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CHRIST (Deemed to be University),

Questions View-VI Semester
Subject : CSC641BN(CLOUD COMPUTING)

U1--Introduction

U1-T1-S1--The vision of cloud computing - Characteristics and benefits - Challenges ahead - Historical developments - Distributed
systems - Virtualization - Building cloud computing environments - Application development - Infrastructure and system development -
Computing platforms and technologies.

1 Identify the three major milestones that led to cloud computing 10.0 Medium Analytical
and explain them in details. (Applying/Analysing)
2 Outline the essential characteristics of Cloud Computing. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
3 Examine "Everything as a Service" model of cloud. 6.0 Medium Analytical
(Applying/Analysing)
4 "Service orientation is the core reference model for cloud 6.0 Medium Descriptive
computing systems." Justify and explain in detail. (Applying/Analysing)
5 Explain how utility oriented computing is useful in cloud. 6.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
6 Give an example of an application which requires distributed 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
architecture.
7 Analyze the role of Web 2.0 in cloud computing. 2.0 Simple Analytical
(Remembering/Understanding)
8 Define the term Cloud Computing. 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
9 Identify the advantage of grid computing? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
10 Evaluate various challenges involved in cloud computing. 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
11 List out any four Web 2.0 applications. 2.0 Medium Application
(Applying/Analysing)
12 Summarize any two properties of Distributed Computing. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
13 Give an example of elasticity feature in cloud computing. 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
14 Analyse the characteristics of cloud computing. 10.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
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15 Explain the vision of Cloud Computing. 6.0 Simple Descriptive

(Remembering/Understanding)
16 "Virtualization is another core technology for cloud computing". 10.0 Medium Analytical
Justify. (Applying/Analysing)
17 Justify how is cloud development different from traditional 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
software development?

U2--Unit-2 Teaching Hours:10 Principles of Parallel computing and Virtualization Principles of Parallel Computing ? Parallel vs. distributed
computing - Elements of parallel computing - Hardware architectures for parallel processing Approaches to parallel programming - Laws of
caution. Introduction to virtualization - Characteristics of virtualized environments - Taxonomy of virtualization techniques ? Hardware
Virtualization - Virtualization and cloud computing - Pros and cons of virtualizat

U2-T1-S1--Principles of Parallel Computing ? Parallel vs. distributed computing - Elements of parallel computing - Hardware
architectures for parallel processing Approaches to parallel programming - Laws of caution. Introduction to virtualization -
Characteristics of virtualized environments - Taxonomy of virtualization techniques ? Hardware Virtualization - Virtualization and cloud
computing - Pros and cons of virtualization.

18 List out the four key elements of computing. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
19 Explain the relevant features of Virtualization for the execution 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
environment.
20 Demonstrate different hardware architectures of parallel 10.0 Simple Descriptive
processing. (Remembering/Understanding)
21 Determine any two applications which can be a best fit for 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
Parallel Computing.
22 Identify the reasons that parallel processing constitutes an 2.0 Medium Critical
interesting option for computing. (Applying/Analysing)
23 Compare parallel computing and distributed computing. 6.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
24 What is parallel processing? 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
25 Identify the different levels of parallelism. 6.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
26 What do we mean by Desktop virtualization? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
27 Discuss the virtualization reference model with the help of a 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
diagram.
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28 Identify the different approaches to parallel programming. 6.0 Medium Descriptive

(Applying/Analysing)
29 Discuss the hardware-level virtualization using suitable 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
diagram.
30 Explain execution virtualization with suitable diagram. 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
31 Analyze the pros and cons of virtualization. 10.0 Medium Descriptive 2
(Applying/Analysing)
32 Define Storage virtualization. 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
33 Explain network virtualization. 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
34 Write any two characteristics of virtualization. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
35 Discover the reasons why virtualization is gaining popularity. 10.0 Medium Analytical
(Applying/Analysing)
36 Discover how virtualization plays an important role in cloud 6.0 Medium Analytical 2
computing. (Applying/Analysing)
37 Identify the techniques hardware virtualization. 6.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
38 Explain Operating System Level Virtualization with advantages 6.0 Simple Descriptive
and disadvantages. (Remembering/Understanding)
39 Define the following types of virtualization with advantages and 10.0 Simple Descriptive
disadvantages: (Remembering/Understanding)
- Storage Virtualization
- Application Server Virtualization
40 Discover the role of Hypervisor in virtualization. Define the 10.0 Medium Descriptive
types of Hypervisor. Also, Construct Hypervisor reference (Applying/Analysing)
architecture.
41 Explain Virtualization in Cloud computing. Make use of 10.0 Medium Descriptive Parallel 2
Architecture to define how it is achieved. (Applying/Analysing)

