SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RAMAPURAM CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
Sub Code/Name 21CSC316J /CLOUD ARCHITECTURE AND PROTOCOLS
Unit - V
PART A (1 mark)
Q.
Questions Marks BL CO PI
No.
What is the main goal of energy-efficient and green cloud computing
architecture?
A) To maximize cloud service costs
1 B) To reduce the energy consumption and environmental impact of 1 1 5 1.7.1
cloud infrastructure
C) To increase hardware redundancy
D) To eliminate virtualization in cloud computing
Which of the following techniques helps improve energy efficiency in
cloud computing?
A) Overprovisioning resources
2 B) Using renewable energy sources and optimizing resource 1 1 5 1.7.1
allocation
C) Running servers at maximum capacity all the time
D) Increasing the physical size of data centers
What does MOCC stand for in cloud computing?
A) Market-Oriented Cloud Computing
3 B) Multi-Operational Cloud Computing 1 1 5 1.7.1
C) Machine Optimized Cloud Control
D) Managed Open Cloud Collaboration
What is the key principle of Market-Based Management of Clouds?
A) Fixed pricing for all cloud services
B) Dynamic pricing and resource allocation based on demand and
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supply
C) Unlimited free resources for all users
D) Cloud providers operating without financial incentives
What is a primary component of the Cloud Federation Stack?
A) Load balancing algorithms
B) Independent cloud silos with no interconnection
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C) A set of protocols for seamless interoperability between multiple
clouds
D) A centralized physical data center
Which of the following is a benefit of federated cloud computing?
A) Vendor lock-in
6 B) Increased latency and network congestion 1 2 5 1.7.1
C) Improved scalability and interoperability between cloud services
D) Higher costs due to redundant infrastructure
What is the role of Meta CDN in cloud computing?
A) It provides content delivery across multiple cloud service
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providers
B) It restricts data replication across cloud platforms
C) It increases latency in cloud-based applications
D) It acts as a backup for physical data centers
Which technology enables cloud federations to function efficiently?
A) Blockchain-based authentication
8 B) Virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN) 1 2 5 1.7.1
C) Manual configuration of cloud resources
D) Dedicated physical servers for each federation
In a federated cloud, what is the purpose of inter-cloud communication?
A) To allow seamless data exchange and workload migration
between cloud providers
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B) To prevent cloud providers from sharing resources
C) To increase network congestion deliberately
D) To restrict access to cloud-based applications
What is an example of a technology that supports Market-Oriented
Cloud Computing (MOCC)?
A) Fixed pricing models for cloud resources
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B) Blockchain-based decentralized cloud services
C) Pay-as-you-go pricing models and cloud auctions
D) Single-cloud vendor ecosystems
What is the primary challenge of achieving energy-efficient cloud
computing?
A) Limited availability of cloud resources
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B) High power consumption of data centers
C) Lack of internet connectivity
D) Inability to scale resources dynamically
Which approach is used in Green Cloud Computing to optimize energy
consumption?
A) Running servers at full capacity at all times
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B) Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS)
C) Increasing data center temperature beyond limits
D) Reducing the number of cloud users
How does virtualization contribute to energy efficiency in cloud
computing?
A) By increasing hardware dependency
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B) By consolidating multiple workloads on fewer physical servers
C) By requiring more physical servers for resource allocation
D) By reducing the efficiency of cloud resource management
What is the main advantage of Market-Oriented Cloud Computing
(MOCC)?
A) Fixed pricing for cloud services
14 B) Dynamic resource allocation based on demand and pricing 1 4 5 1.7.1
models
C) Reduced access to cloud resources
D) Eliminating competition among cloud providers
Which of the following is an example of a market-based cloud pricing
model?
A) Fixed pricing
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B) Spot instances
C) Manual server provisioning
D) Private cloud subscriptions
What is a key feature of a federated cloud?
A) Exclusive control by a single cloud provider
16 B) Independent and disconnected cloud platforms 1 2 5 1.6.1
C) Resource sharing among multiple cloud providers
D) No need for inter-cloud communication
Which component of a cloud federation enables seamless integration of
different cloud services?
