Test Your Cloud Computing Knowledge
Before moving to the cloud, it's best to start with the basics. Take this brief cloud computing quiz to test your knowledge of basic cloud computing concepts.
What is a public cloud?
A public cloud is a cloud deployment model in which application services and infrastructure are accessed over the internet from a third-party provider in a multi-tenant environment. Google Cloud is an example of a top vendor in this market.
An on-premise data center
A cloud service that can only be accessed from publicly shared computers
A multi-tenant cloud environment accessed over the internet
A cloud environment owned, operated and controlled by a publicly traded company
What is it called when an enterprise migrates an application to the cloud as is, without making any modifications?
Rehosting, or lift and shift, is when an enterprise moves an application from on-premises to cloud-based infrastructure without making any changes to the application's design. This approach is often the fastest way to move an application to the cloud. But they may also use refactoring or rearchecting – which involve making changes to an application prior to migration – if they want to take full advantage of the benefits of cloud such as scalability.
Rehosting
Refactoring
Rearchitecting
Removing
Which one of these is not a cloud computing pricing model?
Although ladder pricing is used by many SaaS providers and hosting vendors, it is not a cloud computing pricing model.
Subscription
Pay Per Use
Ladder
Perpetual License
What is a hybrid cloud?
Hybrid cloud is a mix of on-premises private cloud and public cloud services, with orchestration and workloads moving between both services. This deployment model allows enterprises to keep their sensitive workloads in a private environment and move their nonsensitive workloads to the public cloud.
A blend of public and private cloud services with orchestration between them
A cloud service deployed across multiple countries around the world
A blend of private cloud and legacy on-premises hardware
None of the above
Which of these should a company consider before implementing cloud computing technology?
You should always consider employee satisfaction, potential cost reduction, and information sensitivity before moving your workloads to the cloud.
Employee satisfaction
Potential cost reduction
Information sensitivity
All the above
Which of these is not a major type of cloud computing usage?
Hardware as a Service (HaaS) is not a major type of cloud computing usage.
PaaS
HaaS
SaaS
IaaS
What does cloud computing replace?
Cloud computing replaces corporate data centers, expensive personal computer hardware, and expensive software upgrades.
Corporate data centers
Expensive personal computer hardware
Expensive software upgrades
All the above
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No matter how you scored on the quiz, it’s important to know you don’t have to take on the burden of moving to the cloud alone. Look for cloud solution providers that can take some of the weight off your shoulders. A cloud service like Google Cloud, for instance, has all the tools you need to migrate your workloads to the cloud.
