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GUDLAVALLERU ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institute with Permanent Affiliation to JNTUK, Kakinada)
Seshadrirao Knowledge Village, Gudlavalleru – 521 356

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

HANDOUT
on
CLOUD COMPUTING
(PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE V)
(VERTICAL MOBILITY)

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Vision

To be a Centre of Excellence in computer science and engineering

education and training to meet the challenging needs of the industry
and society

Mission

 To impart quality education through well-designed curriculum in

tune with the growing software needs of the industry.
 To be a Centre of Excellence in computer science and engineering
education and training to meet the challenging needs of the industry
and society.
 To serve our students by inculcating in them problem solving,
leadership, teamwork skills and the value of commitment to quality,
ethical behavior & respect for others.
 To foster industry-academia relationship for mutual benefit and
growth.
Program Educational Objectives

• Identify, analyze, formulate and solve Computer Science and

Engineering problems both independently and in a team environment
by using the appropriate modern tools.

• Manage software projects with significant technical, legal, ethical,

social, environmental and economic considerations

• Demonstrate commitment and progress in lifelong learning,

professional development, leadership and Communicate effectively
with professional clients and the public.

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HANDOUT ON CLOUD COMPUTING

Class & Sem. :III B.Tech – II Semester (Vertical Mobility) Year:2021-22

Branch : CSE Credits:3
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1. Brief History and Scope of the Subject

Cloud computing is an information technology (IT) paradigm that enables

ubiquitous access to shared pools of configurable system resources and
higher-level services that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal
management effort, often over the Internet. Cloud computing relies on
sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economy of scale, similar to
a utility.

Third-party clouds enable organizations to focus on their core

businesses instead of expending resources on computer infrastructure and
maintenance. Advocates note that cloud computing allows companies to
avoid or minimize up-front IT infrastructure costs. Proponents also claim
that cloud computing allows enterprises to get their applications up and
running faster, with improved manageability and less maintenance, and that
it enables IT teams to more rapidly adjust resources to meet fluctuating and
unpredictable business demand. Cloud providers typically use a "pay-as- you-
go" model, which can lead to unexpected operating expenses if administrators
are not familiarized with cloud-pricing models

Since the launch of Amazon EC2 in 2006, the availability of high-capacity

networks, low-cost computers and storage devices as well as the widespread
adoption of hardware virtualization, service-oriented architecture,
and autonomic and utility computing has led to growth in cloud computing.

2. Pre-Requisites
 Computer Networks
 Network Security
 Distributed Computing

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3. Course Objectives:
 To understand Virtualization, Virtual Machine and different models of VM.

 To familiarize Cloud computing architecture and its security aspects.

4. Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, students will be able to
CO1: Differentiate the stages in historical evolution of cloud computing.
CO2: Use suitable cloud services to define the cloud for the enterprise.
CO3: Demonstrate hardware level and OS level virtualization to implement
virtual machines.
CO4: Design machine images, web applications and databases for virtual
machines.
CO5: Apply data, network and host security for the cloud.
5. Program Outcomes:
Graduates of the Computer Science and Engineering Program will have an
ability to
a. apply knowledge of computing, mathematics, science and engineering
fundamentals to solve complex engineering problems.
b. formulate and analyze a problem, and define the computing requirements
appropriate to its solution using basic principles of mathematics, science
and computer engineering.
c. design, implement, and evaluate a computer based system, process,
component, or software to meet the desired needs.
d. design and conduct experiments, perform analysis and interpretation of
data and provide valid conclusions.
e. use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing
practice.
f. understand legal, health, security and social issues in Professional
Engineering practice.
g. understand the impact of professional engineering solutions on
environmental context and the need for sustainable development.
h. understand the professional and ethical responsibilities of an engineer.

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i. function effectively as an individual, and as a team member/ leader in

accomplishing a common goal.
j. communicate effectively, make effective presentations and write and
comprehend technical reports and publications.
k. learn and adopt new technologies, and use them effectively towards
continued professional development throughout the life.
l. understand engineering and management principles and their application
to manage projects in the software industry.

