AD-702-A Cloud Computing - Dec 2024 Question Paper

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1. 7 Marks
   aWhat are the characteristics of cloud computing?
   How to answer

   • Define cloud computing briefly
   • List NIST essential characteristics: on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, measured service
   • Explain each characteristic briefly
2. 7 Marks
   bBriefly explain the applications of cloud computing in the field of social networking.
   How to answer

   • Define social networking cloud use
   • Examples: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn storage and scaling
   • Benefits: scalability, storage, analytics, availability
3. 7 Marks
   aWhat do you understand by lock-in property of cloud?
   How to answer

   • Define vendor lock-in / lock-in property
   • Causes: proprietary APIs, data formats, lack of standards
   • Implications and mitigation: portability, open standards
4. 7 Marks
   bWhat is on-demand functionality? How is it provided in cloud computing?
   How to answer

   • Define on-demand self-service / functionality
   • NIST perspective
   • How provided: automated provisioning, pay-per-use, broad access, examples
5. 7 Marks
   aDefine NIST cloud computing reference architecture.
   How to answer

   • Define NIST reference architecture purpose
   • List actors: Consumer, Provider, Auditor, Broker, Carrier
   • Role of each actor and diagram
6. 7 Marks
   bWhat is cloud migration? Discuss the benefits of migrating to the cloud.
   How to answer

   • Define cloud migration: moving apps/data to cloud
   • Types: rehost, refactor, etc. briefly
   • Benefits: cost, scalability, flexibility, disaster recovery, security
7. 7 Marks
   aDefine the security features in the cloud. Illustrate with the help of example.
   How to answer

   • Define cloud security needs
   • Features: authentication, encryption, access control, isolation
   • Illustrate with example e.g., AWS IAM / encrypted S3
8. 7 Marks
   bExplain hybrid and community cloud with examples.
   How to answer

   • Define hybrid cloud with architecture
   • Define community cloud with architecture
   • Examples and use-cases for each
9. 7 Marks
   aWhy type-1 hypervisor is called as bare metal architecture?
   How to answer

   • Define Type-1 hypervisor running directly on hardware
   • No host OS layer, direct resource control
   • Hence called bare-metal / native
10. 7 Marks
    bExplain the major cloud features of Microsoft Azure.
    How to answer

    • Brief Azure overview: IaaS/PaaS/SaaS
    • Major features: compute, storage, networking, AI, security
    • Examples: VMs, Blob, Azure AD
11. 7 Marks
    aDraw a publish-subscribe model of cloud computing.
    How to answer

    • Define publish-subscribe roles: publisher, broker, subscriber
    • Draw message flow diagram
    • Explain decoupling and example
12. 7 Marks
    bWhat are the benefits of virtualization in cloud?
    How to answer

    • Define virtualization in cloud
    • Benefits: resource utilization, isolation, scalability, cost
    • Benefits: migration, disaster recovery, management
13. 14 Marks
    Write short notes on :

    1. a)Digital Signature
    2. b)Hadoop
    How to answer

    • Digital Signature: definition, working with hash + asymmetric crypto, uses
    • Hadoop: definition, HDFS + MapReduce/YARN, uses for big data
    • Diagram/flow for each briefly
14. 7 Marks
    aDistinguish between static resource provisioning and dynamic resource provisioning.
    How to answer

    • Define static provisioning: pre-allocated fixed resources
    • Define dynamic provisioning: elastic on-demand allocation
    • Distinguish on basis: scalability, cost, utilization, example
15. 7 Marks
    bExplain virtual disaster recovery vs. physical disaster recovery in detail.
    How to answer

    • Define disaster recovery in cloud
    • Virtual DR: replication, snapshots, quick failover
    • Physical DR: secondary site, comparison on cost, RTO/RPO