physical, single, multiple
Lecture
material of c) networking, multiple, single
Week 2 (unit? d) networking, multiple, multiple
unit=27&lesso
n=33) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Quiz: Week Accepted Answers:
02 : d) networking, multiple, multiple
Assignment
02 6) Customized wearable devices for collecting health parameters are the best 1 point
(assessment?
examples of
name=219)

Assignment 2 a) IoHT
Solution (unit? b) Fog device
unit=27&lesso
c) Fog-Cloud interfaced.
n=35)
d) Cloud-Fog-Edge-IoHT
Week 2
Yes, the answer is correct.
Feedback
Score: 1
Form (unit?
Accepted Answers:
unit=27&lesso
d) Cloud-Fog-Edge-IoHT
n=34)

Week 3 () 7) Dew Computing is a paradigm where on-premises computers provide functionality 1 point
that is _________ of cloud services and is also collaborative with cloud services
Week 4 ()
a) dependant

Week 5 () b) independent
c) partial dependant
d) none of these
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 6 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 7 () b) independent

8) SOAP uses ______ as transport protocol 1 point

Week 8 ()
a) UDDI
Week 9 ()
b) SLA
c) HTTP
Week 10 : ()
d) XML
Week 11 : () Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Week 12 : () Accepted Answers:
c) HTTP
Text
Transcripts 9) Virtual Machine Monitor is also known as 1 point
()
a) Cluster Manager

Books () b) Virtual Machine Handler

c) Virtual Machine Manager
Download d) Hypervisor
Videos ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
d) Hypervisor

10) Which of the following is/are XML parser API(s)? 1 point

a) XaaS (Anything as a Model)

b) SAX (Simple API to XML)
c) CLI (Command Line Interface)
d) DOM (Document Object Model)

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) SAX (Simple API to XML)
d) DOM (Document Object Model)
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Course Week 03 : Assignment 03

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How does an 1) Which of the following statement(s) regarding OpenStack storage is/are right? 1 point
NPTEL
online A. Object storage is managed by Cinder
course B. Both ephemeral storage and block storage are accessible from within VM
work? ()
C. Block storage persists until VM is terminated

Week 0 () D. Ephemeral storage is used to run operating system and/or scratch space
Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
B. Both ephemeral storage and block storage are accessible from within VM
Week 2 ()
D. Ephemeral storage is used to run operating system and/or scratch space

Week 3 ()
2) A task takes time T in a uniprocessor system. In a parallel implementation, the task 1 point
Lecture 11: runs on P processors parallelly. The parallel efficiency is Eff, where 0<Eff<1. What is the time
Service Level taken by each processor (M) in this implementation?
Agreement
(unit? A. M = T
unit=36&lesso B. M = T/(Eff×P)
n=37)
C. M = T/P
Lecture 12:
D. M = (T×Eff)/P
Cloud
Economics Yes, the answer is correct.
(unit? Score: 1
unit=36&lesso Accepted Answers:
n=38) B. M = T/(Eff×P)
Lecture 13: 3) What does the term "biasness towards vendors" imply in the context of SLA 1 point
Managing monitoring?
Data (unit?
unit=36&lesso A. Vendor-driven selection of monitoring parameters
n=39) B. Customer-driven selection of monitoring parameters
Lecture 14: C. Balanced approach in monitoring parameters
Introduction to D. Lack of active monitoring on the customer's side
Map Reduce
(unit? Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
unit=36&lesso
n=40)
Accepted Answers:
A. Vendor-driven selection of monitoring parameters
Lecture 15 :
Open Stack 4) How does the master node in the Google File System maintain communication with 1 point
(unit?
chunk servers?
unit=36&lesso
n=41)
A. Command messages
Lecture B. Update messages
material of
C. Query messages
Week 3 (unit?
unit=36&lesso D. Heartbeat messages
n=42) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Quiz: Week
Accepted Answers:
03 :
D. Heartbeat messages
Assignment
03
(assessment? 5) In a cloud, total service uptime is 175 minutes and availability of the service is 0.85. 1 point
name=220) What is the service downtime?

Assignment 3 A. 55 minutes
Solution (unit?
B. 148.75 minutes
unit=36&lesso
n=44) C. 26.25 minutes
D. 45 minutes
Week 3
Feedback Yes, the answer is correct.
Form (unit? Score: 1
unit=36&lesso Accepted Answers:
n=177) C. 26.25 minutes

Week 4 ()
6) Statement 1: In ephemeral storage, the stored objects persist until the VM is 1 point
terminated.
Week 5 () Statement 2: The ephemeral storage is managed by Cinder in OpenStack.

Week 6 () A. Statement 1 is TRUE, Statement 2 is FALSE

B. Statement 2 is TRUE, Statement 1 is FALSE
Week 7 ()
C. Both statements are TRUE

Week 8 () D. Both statements are FALSE

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 9 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 10 : () A. Statement 1 is TRUE, Statement 2 is FALSE
 7) “Midsize providers can achieve similar statistical economies to an infinitely large 1 point
Week 11 : ()
provider” Does this fall under?

Week 12 : () A. Correlated demand

B. Dependent demand
Text
Transcripts C. Independent demand
() D. Mixed demand
Yes, the answer is correct.
Books () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Download C. Independent demand
Videos ()
8) Let D(t) and R(t) be the instantaneous demand and resources at time t respectively. 1 point
If demand is exponential (D(t)=et), any fixed provisioning interval (tp) according to the current
demands will fall linearly behind.

