Commerce and Computer College of South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Faculty of Information Technology/Systems Engineering

Module: ECC301- Cloud Computing
Assessment: Formal Formative Assessment

Note: This assessment contributes 10% towards your final mark for this module.

Instructions:
 Ensure that you write-out or type out your answers neatly and clearly.
 Late submissions will not be accepted.
 Only submissions via the email: assignments@ccsadurban.co.za will be accepted.
 Students who plagiarise their work will receive zero!
 Students must use the cover page provided as part of their submission. This can be found under
the Third year webpage of the institution’s website.

Questionnaire

1. Provide the NIST definition of “Cloud Computing”.

2. Briefly discuss the following cloud service models:
a. IaaS
b. PaaS
c. SaaS
3. Illustrate and Elaborate on the five essential characteristics of cloud computing.
4. List and explain the four deployment cloud models.
5. Which of the deployment models discussed in question 4 would a bank implement?
Explain your answer.
6. Explain the following terms:
a. Cloud Service Users (CSUs)
b. Cloud Service Partners (CSPs)
7. List and explain six basic requirements for an entity to be considered as a service for
a cloud ecosystem.
8. List five benefits and five drawbacks of a cloud service.
9. Brief explain the NIST 5-4-3 principle.
10. Explain and provide an example of a “Cloud Application”.
11. Provide three examples of cloud service(s) that you have utilized or is currently
using.
12. What is the purpose of the Microsoft Windows Azure Server?

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