This document contains important questions for the Cloud Computing course covering topics such as middleware layer, cloud ecosystem, virtualization types, virtual machine templates, software stacks, hardware virtualization, Eucalyptus, Aneka services, data governance factors, and virtual machine security. It also lists optional topics to explain for Part B questions regarding network technologies, cloud characteristics/services, virtualization levels, physical versus virtual clusters, compute/storage cloud architecture, design challenges, parallel/distributed programming, Amazon AWS, Eucalyptus, software-as-a-service, autonomic security and identity management.

1. IF202 Cloud Computing important questions April May 2014
COURSE CODE : IF7202 YEAR/SEM. : I/II
COURSE NAME : CLOUD COMPUTING
PART A
1. Define middleware layer?
2. Define cloud ecosystem?
3. Difference between host based and para virtualization?
4. Define virtual machine template?
5. Define software stack?
6. Define hardware virtualization?
7. Define eucalyptus?
8. What are the 3 aggregated services in aneka?
9. List out the 7 factors included in data governance framework?
10. Define virtual machine security?
PART B
1. a) Explain technologies for network based system?
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b) Explain cloud characteristics and cloud services?
2. a) Explain the implementation levels of virtualization?
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b) Explain physical versus virtual cluster?
3. a) Explain architectural design of compute and storage clouds?
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b) Explain design challenges in cloud?
4. a) Explain parallel and distributed programming paradigm?
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b) Explain
I. amazon aws
II. eucalyptus
5. a) Explain software-as-a-security?
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b) explain
I. autonomic security?
II. Identity management?