A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
B. FALSE

9) Which of the following is/are expected common SLA parameter(s) for both 1 point
Software-as-a-Service and Storage-as-a-Service models?

A. usability
B. scalability
C. recovery
D. None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
B. scalability

10) Data retention and deletion by cloud providers do not fall under one of the SLA 0 points
requirements.

A. True
B. False

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
A. True
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Course Week 04 : Assignment 04

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How does an 1) SQL Azure is a cloud-based relational database service that is based on: 1 point
NPTEL
online (a) Oracle
course (b) SQL Server
work? ()
(c) MySQL

Week 0 () (d) None

Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(b) SQL Server
Week 2 ()

Week 3 () 2) Microsoft Azure provides 1 point

(a) SaaS
Week 4 ()
(b) PaaS
Lecture 16 : (c) IaaS
Cloud
(d) None
Computing:
Open source Yes, the answer is correct.
Cloud– Score: 1
Openstack Accepted Answers:
Demo (unit? (a) SaaS
unit=45&lesso (b) PaaS
n=46) (c) IaaS

Lecture 17 :
Cloud 3) Azure App Service plan defines 1 point
Computing: (a) Region
Case Study
with a
(b) Instance size
Commercial (c) Scale count
Cloud-
(d) None
Microsoft
Azure (unit? Yes, the answer is correct.
unit=45&lesso
Score: 1
n=47) Accepted Answers:
(a) Region
Lecture 18 : (b) Instance size
Cloud
(c) Scale count
Computing:
Demo - 4) The OpenStack component - Glance monitors and meters the OpenStack cloud for 1 point
Microsoft billing, benchmarking.
Azure (unit? State True of False.
unit=45&lesso
n=48) a) True
Lecture 19 : b) False
Cloud
Yes, the answer is correct.
Computing: Score: 1
Case Study -
Accepted Answers:
Google Cloud
b) False
Platform
(GCP) (unit?
unit=45&lesso
5) GCP: Choose the correct option(s) 1 point
n=49)
a) To run your web-application, you need to configure only the Google Storage bucket
Lecture 20 : b) “gcloud app deploy app.yaml” the command can be used to deploy your app to app-
Cloud
engine
Computing:
Demo - c) After launching your application to app-engine anyone can view the app at
Google Cloud http://[YOUR_PROJECT_ID].appspot.com
Platform d) “gcloud app browse” – can be used to start the local development server for the
(GCP) (unit? application
unit=45&lesso
n=50) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture Accepted Answers:
material of b) “gcloud app deploy app.yaml” the command can be used to deploy your app to app-engine
Week 4 (unit? c) After launching your application to app-engine anyone can view the app at
unit=45&lesso http://[YOUR_PROJECT_ID].appspot.com
n=51)

Quiz: Week 6) In OpenStack, the different components of Nova (e.g. scheduler, Compute, api etc.) 1 point
04 : communicates via:
Assignment
04 (a) Message Queues
(assessment?
(b) Neutron
name=221)
(c) Conductor
Assignment 4
(d) Swift
Solution (unit?
unit=45&lesso Yes, the answer is correct.
n=53) Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 4 (a) Message Queues
Feedback
Form (unit? 7) In OpenStack, __________ is a system for managing networks and IP addresses. 1 point
unit=45&lesso
n=178) (a) Nova
(b) Keystone
Week 5 ()
(c) Neutron
Week 6 () (d) None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 7 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 8 () (c) Neutron

Week 9 () 8) Cloud DataStore in GCP is a NoSQL document database built for automatic scaling, 1 point
high performance, and ease of application development
Week 10 : ()
a) True

Week 11 : () b) False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 12 : () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Text a) True
Transcripts
() 9) GCP: Which one is/are correct statement(s)? 1 point

Books () a) You can reuse the project ID only after you delete the previous project in GCP
b) A CNAME alias is a DNS record that lets you use a URL from your own domain to
Download access resources, such as a bucket and objects, in Cloud Storage using your custom
Videos () domain URL
c) “Multi-Regional” Storage class is used for the bucket to stream videoes and host hot
web content accessed frequently around the world
d) “Nearline” Storage class is used for the bucket to store data accessed frequently in
one part of the world

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) A CNAME alias is a DNS record that lets you use a URL from your own domain to access
resources, such as a bucket and objects, in Cloud Storage using your custom domain URL
c) “Multi-Regional” Storage class is used for the bucket to stream videoes and host hot web
content accessed frequently around the world

10) OpenStack: Which IP use is preferred for transferring data to a VM from 1 point

(i) Another VM in the same cloud

(ii) One organization's network-

(a) i. Floating IP, ii. Private IP

(b) i. Private IP, ii. Floating IP
(c) Floating IP in both cases
(d) Private IP in both cases

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
(b) i. Private IP, ii. Floating IP
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Course Week 05 : Assignment 05

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How does an 1) In a SLA negotiation, the provider agreed with the service availability of 98%. The 1 point
NPTEL consumer runs the application for X hours/day. At the end of one month [31 days], the total
online service outage was 12 hrs. However, SLA negotiation (in terms of service availability) is honored.
course
work? () a. X is atleast 19.74
b. X is atmost 19.74
Week 0 ()
c. X is exactly 19.74
d. Insufficient information
Week 1 ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 2 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a. X is atleast 19.74
Week 3 ()

Week 4 () 2) Average resource demand is 45 units,Baseline (owned) unit cost is 200 units,Time 1 point
is 10 hours,Peak resource demand is 100 units. If the cloud is cheaper than owning of computer
infrastructures, the utility premium is
Week 5 ()

a. Greater than 2.22

Lecture 21:
SLA-Tutorial b. Less than 2.22
(unit? c. Atleast 4.45
unit=54&lesso
n=55)
d. Atmost 4.45

No, the answer is incorrect.

