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Introduction to Computer Science

Conceptual Questions

Introduction to Computer ScienceConceptual Questions

Conceptual Questions

1 .
Explain the difference between public and private clouds.
2 .
How do organizations make decisions about cloud deployment?
3 .
What should developers consider when they design API systems that allow easy communication between systems while also maximizing opportunity costs?
4 .
How does a multicloud solution differ from a hybrid cloud solution?
5 .
What are some of the disadvantages of cloud mashups?
6 .
What does it mean to operate workloads at the mobile or network edge?
7 .
Explain how file storage, object storage, and block storage differ.
8 .
How does spot/not urgent compute service differ from virtual compute service?
9 .
Explain how the content delivery network functions.
10 .
What is Kubernetes (K8S) service and how does it benefit users?
11 .
Describe a relational database service and give at least two examples of this type of database.
12 .
Explain the difference between shallow machine learning and deep machine learning.
13 .
What is blockchain 2.0 capable of?
14 .
Explain the differences among virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and extended reality (XR).
15 .
What can be done with 4-D printing that is not possible with 3-D printing?
16 .
Name at least two application development support capabilities provided as PaaS services, and explain why these services are important.
17 .
What two features characterize the metaverse?
18 .
Provide at least two examples of how XR technology is being applied in health care.
19 .
Under human-computer interaction guidelines, a usable system must understand the various roles of humans. What are those roles?
20 .
What is nanotechnology and how can it benefit people who use the Web?
21 .
What is neuromorphic computing?
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