6. Mapping of Course Outcomes with Program Outcomes:

a b c d e f g h i j k l
CO1 L L M
CO2 H H M L
CO3 M L M
CO4 H M
CO5 M L
7. Prescribed Text Books

1. Michael Miller, Cloud Computing – Web Based Applications That change

the way you work and Collaborate Online –Person Education.
2. George Reese Cloud Application Architectures, Ist Edition O’Reilly Media.
8. Reference Text Books
1. David S. Linthicum, Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in your Enterprise
: A Step-by-Step Guide- Addison-Wesley Professional.
2. Kai Hwang, GeofferyC.Fox, Jack J, Dongarra, Distributed & Cloud
Computing From Parallel Processing to the Internet of Things.
9. URLs and Other E-Learning Resources

URLs:

 https://www.edureka.co/cloud-computing-certification-courses
 https://www.getmeacourse.com/?query=Cloud%20Computing
 https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=cloud%20computing
 https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs23/preview

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10. Lecture Schedule / Lesson Plan

No. of Periods
Topic
Theory Tutorial
UNIT - I: Cloud computing
Introduction 1
what it is and what it isn’t
from collaborations to cloud- a short history of
1
cloud computing
Client/Server, P2P, Distributed computing,
1
Collaborative computing, Cloud computing
the network is the computer- How cloud
1
computing works
Cloud Architecture, Cloud storage, Cloud Services 1

The pros and cons of cloud computing 1

Who benefits from cloud computing and who

1
shouldn`t
7
UNIT - II: Defining clouds for the Enterprise
Storage-as-a-service 1

Database-as-a-service 1
Information-as-a-service 1

Process-as-a-service 1

Application-as-a-service 1

Platform-as-a-service 1

Security-as-a-service 1
Infrastructure-as-a-service 1

8
UNIT - III: Virtual Machines and Virtualization
Implementation levels of virtualization
1

VMM design requirements and providers 1

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Virtualization support at the OS level 1

Virtualization structures/tools and mechanisms 2

Hypervisor and Xen architecture 1

Binary transition with full virtualization 1

Para-virtualization with compiler support 1

8
UNIT - IV: Hardware Virtualization
Virtualization of CPU 1

Memory and I/O devices 1

Hardware support for virtualization 1

CPU virtualization 1

Memory virtualization 1

I/O virtualization 1
6
UNIT – V: Ready for the cloud
Web application design 1

Machine image design and privacy design 1

Database management: clustering or replication? 1

Primary key management 1

Database backups 1
5
UNIT - VI:
Data Security 1

Data Control Encrypt Everything 1

Regulatory and Standards compliances 1

Network Security, Firewall rules, Network Intrusion

1
detection
Host Security, System Hardening 1

Antivirus Protection, Host Intrusion detection 1

Data segmentation, Credential Management 1

Compromise response 1

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8
Total No.of Periods: 42

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UNIT-I CLOUD
COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud computing portends a major change in how we store information and run applications.
Instead of running programs and data on an individual desktop computer, everything is hosted
in the “cloud”—a nebulous assemblage of computers and servers accessed via the Internet. Cloud
computing lets you access all your applications and documents from anywhere in the world,
freeing you from the confines of the desktop and making it easier for group members in different
locations to collaborate.
INTRODUCTION:
 Traditional desktop computing, you run copies of software programs on each computer you own.
The documents you create are stored on the computer on which they were created. Although
documents can be accessed from other computers on the network, they can’t be accessed by
computers outside the network.

 The whole scene is PC-centric. With cloud computing, the software programs you use aren’t run
from your personal computer, but are rather stored on servers accessed via the Internet. If your
computer crashes, the software is still available for others to use. Same goes for the documents
you create; they’re stored on a collection of servers accessed via the Internet.

1.1 WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T:

What Cloud Computing Is

 Key to the definition of cloud computing is the “cloud” itself. For our purposes, the cloud
is a large group of interconnected computers. These computers can be personal computers
or network servers; they can be public or private.

 This cloud of computers extends beyond a single company or enterprise. The applications
and data served by the cloud are available to broad group of users, cross-enterprise and
cross-platform. Access is via the Internet. Any authorized

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user can access these docs and apps from any computer over any Internet connection

 Cloud computing is user-centric: Once you as a user are connected to the cloud, whatever
is stored there—documents, messages, images, applications, whatever—becomes yours. In
addition, not only is the data yours, but you can also share it with others.