Lecture 22:
Score: 0
Cloud
Accepted Answers:
Computing:
b. Less than 2.22
Economics-
Tutorial (unit? 3) In computing, there is a linear relationship between the number of processing 0 points
unit=54&lesso cores used and power consumption.
n=56)
a. TRUE
Lecture 23:
MapReduce- b. FALSE
Tutorial (unit?
No, the answer is incorrect.
unit=54&lesso Score: 0
n=57) Accepted Answers:
a. TRUE
Lecture 24:
Resource
Management-I 4) The ________ takes a series of key/value pairs, processes each, and generates 1 point
(unit? zero or more output.
unit=54&lesso
n=58) a. map function

Lecture 25:
b. partition function
Resource c. reduce function
Management-
d. None of these
II (unit?
unit=54&lesso Yes, the answer is correct.
n=59)
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Lecture a. map function
material of
Week 5 (unit?
5) In a MapReduce framework the HDFS block size is 64 MB. We have 6 files of size 1 point
unit=54&lesso
64KB, 65MB, X MB, Y KB, 67KB and 127MB. 24 blocks are created by Hadoop framework. The
n=60)
size of X and Y are respectively [one or more than one options may be correct, select all correct
Quiz: Week options]:
05 :
Assignment a. 66 and 64
05
b. 64 and 64
(assessment?
name=222) c. 64 and 66
d. 128 and 64
Assignment 5
Solution (unit? Yes, the answer is correct.
unit=54&lesso Score: 1
n=62) Accepted Answers:
b. 64 and 64
Week 5
c. 64 and 66
Feedback
Form (unit?
unit=54&lesso
6) Which among the following is/are logical resource(s)? 1 point
n=179)
a. Network
Week 6 () b. Computer
c. Database
Week 7 ()
d. Execution

Week 8 () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 9 ()
d. Execution

Week 10 : ()
7) When load decreases, VM management can be done by 1 point
Week 11 : () a. Live migrate VMs to more utilized nodes
b. Shutdown unused nodes
Week 12 : () c. Migrate VMs to less utilized nodes
d. None of these
Text
Transcripts Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
()
Accepted Answers:
a. Live migrate VMs to more utilized nodes
Books ()
b. Shutdown unused nodes

Download 8) Correspondence between resources required by the users and resources available 1 point
Videos () with the provider is known as

a. Resource provisioning
b. Resource adaptation
c. Resource mapping
d. None of these
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c. Resource mapping

9) Ability or capacity of that system to adjust the resources dynamically to fulfill the 1 point
requirements of the user is known as

a. Resource provisioning
b. Resource adaptation
c. Resource mapping
d. None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b. Resource adaptation

10) Statement 1: Map operation consists of transforming one set of key-value pairs to 1 point
another.
Statement 2: Each reducer groups the results of the map step using the same key.

a. Both statements are true

b. Both statements are false
c. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
d. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a. Both statements are true
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1) Interception is considered as an attack on 1 point

How does an
a) Confidentiality
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course c) Integrity
work? () d) Authenticity

No, the answer is incorrect.

Week 0 () Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Week 1 () a) Confidentiality

Week 2 () 2) Find the correct statement(s): 1 point

Week 3 () a) Different types of cloud computing service models provide different levels of security
services
Week 4 () b) Adapting your on-premises systems to a cloud model requires that you determine what
security mechanisms are required and mapping those to controls that exist in your chosen
Week 5 () cloud service provider
c) Data should be transferred and stored in an encrypted format for security purpose
Week 6 ()
d) All are incorrect statements
Lecture 26: No, the answer is incorrect.
Cloud Score: 0
Computing: Accepted Answers:
Security I a) Different types of cloud computing service models provide different levels of security
(unit? services
unit=63&lesso
n=64)
Lecture 27: b) Adapting your on-premises systems to a cloud model requires that you determine what
Cloud security mechanisms are required and mapping those to controls that exist in your chosen
Computing: cloud service provider
Security II c) Data should be transferred and stored in an encrypted format for security purpose
(unit?
unit=63&lesso 3) Which of the following is/are example(s) of passive attack? 1 point
n=65)
a) Replay
Lecture 28:
b) Denial of service
Cloud
Computing: c) Traffic analysis
Security III d) Masquerade
(unit?
unit=63&lesso
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
n=66)
Accepted Answers:
Lecture 29: c) Traffic analysis
Cloud
Computing: 4) Modification is considered as an attack on 1 point
Security
Issues In (a) Confidentiality
Collaborative
(b) Availability
SaaS Cloud
(unit? (c) Integrity
unit=63&lesso (d) Authenticity
n=67)
No, the answer is incorrect.
Lecture 30: Score: 0
Cloud Accepted Answers:
Computing: (c) Integrity
Broker for
Cloud 5) Spoofing is not an example of 1 point
Marketplace
(unit? (a) Deception
unit=63&lesso
(b) Disclosure
n=68)
(c) Usurpation
Lecture
(d) Disruption
material of
Week 6 (unit? No, the answer is incorrect.
unit=63&lesso Score: 0
n=69) Accepted Answers:
(b) Disclosure
Quiz: Week
(d) Disruption
06 :
Assignment
06 6) Consider the following statements: 1 point
(assessment? Statement I: Authorization is the identification of legitimate users.
name=223) Statement II: Integrity is the protection against data alteration/corruption.

