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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

What is virtualization? Explain the role of virtualization in cloud computing, the different types of virtualization, and the working of a hypervisor (Type 1 and Type 2).

virtualization
2long10 marks

Explain the MapReduce programming model with an example. Describe the architecture of Hadoop and the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) used for big data processing in the cloud.

mapreducehadoop
3long10 marks

Discuss the security issues and challenges in cloud computing. Explain data security, identity and access management, and the techniques used to ensure confidentiality and integrity of cloud data.

security
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

What is elasticity in cloud computing? How does it differ from scalability?

elasticity
5short5 marks

Explain the challenges involved in migrating an application to the cloud.

migration
6short5 marks

What is cloud storage? Explain block, file and object storage.

storage
7short5 marks

Write short notes on Google App Engine as a PaaS offering.

google-app-engine
8short5 marks

Explain the architecture of a cloud data center.

data-center
9short5 marks

What is multi-tenancy? Explain its implementation issues in the SaaS model.

multi-tenancy
10short5 marks

Explain the pay-as-you-go billing and metering model in cloud computing.

billing
11short5 marks

How is fault tolerance and high availability achieved in cloud computing?

fault-tolerance
12short5 marks

Write short notes on containerization and how it differs from virtual machines.

containers