IaaS Challenges

Description: This quiz covers the challenges associated with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Number of Questions: 15
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What is the primary challenge associated with IaaS?

  1. Security

  2. Cost

  3. Scalability

  4. Reliability


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The primary challenge associated with IaaS is cost, as it can be expensive to procure and maintain the necessary hardware and software.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS?

  1. Vendor lock-in

  2. Security

  3. Scalability

  4. Compliance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Compliance is not a common challenge associated with IaaS, as it is typically the responsibility of the cloud provider to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

What is the term used to describe the inability to move data and applications easily between different cloud providers?

  1. Vendor lock-in

  2. Data portability

  3. Interoperability

  4. Cloud migration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vendor lock-in is the term used to describe the inability to move data and applications easily between different cloud providers.

Which of the following is not a common security challenge associated with IaaS?

  1. Data breaches

  2. DDoS attacks

  3. Malware infections

  4. Compliance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Compliance is not a common security challenge associated with IaaS, as it is typically the responsibility of the cloud provider to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to handle increasing or decreasing demand?

  1. Scalability

  2. Elasticity

  3. Resilience

  4. Availability


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Scalability is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to handle increasing or decreasing demand.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS scalability?

  1. Cost

  2. Performance

  3. Reliability

  4. Complexity


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Reliability is not a common challenge associated with IaaS scalability, as cloud providers typically offer high levels of reliability and uptime.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to recover from failures and disruptions?

  1. Resilience

  2. Availability

  3. Scalability

  4. Fault tolerance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Resilience is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to recover from failures and disruptions.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS resilience?

  1. Cost

  2. Complexity

  3. Performance

  4. Downtime


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Performance is not a common challenge associated with IaaS resilience, as cloud providers typically offer high levels of performance and uptime.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to provide uninterrupted access to data and applications?

  1. Availability

  2. Resilience

  3. Scalability

  4. Fault tolerance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Availability is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to provide uninterrupted access to data and applications.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS availability?

  1. Cost

  2. Complexity

  3. Performance

  4. Downtime


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Performance is not a common challenge associated with IaaS availability, as cloud providers typically offer high levels of performance and uptime.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to tolerate and recover from failures?

  1. Fault tolerance

  2. Resilience

  3. Availability

  4. Scalability


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fault tolerance is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to tolerate and recover from failures.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS fault tolerance?

  1. Cost

  2. Complexity

  3. Performance

  4. Downtime


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Performance is not a common challenge associated with IaaS fault tolerance, as cloud providers typically offer high levels of performance and uptime.

What is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to provide consistent and reliable performance?

  1. Performance

  2. Reliability

  3. Availability

  4. Scalability


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Performance is the term used to describe the ability of a cloud infrastructure to provide consistent and reliable performance.

Which of the following is not a common challenge associated with IaaS performance?

  1. Cost

  2. Complexity

  3. Scalability

  4. Latency


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scalability is not a common challenge associated with IaaS performance, as cloud providers typically offer high levels of scalability.

What is the term used to describe the time it takes for data to travel between two points in a network?

  1. Latency

  2. Throughput

  3. Bandwidth

  4. Jitter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Latency is the term used to describe the time it takes for data to travel between two points in a network.

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