 Cloud computing is task-centric. Instead of focusing on the application and what it can
do, the focus is on what you need done and how the application can do it for you.,
Traditional applications—word processing, spreadsheets, email, and so on—are becoming
less important than the documents they create.

 Cloud computing is powerful. Connecting hundreds or thousands of computers together in

a cloud creates a wealth of computing power impossible with a single desktop PC.

 Cloud computing is accessible. Because data is stored in the cloud, users can instantly
retrieve more information from multiple repositories. You’re not limited to a single
source of data, as you are with a desktop PC.

 Cloud computing is intelligent. With all the various data stored on the computers in a
cloud, data mining and analysis are necessary to access that information in an intelligent
manner.

 Cloud computing is programmable. Many of the tasks necessary with cloud computing
must be automated. For example, to protect the integrity of the data, information stored on
a single computer in the cloud must be replicated on other computers in the cloud. If that
one computer goes offline, the cloud’s programming automatically redistributes that
computer’s data to a new computer in the cloud.

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What Cloud Computing Isn’t

 cloud computing isn’t network computing. With network computing, applications/documents

are hosted on a single company’s server and accessed over the company’s network. Cloud
computing is a lot bigger than that of network computing.

 Cloud computing also isn’t traditional outsourcing, where a company farms out (subcontracts)
its computing services to an outside firm. While an outsourcing firm might host a company’s
data or applications, those documents and programs are only accessible to the company’s
employees via the company’s network, not to the entire world via the Internet.

1.2 FROM COLLABORATIONS TO CLOUD- A SHORT HISTORY OF CLOUD

COMPUTING

Cloud computing has as its antecedents both client/server computing and peer- to-peer distributed
computing.

Client/Server Computing: Centralized Applications and Storage:

 All the software applications, all the data, and all the control resided on huge mainframe
computers, otherwise known as servers. If a user wanted to access specific data or run a
program, he had to connect to the mainframe, gain appropriate access, and then do his
business while essentially “renting” the program or data from the server

 Users connected to the server via a computer terminal, sometimes called a workstation or
client. This computer was sometimes called a dumb terminal because it didn’t have a lot (if
any!) memory, storage space, or processing power.

 the client/server model, while providing similar centralized storage, differed from cloud
computing in that it did not have a user-centric focus; with client/server computing, all the
control rested with the mainframe—and with the guardians of that single computer. It was not
a user-enabling environment

Peer-to-Peer Computing

 The server part of the system also created a huge bottleneck. All communications between
computers had to go through the server first, however inefficient that might be. The obvious
need to connect one computer to another without first hitting the server led to the
development of peer-to-peer (P2P) computing.
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 P2P computing defines a network architecture in which each computer has equivalent
capabilities and responsibilities. This is in contrast to the traditional client/server network
architecture, in which one or more computers are dedicated to serving the others.

 P2P was an equalizing concept. In the P2P environment, every computer is a client and a
server; there are no masters and slaves. By recognizing all computers on the network as
peers, P2P enables direct exchange of resources and services.

 There is no need for a central server, because any computer can function in that capacity
when called on to do so. P2P was also a decentralizing concept. Control is decentralized, with
all computers functioning as equals. No centralized server is assigned to host the available
resources and services.

 The users’ connection to the Usenet server was of the traditional client/server nature, the
relationship between the Usenet servers was definitely P2P—and presaged the cloud
computing of today.

Distributed Computing: Providing More Computing Power

 When a computer is enlisted for a distributed computing project, software is installed on the
machine to run various processing activities during those periods when the PC is typically
unused.

 Many distributed computing projects are conducted within large enterprises, using traditional
network connections to form the distributed computing network. Other, larger, projects utilize
the computers of everyday Internet users, with the computing typically taking place offline,
and then uploaded once a day via traditional consumer Internet connections.

Collaborative Computing: Working as a Group

 Early group collaboration was enabled by the combination of several different P2P
technologies. The goal was (and is) to enable multiple users to collaborate on group projects
online, in real time.

 To collaborate on any project, users must first be able to talk to one another. In today’s
environment, this means instant messaging for text- based communication, with optional
audio/telephony and video capabilities for voice and picture communication. Most
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multiple-user video conferencing.

