CC_IMP_ 2025
CC_IMP_ 2025
IT Sem I
Cloud Computing
Graded Questions
Unit 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing
1. Which technologies form the foundation of cloud computing?
2. Define virtualization and explain its importance.
3. Explain with diagram Cloud Computing Reference Model.
4. Discuss the challenges that remain unresolved in cloud computing.
Chapter 2: Principles of Parallel and Distributed Computing
1. Differentiate between parallel and distributed computing.
2. Explain the hardware architecture of distributed systems.
3. List and describe the most important software architectural styles.
4. Discuss the message-based communication model in distributed systems.
5. What is Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and how is it implemented?
6. Explain Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and its role in interprocess
communication.
Chapter 3: Virtualization
1. What is virtualization, and what are its key benefits?
2. Provide a classification or taxonomy of virtualization at different levels.
3. Explain the machine reference model of execution virtualization.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of virtualization?
5. Explain full virtualization, para virtualization and hardware assisted
virtualization.
6. Differentiate between type-1 and type-2 hypervisors.
Unit 2
Chapter 4: Cloud Computing Architecture
1. Describe the various roles of organizations and individuals in cloud
computing.
2. Define organizational boundaries and trust boundaries in cloud
environments.
3. Differentiate between IaaS, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as
a Service (SaaS).
4. Explain cloud deployment models and their significance.
5. Describe the fundamental features of the economic and business models
behind cloud computing.
6. Discuss some challenges in cloud computing.
7. What are the implications of economic and business models on cloud
adoption?
Chapter 5: Cloud Security and Industrial Platforms
1. Explain different cloud security threat agents.
2. What are the various security threats in cloud environments?
3. What is Amazon Web Services (AWS), and what types of services does it
provide?
4. Write a short note on Amazon Storage Services
5. Discuss the storage services provided by Microsoft Azure.
6. Compare AWS, Google App Engine, and Microsoft Azure in terms of
scalability.