Assignment 6
Identify the correct options:
Solution (unit?
unit=63&lesso
a) Statement I is TRUE and statement II is FALSE.
n=71)
b) Statement I is FALSE and statement II is TRUE.
Week 6
c) Both statements are TRUE.
Feedback
Form (unit? d) Both statements are FALSE.
unit=63&lesso No, the answer is incorrect.
n=180) Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
Week 7 () b) Statement I is FALSE and statement II is TRUE.

7) Access policy control refers to 1 point

Week 8 ()
a) Cyclic Inheritance Control
Week 9 () b) Virus Attack
c) Violation of SoD (separation of duties) Constraint
Week 10 : ()
d) Man in the middle attack
Week 11 : () No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Week 12 : () Accepted Answers:
a) Cyclic Inheritance Control
Text c) Violation of SoD (separation of duties) Constraint
Transcripts
() 8) Which of the options is/are considered as the basic components of security? 1 point

a) Confidentiality
Books ()
b) Integrity
Download c) Reliability
Videos () d) Efficiency

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
a) Confidentiality
b) Integrity

9) Which of the following is/are not a type of passive attack? 1 point

a) Traffic Analysis
b) Release of message contents
c) Denial of service
d) Replay

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
c) Denial of service
d) Replay

10) Side channel exploitation has the potential to extract RSA & AES secret keys 1 point

a) True
b) False

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
a) True
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How does an 1) The key features of mobile cloud computing (MCC) are 1 point
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course b) Uses more device resources because applications are cloud-supported
work? ()
c) Improves reliability with information backed up and stored in the cloud

Week 0 () d) None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a) Facilitates the quick development, delivery and management of mobile apps
Week 2 ()
c) Improves reliability with information backed up and stored in the cloud

Week 3 ()
2) Dynamic runtime offloading involves the issues of 1 point
Week 4 ()
a) Runtime application partitioning
b) Migration of intensive components
Week 5 ()
c) Continuous synchronization for the entire duration of runtime execution platform
Week 6 () d) None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 7 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Lecture 31: a) Runtime application partitioning
Mobile Cloud
b) Migration of intensive components
Computing -I
c) Continuous synchronization for the entire duration of runtime execution platform
(unit?
unit=72&lesso 3) What is/are true about cloudlet? 1 point
n=73)
a) Increases the latency in reaching the cloud servers
Lecture 32:
Mobile Cloud b) Reduces the latency in reaching the cloud servers
Computing -II c) Resides far from the mobile devices
(unit?
d) Resides near to the mobile devices
unit=72&lesso
n=74) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 33: Accepted Answers:
Fog b) Reduces the latency in reaching the cloud servers
Computing-I d) Resides near to the mobile devices
(unit?
unit=72&lesso
4) What is/are true about mobile cloud computing (MCC)? 1 point
n=75)

Lecture 34: a) MCC increases the running cost for computation intensive applications
Fog b) MCC reduces the running cost for computation intensive applications
Computing-II
c) MCC decreases battery lifetime
(unit?
unit=72&lesso d) None of these
n=76)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 35:
Use Case- Accepted Answers:
Geo-spatial b) MCC reduces the running cost for computation intensive applications
Cloud (unit?
unit=72&lesso 5) What is/are true about the execution of services in mobile cloud computing (MCC)? 1 point
n=77)
a) All services are executed in cloud
Lecture
material of
b) Some services are executed in mobile devices and some services are executed in
Week 7 (unit? cloud
unit=72&lesso c) All computation intensive services are executed in mobile devices
n=78)
d) None of these
Quiz: Week Yes, the answer is correct.
07 : Score: 1
Assignment Accepted Answers:
07 b) Some services are executed in mobile devices and some services are executed in cloud
(assessment?
name=224)
6) What of the following is/are fog device(s)? 1 point
Assignment 7
Solution (unit? a) Cellular base stations
unit=72&lesso b) Network routers
n=80)
c) WiFi Gateways
Week 7 d) None of these
Feedback
Form (unit? Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
unit=72&lesso
n=181)
Accepted Answers:
a) Cellular base stations
Week 8 () b) Network routers
c) WiFi Gateways
Week 9 ()
7) What is/are the advantage(s) of fog computing? 1 point
Week 10 : () a) Reduction in data movement across the network resulting in reduced congestion
b) Increase in data movement across the network resulting in increased congestion
Week 11 : () c) Serving the real-time applications
d) None of these
Week 12 : ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Text
Accepted Answers:
Transcripts a) Reduction in data movement across the network resulting in reduced congestion
()
c) Serving the real-time applications

Books () 8) Consider the following statements: 1 point

Statement 1: In Geospatial Cloud, it is needed to integrate data from heterogeneous
Download back-end data service.
Videos () Statement 2: Data services can be inside and/or outside of the cloud environment in
Geospatial Cloud.

a) Statement 1 is Correct, but Statement 2 is Incorrect.

b) Statement 2 is Correct, but Statement 1 is Incorrect.
c) Both statements are Correct.
d) Both statements are Incorrect

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c) Both statements are Correct.

