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1. Which of the following is the business benefit of private PaaS?

Simplify interfaces for specific user groups.Improve the reuse of internal databases in an organization.Improve the speed of the internal development and deployment processes.Reduce cost and reliance on internal technical skills.

2. Which of the following is an example of a cloud-related security risk?

Storing customer data at a providerNot knowing what the cloud provider will chargeLosing network connectivityNot having enough software licenses

3. A. organization has just gone to a start-up cloud provider for its entire infrastructure. Which of the following is one of the new organizational roles required at the cloud provider?

Infrastructure project managerCredit risk managerCommercial managerSupply manager

4. Which of the following are strategic exit options?

Re-host in-houseChange the cloud providerChange the system applicationsAll of the above

5. Why does cloud computing shift capital cost to variable cost?

IT assets are not owned by the customerCloud computing is more cost-efficientServers are better utilizedStaff is no longer hired by the customer

6. Cloud computing is priced according to ____ or has ____, rather than having upfront costs.

number of users, a yearly contracta yearly contract, usage-based charges recurring subscription, a yearly contractrecurring subscription, usage-based charges

7. Elastic computing is important to businesses as it relates to which of the following cloud characteristics?

SecurityDistributionIntegrityScalability

8. Which of the following applies only to public cloud computing as opposed to outsourcing?

There are no upfront CAPEX costs for hardwareInfrastructure is stored within a datacenterInternal IT staff move from one organization to anotherContracts are in years as opposed to days or months

9. Which of the following correctly identifies a key difference between cloud computing and IT outsourcing?

Cloud computing only works when there is satisfactory Internet connectivity whereas outsourcing requires dedicated WAN links.Typically, industry definitions state that cloud computing and IT outsourcing are synonymous terms with the same meaning.Cloud computing provides only external IT equipment to a company whereas outsourcing involves external only resources managing internal company equipment.Cloud computing generally allows for on-demand utilization, whereas outsourcing is typically defined by contract terms.

10. Which of the following is an important new skill for an IT organization to develop in the context of cloud computing?

Technology upgrade monitoringProvisioning servicesIncident managementSecurity and risk management

11. Which of the following is indicated by a high number of variations of different virtual servers?

Lack of physical servers to accommodate the different virtual serversLack of manpower to monitor the virtual machinesLack of automation of virtual machine image manufacturingLack of an automated provisioning process of the virtual machines

12. A legal hold has been requested on an employee's mailbox by the company's legal office. The company IT group is unable to implement the legal hold since the email system has recently been outsourced to the cloud. Which of the following has the company failed to consider when migrating the email service to the cloud?

Archival proceduresRetention policyBusiness continuity planEmail restoration process

13. Which of the following is BEST used when setting up security for services being used within a public cloud?

LDAPSFTPSNMPSSL

14. Which change in the security processes is introduced by cloud computing?

Storing passwords in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)Working with multiple providers of user identitiesIncreased security of accessing credit card informationRegulations need to be updated more frequently

15. The business benefits of mobile computing are enhanced MOST by which of the following cloud service characteristics?

Hardware independenceSecurityDistribution over the InternetTime to market

16. Which of the following is the MOST important service management consequence of elastic capacity?

The need for good performance monitoring and managementThe need to improve the fulfillment and provisioning processThe need for better application developmentThe need for better security management

17. Which of the following risks occurs when a cloud provider stops serving the company?

Legal riskConfidentiality riskContinuity riskFinancial risk

18. Cloud computing has the greatest benefit for which of the following user populations?

User populations that vary and are unpredictable.User populations that are of fixed size.User populations that vary in size on a seasonal basis.User populations which steadily increase in size.

19. Which of the following is a drawback of direct cost when implementing cloud computing?

It is less accurate.It cannot be applied to IaaS.It only works with SaaS.It is complex.

20. How can an organization successfully implement a SaaS strategy?

Continuously execute performance analytics to monitor providersOpen up internal databases with Web service access for easier accessManage the risks associated with bringing in external providersStandardize on a limited set of virtual machines to increase security

21. Which of the following would be a method to ensure ongoing benefits of a cloud agreement?

Have independent stress and volume testing performed against the cloud provider to measure the availability SLA.Have independent security testing performed against the cloud provider to ensure that the business's customer data is safe.Ask the cloud provider to lower the cost before each contractual renewal so that the business is obtaining value for money.Confirm a continual assurance framework is in place to measure the cloud provider's performance in line with organizational objectives.

22. Which of the following is a negative business impact of cloud computing?

It lowers the company's overall application processing availability.It slows down the company's ability to deal with server capacity issues.It is more difficult to ensure policy compliance.It is difficult to implement problem management.

23. Which of the following refers to providing a combination of servers, networking components, hosting, provisioning, and basic services needed to run a cloud?

IaaSCaaSSaaSPaaS

24. Which of the following skills is MOST needed by the cloud vendor to communicate with the subscriber?

VisualizationIndustry best practicesProject managementCustomer service

25. A. external cloud service provider has been chosen by a financial company to deliver some capabilities that used to be performed in-house. Which of the following would provide the BEST amount of coverage to the financial company byway of continually asserting that there is an acceptable security posture being achieved by the service provider?

Ensure that the service provider aligns to an industry standard, such as ISO 27000 series or another regulatory compliance framework and request that they self-monitor annually.Perform a penetration test every 6 to 12 months and mandate that any unacceptably high issues or risks are mitigated.Define required security service levels, agree on security evaluation criteria, and perform regular compliance checks based on the service levels and evaluation criteria.Perform a risk assessment annually and mandate that any unacceptably high risks are mitigated.

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