CS-802-B Cloud Computing - Dec 2024 Question Paper

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1. 7 Marks
   aWhat is cloud computing service oriented architecture? Explain.
   How to answer

   • Define service-oriented architecture (SOA) in cloud context
   • Describe layers/components: services, ESB, registry, orchestration
   • Explain role in cloud service delivery with diagram
2. 7 Marks
   bHow are different service deployment model works? Explain.
   How to answer

   • List service deployment models: public, private, hybrid, community
   • Explain working of each model
   • Compare suitability with examples
3. 7 Marks
   aExplain following:

   1. i)Cloud monitoring system
   2. ii)Hypervisor
   3. iii)WSDL
   How to answer

   • Define cloud monitoring system, its purpose and metrics
   • Define hypervisor, types and role in virtualization
   • Define WSDL, role in web services/SOA
4. 7 Marks
   bAnswer the following:

   1. i)Why is there need of cloud Mashups in cloud computing?
   2. ii)Explain VMware and VSphere machine imaging.
   How to answer

   • Explain need for mashups: integration, agility, reuse of cloud services/APIs
   • Define VMware and vSphere imaging
   • Explain machine imaging process and benefits
5. 7 Marks
   aAnswer the following:

   1. i)Give difference between Grid computing and utility computing.
   2. ii)What is multitenant software?
   How to answer

   • Define grid computing and utility computing
   • Differentiate on basis of purpose, resource sharing, business model
   • Give examples of each
6. 7 Marks
   bWhat are the challenges of virtualization in cloud computing?
   How to answer

   • Define virtualization in cloud
   • List challenges: security, overhead, VM sprawl, networking, licensing
   • Explain impact of each challenge
7. 7 Marks
   aAnswer the following:

   1. i)Compare GFS and HDFS.
   2. ii)Differentiate data store and simple database.
   How to answer

   • Describe GFS architecture and HDFS architecture
   • Compare on design, fault tolerance, block size, use case
   • Differentiate data store vs simple database
8. 7 Marks
   bWhy does Big Table known as distributed storage system?
   How to answer

   • Define BigTable data model
   • Explain distributed architecture: tablets, master, Chubby, GFS
   • Justify scalability, fault tolerance as distributed storage
9. 7 Marks
   aHow does MapReduce work? Explain shuffling in MapReduce.
   How to answer

   • Explain MapReduce phases: map, shuffle, reduce
   • Detail shuffling: sorting, partitioning, data transfer
   • Give example workflow with diagram
10. 7 Marks
    bSummarize the parallelism for single machine computation.
    How to answer

    • Define parallelism vs concurrency
    • Summarize single-machine parallelism: threads, multicore, SIMD
    • Discuss limitations and relevance to cloud
11. 7 Marks
    aExplain Data Access control for enterprise application in cloud.
    How to answer

    • Define data access control needs for enterprise apps
    • Explain RBAC, ABAC, authentication in cloud
    • Discuss enforcement and compliance
12. 7 Marks
    bWhat are the security related challenges in cloud computing?
    How to answer

    • List security challenges: data breach, loss, account hijacking, insider threat
    • Explain multi-tenancy and trust issues
    • Mention compliance and SLA concerns
13. 7 Marks
    aHow does an organization handle the identified security challenges which has no mitigation strategies?
    How to answer

    • Define risk handling without mitigation: accept, avoid, transfer
    • Explain monitoring, contingency planning
    • Discuss organizational policy and incident response
14. 7 Marks
    bWhat is trusted cloud computing? Explain.
    How to answer

    • Define trusted cloud computing and trust model
    • Explain TPM, attestation, secure boot
    • Discuss benefits for data assurance
15. 7 Marks
    aHow does a cloud environment balances the work load?
    How to answer

    • Define workload balancing in cloud
    • Explain load balancer types and algorithms
    • Describe auto-scaling and resource scheduling
16. 7 Marks
    bWrite short notes on following : (any two)

    1. i)Sky computing
    2. ii)Cloud middleware
    3. iii)Data migration
    How to answer

    • Define sky computing, cloud middleware, data migration
    • Explain any two with architecture/use cases
    • Mention benefits and challenges