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A) Load balancer
B) Cloud broker
C) On-premise hardware
D) Static IP assignment
How does a federated cloud enhance disaster recovery?
A) By relying on a single cloud provider for redundancy
B) By distributing data and applications across multiple cloud
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providers
C) By eliminating backup solutions
D) By increasing downtime risks
What is the primary benefit of Meta CDN in cloud computing?
A) Improved content delivery speed and reliability
19 B) Increased data storage costs 1 3 5 1.7.1
C) Reduced access to multimedia content
D) Higher latency in content delivery
Which of the following best describes a federated cloud?
A) A single cloud provider managing all resources
B) A system where multiple cloud providers collaborate and share
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workloads
C) A cloud model with no interconnectivity
D) A cloud infrastructure that does not support scalability
Which of the following is a challenge in cloud federation?
A) Increased interoperability between cloud services
21 B) Improved security across multiple cloud providers 1 5 5 1.7.1
C) Data sovereignty and compliance issues
D) Decreased network efficiency
How does Software-Defined Networking (SDN) support cloud
federation?
A) By enabling centralized network control and dynamic resource
22 allocation 1 6 5 1.7.1
B) By increasing network congestion
C) By limiting inter-cloud communication
D) By preventing automated workload migration
Which factor contributes to the adoption of Green Cloud Computing?
A) Growing concerns about data center energy consumption
23 B) Reduced need for cloud services 1 1 5 1.6.1
C) Higher carbon emissions from cloud infrastructure
D) Limited availability of cloud resources
What is the key characteristic of a cloud brokerage model?
A) It provides a fixed cloud service pricing model
B) It acts as an intermediary between cloud consumers and
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providers to optimize service usage
C) It eliminates the need for cloud security
D) It restricts cloud interoperability
What role does AI play in energy-efficient cloud computing?
A) AI increases overall cloud energy consumption
B) AI optimizes resource utilization and predicts workload
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demands
C) AI eliminates the need for virtualization
D) AI prevents automation in cloud computing
PART B (8 marks)
Q.
Questions Marks BL CO PI
No.
1 Design a framework for achieving seamless interoperability in a Cloud 8 6 5 5.4.1
Federation by integrating various standards and protocols
2 Discuss the impact of using Meta CDN for global content delivery. 8 5 5 2.6.2
3 Explain in detail on Cloud Federation stack in conceptual level. 8 1 5 1.7.1
Design and explain a cloud computing solution by incorporating the major
4 characteristics of the RESERVOIR project, focusing on how its architecture 8 6 5 5.4.1
supports federated cloud environments and scalable resource management.
5 Describe the role of standards in a federated environment. 8 1 5 1.7.1
6 Design a content delivery strategy using Meta CDN for any application. 8 6 5 5.4.1
7 Explain the architecture of Energy-efficient Green computing 8 3 5 1.7.1
8 Explain the concept of energy efficiency in cloud computing. 8 2 5 1.6.1
9 Describe the characteristics of Federated Clouds and their advantages. 8 2 5 1.6.1
Illustrate how Meta CDN enhances content delivery in a distributed cloud
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setup.
Apply the concept of market-oriented cloud computing (MOCC) to design
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a basic service allocation strategy for cloud resources.
Examine the cloud federation stack and its role in inter-cloud
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communication.
PART C (16 marks)
Q.
Questions Marks Bl CO PI
No.
Evaluate the role of Meta CDN in enhancing global content delivery
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performance.
Design an energy-efficient green cloud computing architecture that
2 minimizes power consumption without compromising on performance or 16 6 5 5.4.1
scalability.
3 Discuss in detail on market-oriented architecture for data canters. 16 4 5 5.4.1
Apply the concept of market-based cloud management to explain how
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service providers optimize resource allocation and pricing.
5 Apply market-oriented cloud computing principles to design a scenario for 2 5 1.6.1
16
SLA-based service provisioning in a multi-tenant environment.
6 Explain the concept of federated clouds (InterCloud) and describe the 1 5 1.6.1
16
architecture and stack of cloud federation.
Apply the concept of MOCC and cloud federation to design a scenario
7 where multiple cloud providers collaborate to deliver a healthcare 16 3 5 1.7.1
application.