Cloud Computing: The Next Step in Collaboration

 With the growth of the Internet, there was no need to limit group collaboration to a single
enterprise’s network environment. Users from multiple locations within a corporation, and
from multiple organizations, desired to collaborate on projects that crossed company and
geographic boundaries. To do this, projects had to be housed in the “cloud” of the Internet,
and accessed from any Internet-enabled location.

 The concept of cloud-based documents and services took wing with the development of large
server farms, such as those run by Google and other search companies. Google already had
a collection of servers that it used to power its massive search engine; why not use that same
computing power to drive a collection of web-based applications—and, in the process,
provide a new level of Internet-based group collaboration.

1.3 THE NETWORK IS THE COMPUTER:HOW CLOUD COMPUTING WORKS

 Network of computers functions as a single computer to serve data and applications to

users over the Internet. The network exists in the “cloud” of IP addresses that we know as
the Internet, offers massive computing power and storage capability, and enables wide
scale group collaboration.

Understanding Cloud Architecture:

 “cloud”—a massive network of servers or even individual PCs interconnected in a grid.

These computers run in parallel, combining the resources of each to generate
supercomputing-like power.

 The cloud is a collection of computers and servers that are publicly accessible via the
Internet. This hardware is typically owned and operated by a third party on a consolidated
basis in one or more data center locations.

 As shown in Figure 1.1, individual users connect to the cloud from their own personal
computers or portable devices, over the Internet. To these individual users, the cloud is seen
as a single application, device, or document. The hardware in the cloud is invisible.

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Fig1.1: How user connect to the cloud

 This cloud architecture is deceptively simple, although it does require some intelligent
management to connect all those computers together and assign task processing to
multitudes of users.

 In Figure 1.2, it all starts with the front-end interface seen by individual users. This is how
users select a task or service. The user’s request then gets passed to the system
management, which finds the correct resources and then calls the system’s appropriate
provisioning services. These services carve out the necessary resources in the cloud, launch
the appropriate web application, and either creates or opens the requested document. After
the web application is launched, the system’s monitoring and metering functions track the
usage of the cloud so that resources are apportioned and attributed to the proper users.

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Fig 1.2:The architecture behind a cloud computing system.

Understanding Cloud Storage

 When storing data, the user sees a virtual server—that is, it appears as if the data is
stored in a particular place with a specific name. But that place doesn’t exist in
reality. It’s just a pseudonym used to reference virtual space carved out of the
cloud. In reality, the user’s data could be stored on any one or more of the
computers used to create the cloud. The actual storagelocation may even differ from
day to day or even minute to minute, as the cloud dynamically manages available
storage space

 Cloud storage has both financial and security-associated advantages. Financially,

virtual resources in the cloud are typically cheaper than dedicated physical
resources connected to a personal computer or network. As for security, data stored
in the cloud is secure from accidental erasure or hardware crashes, because it is
duplicated across multiple physical machines; since multiple copies of the data are
kept continually, the cloud continues to function as normal even if one or more
machines go offline.

Understanding Cloud Services

 Cloud services can include anything from calendar and contact applications to
word processing and presentations. Almost all large computing companies today,
from Google to Amazon to Microsoft, are developing various types of cloud
services.

 Cloud services offer many advantages. If the user’s PC crashes, it doesn’t affect
either the host application or the open document; both remain unaffected in the
cloud. In addition, an individual user can access his applications and documents
from any location on any PC.

1.4 THE PROS AND CONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

Any serious analysis of cloud computing must address the advantages and
disadvantages offered by this burgeoning technology.

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Cloud Computing: Advantages

Lower-Cost Computers for Users

 Here’s a quantitative financial advantage: You don’t need a high-powered

computer to run cloud computing web-based applications. Because the
application runs in the cloud, not on the desktop PC, that desktop PC doesn’t
need the processing power or hard disk space demanded by traditional desktop
software.
 Hence the client computers in cloud computing can be lower priced, with
smaller hard disks, less memory, more efficient processors, and the like.
 A client computer in this scenario wouldn’t even need a CD or DVD drive,
because no software programs have to be loaded and no document files need
to be saved.
Improved Performance

When a desktop PC doesn’t have to store and run a ton of software-based

applications, with fewer bloated programs hogging the computer’s memory, users will
see better performance from their PCs. Put simply; computers in a cloud computing
system will boot up faster and run faster, because they’ll have fewer programs and
processes loaded into memory.

