Academy Cloud Quiz

Questions covering the core concepts, tools, and real-world scenarios IT professionals encounter in Academy Cloud.

This category currently has 60 questions in the SERVBG quiz bank. Below are a few sample questions — the full interactive quiz shuffles through the whole set with instant scoring.

Sample questions

In cloud computing, what does "elasticity" refer to?

A discount applied for long-term contracts
The ability to automatically add or remove computing resources to match changing demand
The number of customers sharing one physical server
A guarantee that a service will never go offline
The physical distance between two data centers

What does "scalability" mean for a cloud-hosted application?

The application's ability to run on any operating system
The application's ability to encrypt data automatically
The application's ability to bill customers automatically
The application's ability to run without an internet connection
The application's ability to handle a growing amount of work by adding resources

What is an Availability Zone (AZ)?

A geographic marketing territory used for sales purposes
One or more physically isolated data center facilities within a cloud region, each with independent power and networking
A type of encryption applied to stored data
A billing category used to group monthly invoices
A virtual machine size, such as small or large

What is a "region" in the context of a cloud platform?

A group of employees who manage customer support
A software license covering one country
A pricing tier assigned to a customer account
A single physical server rack
A self-contained geographic area made up of multiple isolated data center facilities where a provider operates

What does the abbreviation IaaS stand for?