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CLOUD COMPUTING
1. Cloud Computing
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Cloud computing is an Internet based computing
where virtually shared servers provide software, Infrastructure , platform ,
devices and other resources and hosting to customers on a pay-as-you-use
basis.
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2. Front end
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The front end of the cloud computing system
comprises the client’s device and some applications are needed for accessing
the cloud computing system.
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3. Back End
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Back end refers to the cloud itself which may
encompass various computer machines, data store systems and servers.
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4.Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) or Hardware as a service(HaaS)
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A model in which an organization outsources the
equipment used to support operations including memory (storage space ) ,
hardware , virtual servers(server space) , databases and networking
components.
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5. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)supplies all the
resources required to build
applications and services over the internet, without having to download or
install software.
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Hybrid Cloud
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A hybrid cloud is essentially a combination of
at least two clouds , where the clouds included are a mixture of public,
private or community clouds
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Public Cloud
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A public cloud can be accessed by any subscriber
with an Internet connection and access to the cloud space.
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Private cloud
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Private cloud is the offering that arranges cloud
computing on private networks. It consists of applications or virtual
machines in a company’s own set of hosts.
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Community cloud
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A community cloud is shared among two or more
organizations that have similar cloud requirements.
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Question/ Answers:
1. What is cloud computing?
Ans. Cloud computing is an Internet based computing where virtually
shared servers provide software, Infrastructure , platform , devices and other
resources and hosting to customers on a pay-as-you-use basis.
2. What are the major components of cloud computing?
Ans. Clients , data center , and distributed servers.
3. Name companies which provide services in cloud computing.
Ans. Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Orkut , Amazon and Microsoft.
4. What type of cloud services are provided by Amazon to public?
Ans. Amazon offers a number of cloud services ,including Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2) , Simple Storage Service (S3) ,Simple Queue Service (SQS) and
Simple DB.
5. State two benefits of cloud computing.
Ans. A. Increased security at
a much lesser cost. B. Easy to maintain
6. State some characteristics of cloud computing.
Ans. Characteristics :
- · On demand self service by consumers
- · Broad access via network
- · Resource pooling of physical and virtual resources
- · Rapid scaling of capacity
- · Enhanced transparency of usage via metrics
7. What do you mean by the term services in cloud computing?
Ans. The term services in cloud
computing is the concept of being able to use reusable , fine grained
components across a customer’s network these include:
- · Low barriers to entry , making them available to small businesses.
- · Large scalability
- · Resource sharing
- · Device independence, allows users to work on different hardware.
8. Name the resources that you can rent under HaaS.
Ans. The resources are server space, network equipments, memory , CPU
cycles and storage space.
9. Name two database service providers which prominently support cloud
computing.
Ans. MySQL , Oracle
10. Name three service models which are associated with cloud computing.
Ans. The three service models are:
- · Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) or Hardware as a service(HaaS)
- · Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- · Software as a Service SaaS
11. State one advantage of IaaS.
Ans. IaaS allows organization to avoid the large capital expenses
associated with Infrastructure and data centers.
12. State one advantage of SaaS.
Ans. SaaS eliminates the capital expenses of purchasing software and its
maintenance.
13. What are the major challenges in adoption cloud computing for use?
The challenges are privacy/compliance, immaturity of vendors/offerings,
legacy application.
14. what are the major threats of using cloud computing?
Ans. The threats are :
- · Spoofing Identity (Authentication, Protect Secrets, Avoid strong private information etc.)
- · Tampering with data ( Authorization , Digital Signature)
- · Repudiation (Digital signatures, Timestamps, Secure logging, Audit Trails etc.)
- · Denial of Service (Strong Authentication and authorization , Quality of Service etc.)
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