Lower IT Infrastructure Costs

 In a larger organization, the IT department could also see lower costs from the
adoption of the cloud computing paradigm. Instead of investing in larger
numbers of more powerful servers, The IT staff can use the computing power
of the cloud to supplement or replace internal computing resources.
 Those companies that have peak needs no longer have to purchase equipment
to handle the peaks (and then lay fallow the rest of the time);
 Peak computing needs are easily handled by computers and servers in the
cloud.

Fewer Maintenance Issues

Speaking of maintenance costs, cloud computing greatly reduces both hardware and
software maintenance for organizations of all sizes. First, the hardware. With less
hardware (fewer servers) necessary in the organization, maintenance costs are
immediately lowered. As to software maintenance, remember that all cloud apps are
based elsewhere, so there’s no Software on the organization’s computers for the IT
staff to maintain. It’s that simple.

Lower Software Costs

 Then there’s the issue of software cost. Instead of purchasing separate
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software packages for each computer in the organization, only those

employees actually using an application need access to that application in the
cloud.
 Even if it costs the same to use web-based applications as it does similar
desktop software (which it probably won’t), IT staffs are saved the cost of
installing and maintaining those programs on every desktop in the
organization.
 As to the cost of that software, it’s possible that some cloud computing
companies will charge as much to “rent” their apps as traditional software
companies charge for software purchases.
 However, early indications are that cloud services will be priced substantially
lower than similar desktop software. In fact, many companies (such as Google)
are offering their web-based applications for free—which to both individuals
and large organizations is much more attractive than the high costs charged by
Microsoft and similar desktop software suppliers.

Instant Software Updates

Another software-related advantage to cloud computing is that users are no longer
faced with the choice between obsolete software and high upgrade costs. When the
app is web-based, updates happen automatically and are available the next time the
user logs in to the cloud. Whenever you access a web-based application, you’re
getting the latest version—without needing to pay for or download an upgrade.

Increased Computing Power

This is an obvious one. When you’re tied into a cloud computing system, you have
the power of the entire cloud at your disposal. You’re no longer limited to what a
single desktop PC can do, but can now perform supercomputing-like tasks utilizing
the power of thousands of computers and servers. In other words, you can attempt
greater tasks in the cloud than you can on your desktop.

Unlimited Storage Capacity

Similarly, the cloud offers virtually limitless storage capacity. Consider that when
your desktop or laptop PC is running out of storage space. Your computer’s 200GB
hard drive is peanuts compared to the hundreds of petabytes (a million gigabytes)
available in the cloud. Whatever you need to store, you can.

Increased Data Safety

And all that data you store in the cloud? It stays in the cloud—somewhere. Unlike
desktop computing, where a hard disk crash can destroy all your valuable data, a
computer crashing in the cloud doesn’t affect the storage of your data. That’s
because data in the cloud is automatically duplicated, so nothing is ever lost. That
also means if your personal computer crashes, all your data is still out there in the
cloud, still accessible. In a world where few individual desktop PC users back up
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their data on a regular basis, cloud computing can keep data safe.
Improved Compatibility Between Operating Systems
Ever try to get a Windows-based computer to talk to a Mac? Or a Linux machine to
share data with a Windows PC? It can be frustrating. Not so with cloud computing.
In the cloud, operating systems simply don’t matter. You can connect your Windows
computer to the cloud and share documents with computers running Apple’s Mac
OS, Linux, or UNIX. In the cloud, the data matters, not the operating system.

Improved Document Format Compatibility

You also don’t have to worry about the documents you create on your machine being
compatible with other users’ applications or operating systems. In a world where
Word 2007 documents can’t be opened on a computer running Word 2003, all
documents created by web-based applications can be read by any other user
accessing that application. There are no format incompatibilities when everyone is
sharing docs and apps in the cloud.
Easier Group Collaboration
 Sharing documents leads directly to collaborating on documents. the ability
for multiple users to easily collaborate on documents and projects. Imagine
that you, a colleague in your West Coast office, and a consultant in Europe all
need to work together on an important project.
 Before cloud computing, you had to email or snail mail the relevant
documents from one user to another, and work on them sequentially. Not so
with cloud computing. Now each of you can access the project’s documents
simultaneously; the edits one user makes are automatically reflected in what
the other users see onscreen. It’s all possible, of course, because the
documents are hosted in the cloud, not on any of your individual computers.
All you need is a computer with an Internet connection, and you’re
collaborating. Of course, easier group collaboration means faster completion
of most group projects, with full participation from all involved.
 It also enables group projects across different geographic locations. No
longer does the group have to reside in a single office for best effect. With
cloud computing, anyone anywhere can collaborate in real time. It’s an
enabling technology.

