Introduction to Cloud Computing 2074

Attempt all the questions.

1. Define the term cloud in cloud computing. Conceptualize self-provisioning and provisioning capability in cloud computing.

2. What is para-virtualization? How virtualization is used to enforce cloud computing services?

3. Define cloud migration. What are the reasons for the companies to migrate from traditional computing environment to cloud computing environments?

4. What do you mean by anything-as-a-service? How external and internal dimension in Jericho cloud cube model differs from the proprietary and open dimension?

5. Explain how services like early detection, log centralization and continuous system patching are provided under Monitoring-as-a-Service?

6. Mention the similarities and dissimilarities between managed service providers cloud service providers. How organizations can get benefited by virtualizing the data centers?

7. Why cloud services are designed based on the loosely coupled component principle of Service Oriented Architecture(SOA)? How SOA is used in designing cloud services?

8. What is host security? Discuss various approaches for ensuring host security in cloud networks.

9. Why it is important to assess the concept of recovery time objective in disaster recovery? How disaster recovery is done in cloud infrastructure?

10. Discuss the various services provided under Infrastructure-as-a-Service(IaaS)?