U3--Unit-3 Teaching Hours:9 Cloud Computing Architecture The Cloud reference model ? Architecture ? Types of Cloud ? Public Cloud ?
Private Cloud ? Hybrid Cloud ? Community Cloud ? Economies of the cloud

U3-T1-S1--The Cloud reference model ? Architecture ? Types of Cloud ? Public Cloud ? Private Cloud ? Hybrid Cloud ? Community
Cloud ? Economies of the cloud
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42 Classify some essential characteristics that identify a PaaS 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
solution.
43 Explain the cloud computing architecture with diagram. 10.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
44 How does cloud computing help to reduce the time to market for 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
applications and to cut down capital expenses?
45 Provide any two examples of IaaS implementations 2.0
Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
46 Identify the candidate sectors for community clouds. 6.0
Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
47 What does the acronym XaaS stand for? 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
48 State the advantages and disadvantages of any two types of 10.0 Medium Descriptive
deployment models of cloud. (Applying/Analysing)
49 List any two benefits of using SaaS Model. 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
50 Describe any two cloud deployment models with diagrams. 10.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
51 Explain Infrastructure-as-a-Service reference implementation with 6.0 Simple Analytical
a neat diagram. (Remembering/Understanding)
52 What is meant by Software-as-a-Service? 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
53 Name any two public cloud providers with their services. 2.0 Medium Application
(Applying/Analysing)
54 "SaaS model is appealing for applications serving a wide range of 6.0 Medium Analytical
users." Justify. (Applying/Analysing)
55 Define Platform-as-a-Service. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
56 List out the fundamental components introduced in the cloud 2.0 Medium Descriptive
reference model. (Applying/Analysing)
57 What does Infrastructure-as-a-Service refer to? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
58 Identify the three different strategies that are adopted by the 6.0 Medium Descriptive
providers in terms of pricing models. (Applying/Analysing)

U4--Unit-4 Teaching Hours:10 Cloud Platforms in Industry Amazon web services: Compute services - Storage services - Communication services
- Additional services. Google AppEngine: Architecture and core concepts - Application life cycle - Cost model ? Observations. Microsoft azure:
Azure core concepts - SQL azure - Windows azure platform appliance
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U4-T1-S1--Amazon web services: Compute services - Storage services - Communication services - Additional services. Google AppEngine:
Architecture and core concepts - Application life cycle - Cost model ? Observations. Microsoft azure: Azure core concepts - SQL azure -
Windows azure platform appliance

59 Elaborate the features of AppFabric by Azure. 6.0

Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
60 Discuss the role of Task queues? 2.0
Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
61 Differentiate between Object Storage and Block storage in cloud 6.0
Medium Analytical
computing. (Applying/Analysing)
62 AWS offers a wide range of different business purpose global 10.0 Medium Descriptive
cloud-based products. Justify (Applying/Analysing)
63 Discuss the three different roles in Azure compute services. 6.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
64 Examine the key concepts of AWS S3. 6.0 Medium Descriptive 1
(Applying/Analysing)
65 Describe messaging with respect to communication services 6.0 Medium Descriptive
provided by Amazon. (Applying/Analysing)
66 Discuss the usage of Cron jobs as part of compute services? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
67 Azure drive is provided by which company? What it is used for? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
68 How are tables in Azure different from SQL tables? 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
69 Explain the term Microsoft Windows Azure? 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
70 Explain the AWS tool that offers automated deployment. 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
71 Identify the difference between Amazon S3, EBS and EFS. 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical 1
72 Discuss the types of block storage provided by Amazon. 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
73 Make use of diagram to explain Infrastructure and runtime 10.0 Simple Descriptive 3
environment of Google AppEngine. (Remembering/Understanding)
74 EC2 is the highly required compute service provided by AWS. 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive
Justify the statement.
75 Virtual networking plays an important role as part of 6.0 Medium Descriptive
communication service? Elaborate. (Applying/Analysing)
76 Compute services constitute the fundamental element of cloud 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
computing systems. Justify the statement.
Explain any two advanced compute services.
77 Amazon Elastic Block Store has various features. justify the 6.0 Simple Descriptive
statement. (Remembering/Understanding)
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78 Define the term Amazon Web Services. 2.0

Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
79 Name and discuss the device used to port a large volume of data. 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
80 Two types of blobs are available in Windows Azure. Discuss 2.0 Medium Descriptive
them. (Applying/Analysing)
81 Explain Google AppEngine and it's features. Also, Evaluate 10.0 Medium Analytical
Google AppEngine Cost model in detail. (Applying/Analysing)
82 AWS provides various types of services for data storage. 10.0 Medium Descriptive
Discuss in detail. (Applying/Analysing)
83 Elaborate the application life cycle of Google AppEngine. 10.0 Medium Descriptive Parallel 3
(Applying/Analysing)
84 Identify the core components of Amazon S3. 10.0 Simple Analytical 1
(Remembering/Understanding)
85 Explain AWS S3 in detail. How it is different from EBS? 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical Parallel 1
86 Explain S3 Resource Naming and Access Control policy. 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Descriptive

U5--Unit-5 Teaching Hours:9 Data in the cloud and Cloud Applications Data in the cloud: Relational databases - Cloud file systems: GFS and
HDFS - BigTable, HBase - Cloud data stores: Datastore and SimpleDB Cloud Application: Healthcare: ECG analysis in the cloud - Biology:
protein structure prediction - Biology: gene expression data analysis for cancer diagnosis - Geoscience: satellite image processing.

U5-T1-S1--Data in the cloud: Relational databases - Cloud file systems: GFS and HDFS - BigTable, HBase - Cloud data stores: Datastore
and SimpleDB Cloud Application: Healthcare: ECG analysis in the cloud - Biology: protein structure prediction - Biology: gene
expression data analysis for cancer diagnosis - Geoscience: satellite image processing.

87 What do we mean by geoscience applications? 2.0 Medium Descriptive

(Applying/Analysing)
88 Analyze the differences between cloud datastore and traditional 6.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
databases.
89 Using a suitable diagram, represent the gene expression data 10.0 Medium Descriptive
analysis for cancer diagnosis implemented in cloud computing (Applying/Analysing)
environment.
90 Examine how cloud computing can be helpful in remote ECG 10.0 Simple Descriptive
monitoring. (Remembering/Understanding)
91 Identify any two cloud applications that allow users to 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
synchronize any file across any platform and any device in a
seamless manner.
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92 What are high-performance computing (HPC) 2.0

Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
93 How is the protein structure prediction implemented in cloud 10.0 Medium Analytical
computing environment? (Applying/Analysing)
94 Why AWS EC2 Datastore entities are required to be schema-less? 2.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
95 Elaborate on the implementation of satellite image processing 10.0 Simple Descriptive
application in cloud. (Remembering/Understanding)
96 Write a note on Amazon SimpleDB. 6.0 Simple Descriptive
(Remembering/Understanding)
97 Write a note on HBase. 6.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
98 Why the entities of Google datastore are schema-less? 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
99 Discuss cloud file systems: GFS and HDFS. 10.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Analytical
100 How does HDFS file system ensure 100% availability of the data? 2.0 Complex(Evaluating/Creating) Critical
101 Give an example for High-Throughput Computing application. 2.0 Medium Descriptive
(Applying/Analysing)
102 Classify the features of Cloud Bigtable. 6.0 Medium Analytical
(Applying/Analysing)
103 Give examples of scientific applications in cloud and how it 2.0 Simple Descriptive
works? (Remembering/Understanding)