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Reg No.:_______________ Name:__________________________
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
B.Tech Degree 7th semester (S,FE) Exam April 2025 (2019 Scheme)
Course Code: CST423
Course Name: CLOUD COMPUTING
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
Answer all questions, each carries3 marks. Marks
1 What are the limitations of traditional computing? (3)
2 Compare horizontal scaling and vertical scaling in cloud computing. (3)
3 Which type of virtualization is used in Xen Architecture? Explain Xen (3)
architecture.
4 Explain the concept of network level virtualization. (3)
5 Differentiate between on-premise and cloud-based internetworking. (3)
6 Explain the key features of Eucalyptus. (3)
7 Distinguish between hypervisor-based threats and VM-based threats. (3)
8 Discuss the security risks posed by shared images with suitable examples. (3)
9 What is Amazon Machine Images (AMI) of Amazon web services? (3)
10 Explain the Blobs (binary large objects) storage service of Microsoft Azure. (3)
PART B
Answer any one full question from each module, each carries 14 marks.
Module I
11 a) Explain the characteristics, benefits and challenges of cloud computing. (10)
b) What are the main characteristics of a Platform-as-a-Service solution? (4)
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12 a) Discuss the NIST cloud computing reference model with a neat diagram. (10)
b) Explain the concept of organizational boundaries and trust boundaries in cloud (4)
computing.
Module II
13 a) What is hypervisor? Discuss the various types of hypervisors used in machine (9)
virtualization.
b) Differentiate between non-virtualized and virtualized machine environments (5)
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14 a) Define virtualization. List and explain its advantages and disadvantages. (10)
b) Explain various implementation levels of Virtualization (4)
Module III
15 a) Explain the broadband networks and internet architecture. (10)
b) Differentiate between multitenancy and virtualization. (4)
OR
16 a) Explain HDFS. Explain the running of a job in Hadoop with a diagram (8)
b) What is Pig Latin ? What are the major Pig Latin data types? (6)
Module IV
17 a) Explain how security policies and security mechanisms are used to counter (9)
threats, vulnerabilities, and risks caused by threat agents with a diagram.
b) Discuss OS level security can be achieved in cloud. (5)
OR
18 a) Explain the different categories of infrastructure security in cloud computing. (8)
b) What is access control? Differentiate between mandatory access control (MAC) (6)
and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Module V
19 a) “Storage services in the cloud are offered in two different forms as IaaS and as (8)
SaaS”. Explain
b) Differentiate between Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon RDS. (6)
OR
20 a) With a neat diagram, write about Google App Engine for PaaS applications. (9)
b) Discuss the compute services offered by Microsoft Azure. (5)
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