Universal Access to Documents

o And here’s another document-related advantage of cloud computing. When you edit
a document at home, that edited version is what you see when you access the
document at work.
o The cloud always hosts the latest version of your documents; you’re never in
danger of having an outdated version on the computer you’re working on.

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Removes the Tether to Specific Devices

Finally, here’s the ultimate cloud computing advantage—you’re no longer tethered
to a single computer or network. Change computers, and your existing applications
and documents follow you through the cloud. Move to a portable device, and your
apps and docs are still available. There’s no need to buy a special version of a
program for a particular device, or save your document in a device-specific format.

Cloud Computing: Disadvantages

There are a number of reasons why you might not want to adopt cloud computing for
your particular needs. Let’s examine a few of the risks related to cloud computing.

Requires a Constant Internet Connection

Cloud computing is, quite simply, impossible if you can’t connect to the
Internet. Because you use the Internet to connect to both your applications
and documents, if you don’t have an Internet connection, you can’t access
anything, even your own documents. A dead Internet connection means no
work, period—and in areas where Internet connections are few or inherently
unreliable, this could be a deal breaker. When you’re offline, cloud
computing just doesn’t work. This might be a more significant disadvantage
than you might think. Sure, you’re used to a relatively consistent Internet
connection both at home and at work, but where else do you like to use your
computer? If you’re used to working on documents on your deck, or while
you’re at a restaurant for lunch, or in your car, you won’t be able to access
your cloud based documents and applications—unless you have a strong
Internet connection at all those locations, of course. A lot of what’s nice about
portable computing becomes problematic when you’re depending on web-
based applications.

Doesn’t Work Well with Low-Speed Connections

Similarly, a low-speed Internet connection, such as that found with dial-up
services, makes cloud computing painful at best and often impossible. Web
based apps often require a lot of bandwidth to download, as do large
documents. If you’re laboring with a low-speed dial-up connection, it might
take
Seemingly forever just to change from page to page in a document, let alone
launch a feature-rich cloud service. In other words, cloud computing isn’t for
the slow or broadband-impaired.
Can Be Slow
Even on a fast connection, web-based applications can sometimes be slower
than accessing a similar software program on your desktop PC. That’s
because everything about the program, from the interface to the document
you’re working on, has to be sent back and forth from your computer to the
computers
in the cloud. If the cloud servers happen to be backed up at that moment, or if
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the Internet is having a slow day, you won’t get the instantaneous access
you’re used to with desktop apps.

Features Might Be Limited

This particular disadvantage is bound to change, but today many web-based
applications simply aren’t as full-featured as their desktop-based brethren.
Compare, for example, the feature set of Google Presentations with that of
Microsoft PowerPoint; there’s just a lot more you can do with PowerPoint
than you can with Google’s web-based offering.

The basics are similar, but the cloud application lacks many of PowerPoint’s
advanced features. So if you’re an advanced user, you might not want to leap
into the cloud computing waters just yet. That said, many web-based apps add
more advanced features over time. This has certainly been the case with Google
Docs and Spreadsheets, both of which started out somewhat crippled but later
added Many of the more niche functions found on Microsoft Word and Excel.
Still, you need to look at the features before you make the move. Make sure that
the cloud-based application can do everything you need it to do before you give
up on your traditional software.

Stored Data Might Not Be Secure

With cloud computing, all your data is stored on the cloud. That’s all well and
good, but how secure is the cloud? Can other, unauthorized users gain access
to your confidential data? These are all important questions, and well worth
further examination. To that end, read ahead to the “The Security Conscious”
section later in this chapter, where we examine just how safe your data is in
the cloud.