9) Which of the following statement(s) is/are FALSE about Fog Computing? 1 point

a) Fog nodes present near to the end-user

b) Fog computing enables real-time applications
c) Fog nodes’ response time is much higher than Cloud’s
d) Network routers, WiFi Gateways will not be capable of running applications

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c) Fog nodes’ response time is much higher than Cloud’s
d) Network routers, WiFi Gateways will not be capable of running applications

10) Which of the following is/are true about Geospatial Cloud Model? 1 point

a) It integrates data from homogeneous back-end data services

b) Data services can be inside and/or outside the cloud environment
c) Data services inside cloud can be run through SaaS service model
d) None of the above

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) Data services can be inside and/or outside the cloud environment
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How does an 1) An IoT platform’s basic building blocks is/ are (choose the correct option(s)). 1 point
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course b. Images
work? ()
c. Network and Cloud

Week 0 () d. Containers
Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a. Gateway
Week 2 ()
c. Network and Cloud

Week 3 ()
2) __________ is used to delete a local image. 1 point
Week 4 ()
a. Docker rm
b. Docker rmi
Week 5 ()
c. Docker rvi
Week 6 () d. Docker push

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 7 () Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 8 () b. Docker rmi

Lecture 36 :
3) Docker Hub is a registry used to host various docker images. 1 point
Introduction to
DOCKER a) True
Container b) False
(unit?
unit=81&lesso Yes, the answer is correct.
n=82)
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Lecture 37: a) True
Green Cloud
(unit? 4) __________ enables different networks, spreads in a huge geographical area to 1 point
unit=81&lesso connect together and be employed simultaneously by multiple users on demand.
n=83)
a) Serverless
Lecture 38 :
b) IoT Cloud
Sensor Cloud
Computing c) Sensor Cloud
(unit? d) Green Cloud
unit=81&lesso
n=84) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 39 : Accepted Answers:
IoT Cloud c) Sensor Cloud
(unit?
unit=81&lesso 5) Virtual machines get virtual access to host resources through a ________ 1 point
n=85)
a) Containers
Lecture 40 :
Course b) Hypervisor
Summary and c) Both a and b
Research
Areas (unit?
d) Images
unit=81&lesso Yes, the answer is correct.
n=86) Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Lecture
b) Hypervisor
material of
Week 8 (unit?
unit=81&lesso 6) Vehicles providing their networking and data processing capabilities to other 1 point
n=87) vehicles through the cloud comes under which service of IoT-based Vehicular Data Clouds.

Quiz: Week a) SaaS

08 :
b) PaaS
Assignment
08 c) IaaS
(assessment? d) None of these
name=226)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Assignment 8 Score: 1
Solution (unit? Accepted Answers:
unit=81&lesso c) IaaS
n=89)
7) Sensor data can be easily shared by different groups of users without any extra 1 point
Week 8
Feedback effort/ measure.
Form (unit?
unit=81&lesso
a. True
n=182) b. False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Week 9 ()
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Week 10 : () b. False
Week 11 : () 8) Container is a compile time instance of an image. 1 point

Week 12 : () a) True
b) False
Text Yes, the answer is correct.
Transcripts Score: 1
() Accepted Answers:
b) False
Books ()
9) In the context of Green Cloud Computing, the Power Usage Effectiveness is defined1 point
Download as
Videos ()
a. Power Delivered / Overall Power
b. Overall Power / Power Delivered
c. Overall Power * Power Delivered
d. None of these

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b. Overall Power / Power Delivered

10) Statement 1: Sensor-Cloud proxy exposes sensor resources as cloud services. 1 point
Statement 2: Sensor network is still managed from the Sensor-Cloud Interface via Sensor
Network Proxy

a. Statement 1 is True and Statement 2 is False

b. Statement 2 is True and Statement 1 is False
c. Both statements are True
d. Both statements are False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c. Both statements are True
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How does an 1) Which of the following statements best describes fog computing? 1 point
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course concentrated in the cloud rather than at the network edge.
work? () b) Fog computing is a term introduced by Cisco Systems to describe a model that
centralizes data processing in the cloud to manage wireless data transfer to distributed IoT
Week 0 () devices.
c) Fog computing is a model where data, processing, and applications are concentrated
Week 1 ()
in devices at the network edge rather than existing almost entirely in the cloud.
d) The vision of fog computing is to enable applications on a few connected devices to
Week 2 ()
run directly in the cloud without interaction at the network edge.

Week 3 () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Week 4 () Accepted Answers:
c) Fog computing is a model where data, processing, and applications are concentrated in
devices at the network edge rather than existing almost entirely in the cloud.
Week 5 ()

2) Which of the following challenges is most effectively addressed by using fog and 1 point
Week 6 ()
edge computing instead of a "cloud-only" approach for IoT applications?

Week 7 ()
a) Resource management issues related to workload balance and task scheduling in
cloud-based environments.
Week 8 ()
b) The inefficiency of processing time-sensitive applications directly in the cloud due to
high latency and large data bandwidth requirements.
Week 9 ()
c) The need for improved security and privacy features in cloud-based systems, which
are not addressed by fog and edge computing.
Lecture 41 : d) The difficulty in integrating multiple cloud services and platforms for comprehensive
Cloud–Fog IoT data management.
Computing -
Overview
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
(unit?
Accepted Answers:
unit=90&lesso
b) The inefficiency of processing time-sensitive applications directly in the cloud due to high
n=91)
latency and large data bandwidth requirements.
Lecture 42 :
Resource 3) Which of the following correctly describes a classification of resource management 1 point
Management - architectures in fog/edge computing?
I (unit?
unit=90&lesso Threads of a process share
n=92)
a) Data Flow
Lecture 43 :
Resource b) Control.
Management - c) Tenancy.
II (unit?
d) Infrastructure.
unit=90&lesso
n=93) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 44 : Accepted Answers:
Cloud c) Tenancy.
Federation
(unit?
4) Which of the following characteristics is NOT typically associated with fog 1 point
unit=90&lesso
computing infrastructure?
n=94)

