Cloud Integration Assessment Test

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1. Where can clients deploy API

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Connect?​
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Select one:

A. On MQ application, on IBM Cloud

B. On Datapower appliance, on IBM Cloud

C. On-premise or on IBM Cloud

D. ​On IBM Cloud, on 3rd party clouds, on-premise

2. Which Cloud Integration offering is best suited for business users with little

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technical expertise, but who need to create integration workflows?

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Select one:

A. Datapower

B. Aspera

C. API Connect

D. App Connect Enterprise

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3. In which offering segment is Aspera included?

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Select one:

A. IBM Private Cloud

B. Digital Business Automation

C. Integration and Development

D. Management and Platform

 4. Why are IBM Cloud Integration solutions valuable to a client even if IBM is not
their Cloud Platform provider?

Select one:

A. If a client is using a competitive platform as a service (PaaS), using Cloud Integration

solutions will increase the overall performance of the platform.

B. IBM Cloud integration solutions work better with other vendors Cloud Platforms than
they do with the IBM Cloud Platform.

C. IBM Cloud integration solutions are always less expensive than other vendors similar
solutions.

D.​ Any platform as a service (PaaS), whether IBM's or a competitors, needs to get
data in and out of it. IBM Cloud Integration solutions support all cloud
platforms.

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5. How does API Connect help clients socialize their APIs?

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Select one:

A. By ensuring that only open source is used, which is easier to socialize

B. By automating the creation of blogs that promote availability of APIs and their value

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C​. By providing a portal that internal or external developers can subscribe to in
order to use the APIs

D. By providing example promotional videos to add to an API website

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6. What does it mean for a client to "monetize their APIs"?

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Select one:

A. To harden the security of the API calls

B. To refactor all critical business applications

C. To create more complicated APIs in order to increase revenue from third parties that
use them

D​. To charge third parties for API calls or to generate new revenue streams
through the use of APIs

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7. Who is the primary competitor to

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Aspera?​

Select one

A. Silver Peak

B. The idea that using TCPIP to move data is "good enough"

C. Amazon

D. Google

8. Where does DataPower Gateways provide security?

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Select one:

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A. Only in the trusted intranet zone

B. Only in the MQ environment

C. In the lines of code in applications

D. At the edge of the network

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9. What open source technology is IBM Event Streams built

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upon?​

Select one:

A. Apache Kafka

B. Slack

C. Eclipse
D. RabbitMQ

10. Which is a key competitive advantage of the perpetual license for API

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Connect?

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Select one:

A. Allows up to 1 million API calls

B. It gives the developer a thirty day notice when they are about
to exceed their API Call limit.

C. Allows unlimited API calls

D. The perpetual licenses can be transferred to other

organizations.

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11. Discounting is not allowed on the Cloud Integration Flex Bundle.

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Select one:

True

False

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12. One minor limitation in Aspera is that it is not able to transfer a file if that file is

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encrypted. ​
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Select one:

True
False

13. The DataPower Gateway AO module can eliminate the need for stand-alone

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load balancers.
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Select one:

True

False

14. Which is a core capability of MQ?

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Select one:

A. One-try-then-cancel delivery of an interrupted message

B. Once-and-only-once delivery of every message

C. Six tries then cancel delivery of a message

D. 1000 tries then cancel delivery of a message

15. Given the number of new integration products in the market, why are IBM's still

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relevant?

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Select one:

A. Competitors' products do not come with support

B. IBM has the most patents

C. IBM continues to update & innovate products and is recognized as a leader in

the ​market

D. Competitors' products are always more expensive

 16. Which is an advantage of a microservices-based architecture over a monolithic

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architecture?

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Select one:

A. Microservice-based architectures are lower cost since they force developers to only
leverage open source tools.

B. Microservice based architectures are only used in Cloud native applications, which
forces developers to move to the Cloud.

C. "Microservice-based architectures are more accurate than monolithic architectures."

D. "Microservice-based architectures provide a more agile, scalable and resilient

usage of integration runtimes."

17. Which capability is NOT included in the Integration and Development Platform?

Select one:

A. High speed data transfer

B. API lifecycle

C. Security gateway

D. Performance test automation

18. Cloud Integration and Development solutions can help clients adopt and integrate

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SaaS applications.

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Select one:

True
False

19. Which buyer would most likely be interested in performing simple integration of

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business applications with minimum or no help from IT?

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Select one:

A. Integration architect

B. "Line-of-business leader"

C. Digital transformation leader

D. IT director

20. If a client either owns or is planning to purchase IBM Cloud Private, there is no

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need for IBM Integration solutions.

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Select one:

True

False

21. Which is a key advantage of the way IBM MQ handles message security

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over our competitors?

