CLOUD COMPUTING
QUESTION BANK FOR 1ST INTERNAL EXAMINATION
1. Explain all the evolutionary changes in the Age of Internet Computing.
The Age of Internet Computing
The Platform Evolution
High-Performance Computing
High-Throughput Computing
Three New Computing Paradigms
Computing Paradigm Distinctions
Distributed System Families
2. Explain about Scalable Computing Trends and its New Paradigms. What do you mean
by the Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems? Discuss.
2.a. Scalable Computing Trends and New Paradigms
Degrees of Parallelism
Innovative Applications
The Trend toward Utility Computing
The Hype Cycle of New Technologies
2.b. The Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
The Internet of Things
Cyber-Physical Systems
3. Write in detail about Clusters of Cooperative Computers.
Clusters of Cooperative Computers
Cluster Architecture
Single-System Image
Hardware, Software, and Middleware Support
Major Cluster Design Issues
4. Explain in detail about Grid Computing Infrastructures. Discuss about Cloud
Computing over the Internet.
a.. Grid Computing Infrastructures
Computational Grid
Grid Families
b. Cloud Computing over the Internet
Internet Clouds
The Cloud Landscape
5. Summarize Peer-to-Peer Network Families.
Peer-to-Peer Network Families
P2P Systems
Overlay Networks
P2P Application Families
P2P Computing Challenges
6. Illustrate Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Layered Architecture for Web Services and Grids
Web Services and Tools
The Evolution of SOA
Grids versus Clouds
7. Analyze various Trends toward Distributed Operating Systems.
Trends toward Distributed Operating Systems
Distributed Operating Systems
Amoeba versus DCE
MOSIX2 for Linux Clusters
Transparency in Programming Environments
8 Write about all Parallel and Distributed Programming Models in detail.
Parallel and Distributed Programming Models
Message-Passing Interface (MPI)
MapReduce
Hadoop Library
Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA)
Globus Toolkits and Extensions
9 What are the Performance Metrics and Scalability Analysis do you use? Discuss.
Performance Metrics and Scalability Analysis
Performance Metrics
Dimensions of Scalability
Scalability versus OS Image Count
Amdahl’s Law
Problem with Fixed Workload
Gustafson’s Law
10 .Discuss about Network Threats and Data Integrity in detail.. What do you mean by
Fault Tolerance and System Availability ?
a. Network Threats and Data Integrity
Threats to Systems and Networks
Security Responsibilities
Copyright Protection
System Defense Technologies
Data Protection Infrastructure
b. Fault Tolerance and System Availability
11 What are the measures will you take to use Energy Efficiently in Distributed Computing.
Energy Efficiency in Distributed Computing
Energy Consumption of Unused Servers
Reducing Energy in Active Servers
Application Layer
Middleware Layer
Resource Layer
Network Layer
DVFS Method for Energy Efficiency
12 Explain about all the Design Objectives of Computer Clusters
Design Objectives of Computer Clusters
Scalability
Packaging
Control
Homogeneity
Security
Dedicated versus Enterprise Clusters
13 What are the Fundamental Cluster Design Issues do we have? Explain.
Fundamental Cluster Design Issues
Scalable Performance
Single-System Image (SSI)
Availability Support
Cluster Job Management
Inter node Communication
Fault Tolerance and Recovery
Cluster Family Classification
14. Discuss in detail about all the Levels of Virtualization Implementation.
Levels of Virtualization Implementation
Instruction Set Architecture Level
Hardware Abstraction Level
Operating System Level
Library Support Level
User-Application Level
Relative Merits of Different Approaches
15. a. How Virtualization Support at the OS Level? Give all the requirements for VMM
Desin. How Middleware extends its Support for Virtualization?
15.a. Virtualization Support at the OS Level
Why OS-Level Virtualization?
Advantages of OS Extensions
Disadvantages of OS Extensions
Virtualization on Linux or Windows Platforms
15.b. VMM Design Requirements
15.c. Middleware Support for Virtualization