Lecture a) Location awareness and low latency

Material (unit? b) Better bandwidth utilization
unit=90&lesso
c) High computational power concentrated solely in the Cloud
n=95)
d) Support for mobility
Week 9
Feedback Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Form (unit?
unit=90&lesso Accepted Answers:
n=183) c) High computational power concentrated solely in the Cloud

Assignment 9
5) In the fog computing paradigm, which of the following accurately describes the 1 point
Solution (unit?
relationship between local and global analyses?
unit=90&lesso
n=97)
a) Local analyses are performed exclusively in the Cloud, while global analyses are done
Quiz: Week at the edge devices.
09 : b) Local and global analyses are performed only in the Cloud data centers.
Assignment
c) Local analyses are performed at the edge devices, and global analyses can be either
09
(assessment?
performed at the edge or forwarded to the Cloud.
name=227) d) Local analyses are conducted by IoT devices, and global analyses are not necessary
in fog computing.
Week 10 : ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Week 11 : ()
Accepted Answers:
c) Local analyses are performed at the edge devices, and global analyses can be either
Week 12 : () performed at the edge or forwarded to the Cloud.
 6) What is the primary goal of the application placement problem in the Cloud-Fog- 1 point
Text
Edge framework?
Transcripts
() a) To map all applications onto the Cloud servers to maximize computational power.
b) To find available resources in the network that satisfy application requirements, respect
Books ()
constraints, and optimize the objective, such as minimizing energy consumption.

Download c) To place all application components on edge devices to ensure low latency.
Videos () d) To disregard resource capacities and focus solely on network constraints.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) To find available resources in the network that satisfy application requirements, respect
constraints, and optimize the objective, such as minimizing energy consumption.

7) Which of the following is an example of an application constraint in the application 1 point

placement problem on the Cloud-Fog-Edge framework?

a) Finite capabilities of CPU and RAM on infrastructure nodes.

b) Network latency and bandwidth limitations.
c) Locality requirements restricting certain services’ executions to specific locations.
d) Availability of storage resources in the Fog nodes.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
c) Locality requirements restricting certain services’ executions to specific locations.

8) What is the primary purpose of offloading in the context of edge computing? 1 point

a) To move all data processing from edge nodes to the cloud.

b) To augment computing requirements by moving servers, applications, and associated
data closer to the network edge.
c) To reduce the number of user devices connected to the network.
d) To centralize all computational resources in the cloud for better performance.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) To augment computing requirements by moving servers, applications, and associated data
closer to the network edge.

9) What is the primary goal of a cloud federation? 1 point

a) To centralize all cloud services under a single provider.

b) To deploy and manage multiple cloud services to meet business needs by
collaborating among different Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).
c) To limit the geographical reach of cloud services.
d) To reduce the number of cloud service providers globally.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) To deploy and manage multiple cloud services to meet business needs by collaborating
among different Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

10) Which of the following is a key benefit of forming a cloud federation? 1 point

a) Centralized control of global cloud services.

b) Increased resource utilization and load balancing across multiple Cloud Service
Providers (CSPs).
c) Reduced collaboration among Cloud Service Providers.
d) Limiting the geographical footprint of Cloud Service Providers.

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b) Increased resource utilization and load balancing across multiple Cloud Service Providers
(CSPs).
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How does an 1) Why is VM migration important in cloud computing environments? 1 point
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course b) To efficiently distribute VM load across servers, allowing for system maintenance and
work? () operational efficiency.
c) To permanently shut down under-utilized servers.
Week 0 ()
d) To increase the number of servers in a data center.

Week 1 () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Week 2 () Accepted Answers:
b) To efficiently distribute VM load across servers, allowing for system maintenance and
operational efficiency.
Week 3 ()

Week 4 () 2) What is the difference between cold (non-live) and hot (live) VM migration? 1 point

a) Cold migration turns off the VM during migration, while hot migration keeps the VM
Week 5 ()
running.
b) Cold migration keeps the VM running during migration, while hot migration turns off the
Week 6 ()
VM.

Week 7 () c) Both cold and hot migration suspend the VM during the process.
d) Cold migration requires more resources than hot migration.
Week 8 ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Week 9 () Accepted Answers:
a) Cold migration turns off the VM during migration, while hot migration keeps the VM running.
 3) Which of the following approaches are commonly used in live VM migration? 1 point
Week 10 : ()
a) Cold-copy and Hot-copy.
Lecture 45 :
Cloud b) Pre-copy and Post-copy.
Migration - I c) Suspend-copy and Resume-copy.
(unit?
d) Start-copy and End-copy.
unit=98&lesso
n=99) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 46 : Accepted Answers:
Cloud b) Pre-copy and Post-copy.
Migration - II
(unit?
4) Which of the following is a primary concern during VM migration to ensure service 1 point
unit=98&lesso
n=100)
continuity?

