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1. What does the Cloud provider make available to customers in PaaS?
Question 1A. Only bare virtual machines with an operating systemB. Software already installed and ready to use, with compute and storage managed automaticallyC. A pre-implemented business solutionD. Only a container runtimeE. Only data feeds
2. Which phrase summarises PaaS in a nutshell?
Question 2A. Only infrastructure with no support to maintain softwareB. Pre-built solutions in the CloudC. Platforms, i.e. software with infrastructure and storageD. Deploying only functionsE. Data on demand via APIs
3. In PaaS, what is provided for an Oracle database?
Question 3A. A fully built data warehouse with tables and relationshipsB. Only the operating system, with Oracle to be installed by the customerC. The pre-installed Oracle software, ready for the customer to create tables or solutionsD. A read-only copy of someone else's databaseE. Oracle licences but no installation
4. In the Software versus Solution distinction from I Am Datapedia!, what does installing Microsoft PowerPoint represent?
Question 4A. Creating a SolutionB. Software installation, giving you an empty PowerPointC. Data as a ServiceD. Infrastructure provisioningE. Function deployment
5. In the Oracle example, what is equal to creating a Solution?
Question 5A. Installing the Oracle databaseB. Buying an Oracle licenceC. Renting the serverD. Choosing the operating systemE. Building physical data models, i.e. creating tables and relationships in the database
6. Which of the following is handled by the Cloud provider in PaaS but by the customer in IaaS and CaaS?
Question 6A. Defining business requirementsB. Naming the database tablesC. Writing the customer's application logicD. Choosing which reports to buildE. Installing security software, encryption, DR/HA configuration and software upgrades
7. In the laptop analogy, how is PaaS described?
Question 7A. Laptops with all possible software pre-installed, available via the Internet and ready in a few clicksB. Laptops with only an operating system, everything else done by youC. Laptops with pre-created diagrams ready to useD. Laptops shared between many customersE. Laptops without internet access
8. What does a customer have to manage in terms of compute or storage under PaaS?
Question 8A. All compute and storageB. Only storageC. Only computeD. Nothing, as everything is managed automatically by the Cloud providerE. Only backups
9. Why is the Software versus Solution concept described as key?
Question 9A. Because it is needed to understand the topic of SaaSB. Because it explains how to configure networksC. Because it defines the price of IaaSD. Because it is required for Zero TrustE. Because it determines container size
10. Which statement about PaaS is FALSE?
Question 10A. Software is pre-installed and ready to useB. Python can be available for the customer to start developingC. The Cloud provider manages upgrades and DR/HAD. An implemented business solution is delivered ready to useE. The customer does not manage compute or storage