Updated CompTIA Cloud Essentials CLO-001 Study Guide

1. Digital identities for logging onto SaaS solutions should be issued by all the following EXCEPT:

2. Why is it important to consider the cloud ecosystem when developing applications?

3. Which of the following actions should a company take if a cloud computing provider ceases to uphold their contract?

4. Which of the following consequences does IT outsourcing and cloud computing have in common?

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

6. Which of the following is the function of orchestration services?

7. Which of the following is a reason for business users lo be interested in cloud computing?

8. Which of the following is important to standardize?

9. Cloud computing _____________capital cost to variable cost.

10. Privacy is the right of________ to selectively disclose information about _________ and restrict the further use of that information by any party.

11. Which of the following IT processes is likely to become more important due to the adoption of cloud computing?

12. Which of the following is the primary way to access PaaS?

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

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

15. Which of the following is a typical concern for business and IT leaders when adopting cloud computing?

16. Which of the following does IT outsourcing and cloud computing typically have in common?

17. Which of the following does the server virtualization layer do?

18. Which of the following are essential steps to take when creating a virtual server?

19. Which of the following technologies are related to Web services?

20. Web hosting is a service that enables customers to deploy a website quickly. This is an example of:

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

22. How can the internal IT department successfully react to cloud computing?

23. Which of the following is a business reason for IT outsourcing and cloud computing?

24. Which of the following applications is MOST suitable for a cloud computing pilot?

25. Which of the following is an important skill for an organization wanting to adopt an IaaS strategy?

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

27. Why do management tools introduce a risk?

28. How do demand management processes change with the introduction of SaaS?

29. Why does hardware and operating system maintenance take less effort with SaaS?

30. Which of the following is a unique characteristic of virtualization?

31. Which of the following is the MOST complex security provisioning problem in a cloud environment?

32. How can an organization successfully implement a PaaS strategy?

33. Eucalyptus is open-source software for quickly provisioning virtual servers. This is an example of:

34. Why do business users prefer to deal with cloud providers directly, instead of via the IT department?

35. Why does request fulfillment become more complicated in a cloud environment?

36. Private clouds are operated solely for _______________ organization(s)

37. Why are traditional chargeback systems not compatible with cloud computing?

38. How does cloud computing improve business flexibility?

39. How can cloud-related financial risks be managed?

40. Which represents the MOST important business continuity risk?

41. Which of the following is a private SaaS?

42. Which of the following roles can the IT department play in the selection process of cloud computing providers?

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

44. Google Apps is a set of online applications allowing users to create and share documents and spreadsheets. This is an example of:

45. Which of the following is a limitation of owning servers?

46. Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

47. Why is standardization of data formats important?

48. Synchronization of updates is ___________ than replicating data across locations because it gives better assurance that data is always ___________ everywhere.

49. Which of the following risk results if cloud computing providers limit their Service Level Agreement (SLA) liabilities?

50. Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) is a facility for quickly providing virtual servers. This is an

example of:

51. Which of the following is an essential step in the start-up process of a virtual server?

52. Which of the following is MOST typically accessed through Web services?

53. Which of the following is the MOST important impact of cloud computing on managing service levels?

54. Which of the following do business accountants prefer with respect to the cost of cloud computing?

55. Why can cloud computing be a challenge in relation to compliance risks (e.g. compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act)?

56. Twitter is a service that allows users to exchange short text messages. This is an example of:

57. Which of the following can cause user response times to deteriorate?

58. Which of the following is a characteristic of cloud computing?

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

60. Which of the following is included in a compliance audit?

61. How does cloud computing influence service operations?

62. Cloud computing brings new challenges to ___________ management, because traditional licensing models do not fit well with scalable resources.

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

64. Cloud computing is priced according to ___________ or has ___________, rather than having upfront costs.

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

66. Who is responsible for granting access to a user in federated identity management?

67. Which of the following is a definition of virtualization?

68. Which of the following confidentiality risks is introduced by cloud computing?

69. Which of the following processes needs to be changed to better handle Change Management in the cloud?

70. In which of the following ways do IT outsourcing and cloud computing differ?

71. How can an organization successfully implement an IaaS strategy?

72. Which of the following are strategic exit options?

73. All of the following are important design decisions when deploying SaaS EXCEPT:

74. Which of the following application types is suitable for a cloud computing pilot?

75. A military facility is NOT able to fully embrace cloud computing because of which of the following?

76. All of the following are availability risks that are introduced by cloud computing EXCEPT:

77. How does scalability work with cloud computing?

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

79. Which of the following is a relevant component of the cloud ecosystem?

80. Which of the following business benefits do cloud computing and IT outsourcing have in common?

81. Which IT process is likely to take more effort with cloud computing?

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

83. Which of the following is the risk when an IT department restricts itself to solely being an infrastructure provider?

84. Which of the following cloud computing risks is compliance related?

85. Which of the following is the difference between cloud computing and IT outsourcing?

86. How can cloud computing help reduce integrity risks?

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

88. In order for an organization to have a successful cloud implementation, which of the following must be true?

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

90. Which of the following is the BEST example of maintaining ‘strategic flexibility’?

91. A company is adopting a public SaaS cloud based computing system to migrate a mission critical application.

Which of the following capabilities will be MOST likely lost?

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

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

94. A company decides to subscribe to a new CRM product that will help improve their business processes.

Which of the following types of cloud computing would MOST likely be implemented?

95. An organization is replacing its core insurance platform. The solution is made up of internally hosted insurance systems and applications hosted in the cloud.

Which of the following activities is part of service transition?

96. Which of the following early examples of cloud computing was used for software engineering purposes in the form of web-based applications and required interoperability between different systems?

97. An existing capability is being migrated into the cloud. Capacity management issues have been noticed in the past and an exercise is being performed to calculate current and future volumes. In which of the following lifecycle phases is this likely to be performed?

98. Which of the following is an advantage of cloud computing for an organization?

99. A specific cloud deployment has been established specifically for financial services companies to consume.

Which of the following BEST describes this type of cloud environment?

100. Which of the following aspects of public cloud computing would a company MOST likely need to consider to ensure information security?