Lecture 47 : a) Maximizing downtime and total migration time

Container b) Minimizing both downtime and total migration time, and avoiding unnecessary
based
disruption of active services
Virtualization -
I (unit? c) Allowing resource contention with the migrating OS to speed up the process
unit=98&lesso d) Ensuring that the migration process takes as long as possible to ensure stability
n=101)
Yes, the answer is correct.
Lecture 48 : Score: 1
Container – II Accepted Answers:
(Docker) (unit? b) Minimizing both downtime and total migration time, and avoiding unnecessary disruption of
unit=98&lesso active services
n=102)

Lecture 49 :
5) Which phase of live VM migration involves suspending the execution of the VM at 1 point
Docker the source and copying the remaining dirty pages and CPU state to the destination?
Container -
Demo (Part-I)
a) Pre-Copy Phase
(unit? b) Post-Copy Phase
unit=98&lesso
c) Stop-and-Copy Phase
n=103)
d) On-Demand Copy Phase
Lecture 50 :
Yes, the answer is correct.
Docker
Score: 1
Container -
Accepted Answers:
Demo (Part-II)
c) Stop-and-Copy Phase
(unit?
unit=98&lesso
n=104) 6) What is the primary advantage of the post-copy live memory migration strategy? 1 point

Lecture a) It avoids copying any memory pages from the source to the destination.
Material (unit?
b) It ensures that memory pages are only copied on demand, potentially reducing
unit=98&lesso
unnecessary data transfer.
n=105)
c) It copies all memory pages before stopping the VM at the source.
Quiz: Week
d) It immediately restarts the VM at the source after copying the CPU state.
10 :
Assignment Yes, the answer is correct.
10 Score: 1
(assessment? Accepted Answers:
name=228) b) It ensures that memory pages are only copied on demand, potentially reducing
unnecessary data transfer.
Assignment 10 7) Which of the following is NOT a requirement for live VM migration? 1 point
Solution (unit?
unit=98&lesso a) Load balancing
n=107) b) Fault tolerance

Week 10 c) Power management

Feedback d) Data replication
Form (unit?
unit=98&lesso
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
n=184)
Accepted Answers:
d) Data replication
Week 11 : ()

Week 12 : () 8) In serial VM migration, what happens to the remaining VMs when the first VM 1 point
enters the stop-and-copy phase?
Text
a) They continue to provide services
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() b) They are suspended to prevent memory dirtying
c) They start their pre-copy cycle
Books () d) They are migrated simultaneously
Yes, the answer is correct.
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b) They are suspended to prevent memory dirtying

9) What is a key advantage of using containers in cloud computing? 1 point

a) Containers virtualize the hardware to run multiple operating systems

b) Containers are heavyweight virtual machines with extensive resource requirements
c) Containers package code and dependencies, allowing applications to run consistently
across different environments
d) Containers require specific hardware configurations to function properly

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
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c) Containers package code and dependencies, allowing applications to run consistently
across different environments

10) What is the main function of a Docker container image? 1 point

a) To create a virtual machine with its own operating system

b) To package an application along with its code, runtime, system tools, libraries, and
settings
c) To manage physical hardware resources for applications
d) To execute applications directly on the host operating system without isolation

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
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b) To package an application along with its code, runtime, system tools, libraries, and settings
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Course Week 11 : Assignment 11

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Due on 2024-10-09, 23:59 IST.
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Assignment submitted on 2024-10-01, 22:15 IST
How does an 1) Which of the following best describes the key features of dew computing? 1 point
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online a. Independence and collaboration
course b. Independence and centralization
work? ()
c. Collaboration and decentralization

Week 0 () d. Connectivity and scalability

Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 1 () Score: 1
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a. Independence and collaboration
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Week 3 () 2) Which of the following best describes serverless computing? 1 point

a. Developers manage scalability and orchestration of containers.

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b. Developers run their logic as functions, and the cloud provider manages scalability

Week 5 () c. Developers handle all containerization and runtime environments.

d. Developers run their applications directly on dedicated servers.
Week 6 ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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b. Developers run their logic as functions, and the cloud provider manages scalability
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3) Which of the following best describes Function-as-a-Service (FaaS)? 1 point
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a) Functions run continuously and scale vertically.
b) Functions are triggered by events and executed in isolated environments.
Week 10 : () c) Functions are always active and manage their own scaling.
d) Functions are large, continuously running parts of an application.
Week 11 : () Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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Dew b) Functions are triggered by events and executed in isolated environments.
Computing
(unit? 4) How does Serverless Computing differ from traditional Cloud Computing? 1 point
unit=108&less
on=109) a) It focuses on system administrators and exposes server management.
b) It targets programmers by abstracting server management and simplifying
Lecture 52 :
Serverless development.
Computing - I c) It requires developers to handle all operational responsibilities.
(unit?
d) It makes cloud software development more complicated.
unit=108&less
on=110) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 53 : Accepted Answers:
Serverless b) It targets programmers by abstracting server management and simplifying development.
Computing - II
(unit?
5) What is a key benefit of using AWS Lambda for running code? 1 point
unit=108&less
on=111)
a) You need to manage AWS resources and scaling.
Lecture 54 : b) You have to focus on operating system management and provisioning.
Sustainable
c) You upload code and AWS Lambda handles execution and scaling based on events.
Cloud
Computing - I d) You must manually handle event sources and log streams.
(unit?
Yes, the answer is correct.
unit=108&less Score: 1
on=112) Accepted Answers:
c) You upload code and AWS Lambda handles execution and scaling based on events.
Lecture 55 :
Sustainable
Cloud 6) What does Google Cloud Functions primarily handle in terms of execution 1 point
Computing - II environment?
(unit?
unit=108&less a) Server-based environments with manual provisioning
on=113) b) Fully managed environments with automatic scaling
Lecture c) Local environments requiring extensive server management
Material (unit?
d) Dedicated virtual machines for each function
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11 : b) Fully managed environments with automatic scaling
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7) What is the primary focus of Azure Functions for developers? 1 point
(assessment?
name=229)
a. Managing and maintaining servers
Assignment 11 b. Writing code and configuring functions
Solution (unit?
c. Handling infrastructure scaling manually
unit=108&less
on=116) d. Deploying compiled languages only
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Week 11
Score: 1
Feedback
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Form (unit?
b. Writing code and configuring functions
unit=108&less
on=185) 8) What is one major challenge of using renewable energy sources in cloud 1 point
datacenters?
Week 12 : ()
a) High capital costs and unpredictability
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b) Increased server maintenance requirements
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() c) Higher energy consumption from non-renewable sources
d) Decreased system reliability
Books () Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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Videos () a) High capital costs and unpredictability