If the Cloud Loses Your Data, You’re screwed

I can’t put it any more delicately. Theoretically, data stored in the cloud is
unusually safe, replicated across multiple machines. But on the off chance that
your data does go missing, you have no physical or local backup. (Unless you
methodically download all your cloud documents to your own desktop, of
course which few users do.) Put simply, relaying the cloud puts you at risk if
the cloud lets you down.

Developing Cloud Service

Cloud computing from a user’s perspective, focusing on those web-based

applications That owes their existence to the cloud. But cloud computing also
offers a lot to software developers, who can now develop web-based
applications that take advantage of the power and reach of cloud computing.

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Unit- I
Cloud Computing
Assignment-Cum-Tutorial Questions
SECTION-A
Objective Questions
1. With cloud computing the software programs run on _ _ accessed via
internet. [ ]
a. Servers b. Private computers c. Network servers d. all the above
2. Cloud computing is PC-centric. [TRUE/FALSE]

3. Networking computing and outsourcing are not cloud computing

[TRUE/FALSE]
4. The cloud is a large group of interconnected computers. These computers
are_ . [ ]
a. Personal b. Network Servers c. Public or Private d. All the above
5. From Google’s perspective the key properties of cloud computing are
. [ ]
i. cloud computing is user-centric.
ii. cloud computing is task-centric.
iii. cloud computing is powerful.
iv. cloud computing is accessible.
v. cloud computing is intelligent.
vi. cloud computing is programmable.
a. both i & ii b. both iii & iv c. both v & vi d. all the above
6. The google applications that are popular today are. [ ]
a. google docs b. google calendar c. gmail d. All the above
7. In P2P computing each computer has equivalent capabilities and
responsibilities [TRUE/FALSE]

8. Distributed computing is all about _ between multiple

computers [ ]
a. Cycle sharing b. File sharing c. Providing internet d. None
9. Cloud in cloud computing represents _? [ ]
a) Wireless b) Hard drives c) People d) Internet
10. Which of these is not a cloud computing pricing model. [ ]
a)Free b)Pay per use c) Subscription d) Ladder
11. What is/are the key characteristics of cloud computing? [ ]
a) Service offering b) Reliability c) Scalability d) ALL

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12. The term _ _ has been used historically as a Metaphor for the
internet? [ ]
a) Cloud b) Intranet c) grid computing d) None of the above
13. Which one is delivering software services to end users and running
code? [ ]
a) SOA b) Grid c) Cloud d) None
14. Which of the following is an example of cloud computing application?
[ ]
a) Facebook Apps b) Twitter or RSS
c) Salesforce.com d) Skype
15. What is Grid computing? [ ]

a) It is a network of computers that share resources – the network can be

local or distributed across the internet. Hardware as a service
b) It is a physical arrangement of computer terminals that optimizes
computing power – the computers in the center are more powerful.
c) It is a temporary clod computer network that only exists as long as single
project is active.
d) All the above.
16. What is an important benefit of cloud. [ ]
a) Highly protected data b) Independent from Internet
c) Reduced cost d) Small bandwidth
17. What is not a valid reason for customer asking a clod provider where there
servers are [ ]
located?
a) Geographical location may tell something about network latency.
b) Geographical location may tell something about network legislation.
c) The number of sites tells you something about disaster recovery
possibilities.
d) When a server breaks down, the customer wants to send a technician to
fix the problem as soon as possible
18. Which cloud deployment model is operated solely for a single
organization and its authorized users. [ ]
a) Community cloud b) Hybrid cloud c) Public cloud d)Private cloud
19. Which cloud deployment model is managed by a cloud provider, has an
infrastructure that is offsite, and is accessible to general public[ ]
a) Community cloud b) Hybrid cloud c) Public cloud d) Private cloud

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SECTION-B
Descriptive Questions

1. Define Cloud Computing? Enlist and explain essential characteristics of

Cloud Computing?
2. Explain how cloud computing works?
3. Differentiate peer to peer computing and distributed computing?
4. Explain Collaboration to cloud?
5. Explain about cloud application architectures?
5. Enlist various companies in providing cloud computing services.
6. Write a short note on the next step in collaboration?
7. Explain how cloud computing is different from cloud computing?
8. Write a short note on Cloud Storage?
9. Write a short note on cloud services?
10. Explain why cloud computing is important?
11. Explain the architecture behind a cloud computing system?

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