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Foundations of Information Systems

Check Your Understanding Questions

Foundations of Information SystemsCheck Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
In your own words, describe what cloud computing offers the cloud consumer.
2 .
What does virtualization offer the cloud environment?
3 .
What are three examples of specialized careers for individuals who work in cloud computing?
4 .
What factors need to be covered when an organization adds new information technology resources to the cloud-based environment?
5 .
In your own words, describe Platform as a Service.
6 .
Identify and explain the purpose of each of the three primary delivery models offered in cloud-based computing.
7 .
Identify and describe the use of the four deployment models used in cloud-based computing.
8 .
What are two courses of action an organization can take when acquiring new cloud-based environments?
9 .
What are the primary delivery models for cloud-based computing?
10 .
In your own words, describe some advantages of using a software-defined network in a cloud-based environment.
11 .
What are the components of the CIA triad?
12 .
What are some additional cloud service models that are available?
13 .
What are the components of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?
14 .
Each application has a life cycle in which it must be updated or replaced due to the software manufacturer’s requirements. What is the term for this life cycle?
15 .
List four of the modules of an enterprise resource planning system.
16 .
List four modules of a customer relationship management system.
17 .
List four modules of a supply chain management system.
18 .
Describe the parts of a cost factor that might be used to determine if migrating to the cloud is cost effective.
19 .
How have software-defined networks (SDNs) changed the way network engineers manage traffic?
20 .
One factor that has led to the sustainability of cloud-based computing is accessibility. Describe accessibility as it pertains to cloud-based computing.
21 .
Identify the different types of storage that an organization has access to in a cloud-based environment.
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