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Select one:

A. MQ uses only open source security methods.

B. MQ secures messages in transit but competitors do not.

C. MQ does not secure messages, Datapower delivers that capability.

D. MQ secures messages in transit and at rest so that they can recover after an
interuption.

22. Which are examples of the type of security capabilities that DataPower Gateways

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provide?

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Select one:

A. Authentication and authorization

B. Employee badge scanning

C. Virus scanning

D. Physical perimiter security

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23. What is IBM's position across the segments of the Cloud Integration
marketplace? ​ 20

Select one:

A. #1 or #2

B. #5

C. #7

D. #4
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24. How can customers buy

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MQ?​
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Select one:

A. As a mobile app, as a desk-top app

B. As a hardware appliance,or Vmware delivered service

C. As a docker-containerized service

D. As a hardware appliance, as software, as a managed service

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25. Who is a major competitor to IBM in the Cloud Integration market?
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Select one:

A. Microfocus

B. Mulesoft

C. Mercury

D. Pivotal

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26. What are the core principles of the IBM Cloud Integration platform?
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Select one:

A. Open, Secure, Fun

B. Simple, Fast, and Secure

C. Cloud-enabled, Cloud-secured, Cloud-native

D. AI-to the Core, Fueled by Analytics

 27. Why is it important to have integration tools tailored to the needs of business
users?

Select one:

A. The majority of new integration flows will be developed outside the

control of IT departments.

B. The number of developers is declining.

C. Developers have become less skilled that business application

users.

D. Most IT organizations have been outsourced.

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28. IBM Cloud Private is a prerequisite for selling clients IBM Event
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False

29. Which is an example of the types of data transfer services that Aspera can
replace?

Select one:

A. All of these services

B. Standard TCPIP file transfers

 C. Physical shipment of data (CD's, Tapes, etc.)

D. Use of satellites to transfer data

30. Which is the best description of the business value of Aspera?

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A. Aspera reduces the cost to move data when clients are changing their Cloud provider.

B. Aspera removes the barriers of size, distance and complexity to securely move data
at high speeds.

C. Aspera helps clients to create integration workflows.

D. Aspera reduces the frequency of data corruption during file transfer.

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31. Who is the primary buyer of Aspera solutions? ​

Select one:

A. Development

B. Line of Business

C. Marketing

D. IT/Operations

32. Which challenge do clients often face when they are trying to unlock business
data and assets for digital transformation? Select one:
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A. They need to build applications now without knowing where they

may run in the future.

B. The need to monitor the performance of the network.

C. They need a way to document their business rules.

D. They need to build applications without knowledge of the purpose

of the application.

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33. What is FASP? ​

Se​lect one:

A. FASP is a patented high speed transfer protocol that will transfer

data across any distance reliably and securely.

B. FASP is a free, secure, file transfer protocol that IBM gives to

clients at no charge to migrate data securely to the IBM Cloud.

C. FASP is a set of APIs that connect Cloud Applications.

D. FASP is a patented high speed transfer protocol that can move

data between public clouds.
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34. What are the core capabilities of API Connect? ​
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Select one:

A. Extract data and reusable code routines from APIs

B. Refactor APIs into microservices

C. Create, secure and manage APIs

D. Secure the network infrastructure and each employee's laptop

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35. Select all that are correct. Clients who are using an event-driven approach to
building applications are trying to achieve what outcome? ​

Select one or more:

A. Have applications detect and respond to situations as they happen

B. Ensure their applications can run on mobile applications

C. "Deliver responsive & personalised customer experiences"

D. Enhance the security of their applications

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36. How are the Aspera SaaS and on Demand solutions priced?

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Select one:

A. Pay by GB (volume of data moved)

B. Pay monthly by the total number of files transferred

C. By number of users transferring data

D. Flat fee per month regardless of the volume of data transferred

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37. Which IBM offering provides a hub for developing, documenting, deploying and

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managing APIs across the enterprise? ​
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Why would a customer consider MQ for a modernization use

case?​Select one:

A. Aspera

B. APP Connect Enterprise

C. API Connect

D. DataPower Gateways

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38. The Aspera SaaS solution evaluation requires which of the following?

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Select one:

A. Completing the proof of concept planning document

B. Completing a web registration form

C. Being qualified as an opportunity by an Aspera seller

D. Registering for an IBM Cloud subscription

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39. Why would a customer consider MQ for a modernization use

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case?​ ​ ​
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Select one:

A. For integrating applications into SAP

B. For creating APIs and microservices

C. "For its ease of use and out-of-the-box high availability ​"

D. "For cognitive analytics"

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40. Which is an advantage of MQ on IBM Cloud? ​
​ ​

Select one:

A. Customers who buy MQ on Cloud get a free Design Thinking

Workshop.

B. Customers do not have to maintain, monitor, upgrade or patch

their systems running MQ.

C. MQ on Cloud has more capabilities than the on-premise offering​.

D. MQ on Cloud is a free service.