Which of the following describes the amount of data that can be sent across a link in a given time?

A. Network bandwidth

B. Network QoS

C. Network latency

D. Network speed

Which of the following assets have risks related to a cloud provider going out of business?

A. Data stored at the provider

B. Cloud management tools housed at the provider

C. Investment in servers at the provider

D. Machine capacity at the provider

Which of the following is a definition of virtualization?

A. Virtualization is a method to organize servers in a more efficient manner to double the number of accessible users

B. Virtualization is a set of techniques for hiding software resources behind hardware abstractions.

C. Virtualization is a set of techniques for hiding hardware resources behind software abstractions.

D. Virtualization is a method to structure data in a more efficient manner with less cost to the user.

Which of the following only provides configurable physical hardware and network resources used to make up the cloud?

A. IaaS

B. SaaS

C. PaaS

D. CaaS

Which of the following services represents an environment where the computing architecture is providing a hosted service to a limited group inside a corporate firewall?

A. Public Cloud

B. VLAN

C. Private Cloud

D. VPN

Which of the following is a benefit of public cloud computing?

A. Enhances fixed expenditures for hardware and software

B. Contributes to the quality of user input data

C. Reduces OPEX costs for application and databases

D. Adds flexibility and agility to enterprise architecture

Which of the following is a primary compliance and regulatory requirement any international company faces regarding employee and customer data?

A. Data access

B. Data transparency

C. Data availability

D. Data localization

Which of the following key elements should be applied in order to build effective private clouds that allow for interoperability with IaaS services?

A. Structure and consistency

B. Security and consistency

C. Strategy and consistency

D. Structure and security

A Chief Information Officer would implement which of the following types of cloud systems to allow for rapid bursting of development and/or deployment systems?

A. Hybrid cloud

B. Public cloud

C. Private cloud

D. Community cloud

Which of the following can a company's IT department implement to minimize the direct cost of an IaaS cloud solution?

A. Substitute employee's desktop computers with thin clients

B. Reduce the number of provisioned servers

C. Decrease the company's Internet bandwidth

D. Trim the size of the company's staff