9) What is the primary focus of the power manager component in a sustainable cloud 1 point
computing datacenter?

a. Controlling the temperature of the datacenter

b. Managing the power supply from renewable and grid sources
c. Handling virtual machine migrations
d. Scheduling workloads to balance energy use

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
b. Managing the power supply from renewable and grid sources

10) Which component of sustainable cloud computing aims to balance the temperature 1 point
in cloud datacenters to enhance energy efficiency?

a. Application Design
b. Capacity Planning
c. Cooling Management
d. Renewable Energy

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
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c. Cooling Management
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Course Week 12 : Assignment 12

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Due on 2024-10-16, 23:59 IST.
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Assignment submitted on 2024-10-12, 18:00 IST
How does an 1) According to the given definition, which of the following statement(s) is (are) true 1 point
NPTEL about dew computing?
online
course a. Dew computing is a cloud computing paradigm where all computing is done on the
work? () cloud without any reliance on on-premises computers.
b. Dew computing is a paradigm where on-premises computers provide functionality that
Week 0 () is dependent on cloud services.
c. Dew computing is a paradigm where on-premises computers and cloud services are
Week 1 ()
completely isolated from each other and do not collaborate in any way.
d. Dew computing is a paradigm where on-premises computers provide functionality that
Week 2 ()
is independent of cloud services and is also collaborative with cloud services.

Week 3 () Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Week 4 () Accepted Answers:
d. Dew computing is a paradigm where on-premises computers provide functionality that is
independent of cloud services and is also collaborative with cloud services.
Week 5 ()

2) What are the different aspects of CPS? 1 point

Week 6 ()

a. Cyber, physical, and communication only

Week 7 ()
b. Cyber, dynamics, and safety only

Week 8 () c. Cyber, physical, computation, dynamics, communication, security, and safety

d. Cyber, physical, and computation only
Week 9 ()
Yes, the answer is correct.
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Week 10 : () Accepted Answers:
c. Cyber, physical, computation, dynamics, communication, security, and safety
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3) What is the benefit of 5G's ability to scale down in data rates, power, and mobility 1 point
Week 12 : () for IoT devices?

Lecture 56 :
a. It allows for faster data rates and lower latency
Cloud b. It provides extremely lean and low-cost connectivity solutions
Computing in
c. It enables immersive experiences like VR and AR
5G Era (unit?
unit=117&less d. It provides ultra-reliable, low-latency links for mission-critical communications.
on=118) No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Lecture 57 :
Accepted Answers:
CPS and
c. It enables immersive experiences like VR and AR
Cloud
Computing
(unit? 4) Fog-Edge computing leads to increased network congestion 1 point
unit=117&less
on=119) a. True
b. False
Lecture 58 :
Case Study I Yes, the answer is correct.
(Spatial Cloud Score: 1
Computing) Accepted Answers:
(unit? b. False
unit=117&less
on=120) 5) What is(are) the key feature(s) of Mobile Cloud computing for 5G networks? 1 point
Lecture 59 :
a. Sharing resources for mobile applications
Case Study II
(Internet of b. Improved reliability due to data storage in the cloud
Health Things) c. Increased resource consumption by mobile applications
(Part-A) (unit?
d. None of these
unit=117&less
on=121) Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Lecture 60 : Accepted Answers:
Case Study II a. Sharing resources for mobile applications
(Internet of
b. Improved reliability due to data storage in the cloud
Health Things)
(Part-B) (unit?
unit=117&less 6) Mobility Analytics utilizes the cloud platform for computation and storage. 1 point
on=122)
A) True
Lecture B) False
Material (unit?
unit=117&less Yes, the answer is correct.
on=123)
Score: 1
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Quiz: Week A) True
12 :
Assignment
7) In which computing environment is latency fixed due to the location of application 1 point
12
modules at the Area Gateway?
(assessment?
name=230)
a. Fog computing
b. Cloud computing
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d. None of the above
Form (unit?
unit=117&less Yes, the answer is correct.
on=186) Score: 1
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Text a. Fog computing
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8) Resource-constrained low-latency devices drive the need of 1 point
()
a. Heterogeneous and distributed computing architectures
Books ()
b. Homogeneous and distributed computing architectures
c. Heterogeneous and parallel computing architectures
Download
Videos () d. Homogeneous and parallel computing architectures

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
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a. Heterogeneous and distributed computing architectures

9) Customized wearable devices for collecting health parameters are the best 1 point
examples of

a. IoHT
b. Fog device
c. Fog-Cloud interfaced.
d. Cloud-Fog-Edge-IoHT

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
d. Cloud-Fog-Edge-IoHT

10) The cyber-physical system involves transdisciplinary approaches, merging the 1 point
theory of cybernetics, mechatronics, design, and process science.

a. True
b. False

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a. True