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Question 51

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________ computing allows service providers to make computing resources and infrastructure management available to customers as needed and then charges a ________ rate.

A) Grid; fixed
B) Grid; variable
C) Utility; fixed
D) Utility; variable

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In the ________ model, customers rent servers, operating systems, storage, a database, software development technologies, and network capacity over the internet.

A) IaaS
B) LaaS
C) PaaS
D) SaaS

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___ is a type of computing that delivers convenient, on-demand, pay-as-you-go access for multiple customers to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly and easily accessed over the internet.

Dropbox and Amazon are so reliable that companies know they can be trusted with the most time-sensitive data.

Define grid computing in your own words. Why would an organization like Amazon want to invest in grid computing?

________ is the most widely used service model.

________ allow organizations to create new applications quickly and easily.

Grid computing makes it easy to scale up or down based on processing needs.

___ clouds are IT infrastructures that can be accessed only by a single entity or by an exclusive group of related entities that share the same purpose and requirements.

Cloud computing vendors are addressing security issues through the use of least-privilege authorization.

In the ___-as-a-service model, customers rent servers, Oss, storage, a database, software development technologies, and network capacity over the internet.

Cloud computing complicates privacy because sensitive data is in the hands of a third party.

Vertical clouds are the most secure type of cloud because they ensure every business in an industry only uses one internet-connected server.

________ cloud services may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model.

The ___-as-a-service delivery model is the most widely used service model.

Cloud computing has the following benefit for employees:

________ clouds provide IT activities and applications as a service over an intranet within an enterprise.

Organizations that want to maintain higher security standards for some data but have less-sensitive data that does not require intranet-level protection should use a ________ cloud.

________ permit different systems to "talk" with one another without requiring human beings to translate the conversations.

IaaS is the most widely used service model.