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Cloud Computing
Assignment-Week 8
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
QUESTION 1:
Statement 1: Sensor-Cloud proxy exposes sensor resources as cloud services.
Statement 2: Sensor network is still managed from the Sensor-Cloud Interface via Sensor
Network Proxy
a. Statement 1 is True and Statement 2 is False
b. Statement 2 is True and Statement 1 is False
c. Both statements are True
d. Both statements are False
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: Sensor cloud proxy exposes sensor resources as cloud services.
Sensor network is still managed from the Sensor-Cloud
Interface via Sensor Network Proxy. Lecture 38, 21:43 min.- 22:09 min
QUESTION 2:
A green broker can perform scheduling of applications to reduce energy consumption.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
Detailed Solution: A green broker can perform scheduling of applications to reduce energy
consumption. So, the correct option is (a).
QUESTION 3:
In IoT based vehicular data clouds, vehicles providing their networking and data processing
capabilities to other vehicles through the cloud is best identified with which of the following
services?
a. SaaS
b. PaaS
c. IaaS
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d. BaaS
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: This comes under a new service named Network and Data processing as a
service i.e. IaaS. So, the correct option is (c).
QUESTION 4:
Which of the following statements is/are true about Docker ?
Statement 1: Docker hub is used for building docker images and creating docker containers.
Statement 2: Docker compose is a registry used to host various docker images.
a. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect
b. Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is incorrect
c. Both the statements are correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect.
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Solution: Docker Engine is used for building docker images and creating docker
containers. Docker Hub is a registry used to host various docker images.
So, the correct option is (d). Lecture 36,17:34.
QUESTION 5:
Choose the most appropriate option.
Statement 1: An image is a lightweight, stand-alone, executable package that includes everything
to run a piece of software.
Statement 2:Container is a run time instance of an image.
a. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect
b. Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is incorrect
c. Both the statements are correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect.
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Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: Both the statements are correct. Lecture 36, 20:51 min
QUESTION 6:
Sensor data can be easily shared by different groups of users without any extra effort/ measure.
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: One of the limitations of Sensor Networks is “Sensor data can not be easily
shared by different groups of users.” Hence, the correct option is (b). Lecture 38, 9:32 min.
QUESTION 7:
An IoT platform’s basic building blocks is/ are (choose the correct option(s)).
a. Gateway
b. Images
c. Network and Cloud
d. Containers
Correct Answer: a, c
Detailed Solution: An IoT platform has three basic building blocks, Things, Gateway, and Network
and Cloud. Lecture 39, 10:09 min.
QUESTION 8:
__________ enables different networks, spreads in a huge geographical area to connect together
and be employed simultaneously by multiple users on demand.
a) Serverless
b) IoT Cloud
c) Sensor Cloud
d) Green Cloud
Correct Answer: c
Detailed Solution: Sensor Cloud enables different networks, spreads in a huge geographical area to
connect together and be employed simultaneously by multiple users on demand. Lecture 38, 20:27
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QUESTION 9:
In the context of Green Cloud Computing, the Power Usage Effectiveness is defined as
a. Power Delivered / Overall Power
b. Overall Power / Power Delivered
c. Overall Power * Power Delivered
d. None of these
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: In the context of Green Cloud Computing, the Power Usage Effectiveness is
defined as Overall Power / Power Delivered. So, the correct option is (b). Lecture 37, 28:45 min.
QUESTION 10:
___________ get virtual access to host resources through a hypervisor.
a) Containers
b) Virtual machines
c) Both a and b
d) Images
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Solution: Virtual machines get virtual access to host resources through
a hypervisor. So, the correct option is (b). Lecture 36, 24:10
