Questions
1a.1
There will be multiple-choice quizzes in the
course (on-line through Moodle).
Quiz
Fill in the Blank
Grid Computing is defined to be “Using __________
__________ and __________ computers
together for __________ and __________
__________”.
1a.2
Fill in the Blank
The original driving force behind Grid
Computing was
__________________________________
__________________________________
_________________________________.
Question: What is a virtual organization?
(a) An imaginary company.
(b) A web-based organization.
(c) A group of people geographically
distributed that come together from different
organizations to work on a Grid project.
(d) A group of people that come together to
work on a virtual reality Grid project.
1a.4
Fill in the Blank
What are some of the resources that can
be shared on a Grid:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Fill in the Blank
What was the seminal experiment that was
the start of Grid Computing?
__________________________________
__________________________________
Question: What is the Globus Toolkit?
(a) One of many toolkits available to build a
Grid
(b) The toolkit one uses to access a Grid
(c) The only toolkit available to build a Grid
(d) A toolkit that allows one to build
applications for a Grid
1a.7
Fill in the Blank
Other models of computing that are similar
but different to Grid Computing are
______________ Computing and
______________ Computing.
Question: Which of the following is a (are)
difference(s) between Grid computing and
Cluster computing?
(a) Cluster computing uses resources typically
under the control of one administrative
domain
(b) Users typically log into a single compute
resource with cluster computing
(c) Network security is usually not a big issue
with cluster computing
(d) All of the above
1a.9
Question: What is meant by the term cloud
computing?
(a) Atmospheric Computing
(b) Computing using geographically
distributed computers
(c) A facility providing compute resources,
services, and software applications
(d) A secure CIA computing facility
1a.10
Question: Which of the following is a (are)
difference(s) between Grid computing
and Cloud computing?
(a) Grid computing uses the concept of
“virtualization”
(b) Resources of a Cloud are usually owned
by a single organization
(c) Security is usually not a big issue with
cloud computing
(d) All of the above
1a.11
Question: What is the main purpose of the
SURA SCOOP Grid?
(a) Redefine how cancer research is
conducted
(b) Advance the sciences of predication and
hazard planning of our coastal regions
(c) Helping to advance the technology that
offers doctors and patients the right tools
for diagnosis and treatment
(d) reduce vulnerability to catastrophic
earthquakes
1a.12
Question: What is the main purpose of the
NEES Grid?
(a) Redefine how cancer research is
conducted
(b) Advance the sciences of predication and
hazard planning of our coastal regions
(c) Helping to advance the technology that
offers doctors and patients the right tools
for diagnosis and treatment
(d) reduce vulnerability to catastrophic
earthquakes
1a.13
Question: What is the main purpose of the
caBIG?
(a) Redefine how cancer research is
conducted
(b) Advance the sciences of predication and
hazard planning of our coastal regions
(c) Helping to advance the technology that
offers doctors and patients the right tools
for diagnosis and treatment
(d) reduce vulnerability to catastrophic
earthquakes
1a.14
Question: What is the main purpose of the
neuGRID?
(a) Redefine how cancer research is
conducted
(b) Advance the sciences of predication and
hazard planning of our coastal regions
(c) Helping to advance the technology that
offers doctors and patients the right tools
for diagnosis and treatment
(d) reduce vulnerability to catastrophic
earthquakes
1a.15
Question: What is the main purpose of the
Worldwide LHC Computing Grid?
(a) Connect five supercomputing centers
(b) Provides access to high performance
computing resources for computational
chemistry
(c) Store, distribute, and analyze the data
generated by the Large Hadron Collider
(d) Conduct, catalyze, and enable
multiscale biomedical research
1a.16
Question: What is the main purpose of the
ESnet?
(a) Connect five supercomputing centers
(b) Provides access to high performance
computing resources for computational
chemistry
(c) Store, distribute, and analyze the data
generated by the Large Hadron Collider
(d) Conduct, catalyze, and enable
multiscale biomedical research
1a.17
Question: What is the main purpose of the
GridChem?
(a) Connect five supercomputing centers
(b) Provides access to high performance
computing resources for computational
chemistry
(c) Store, distribute, and analyze the data
generated by the Large Hadron Collider
(d) Conduct, catalyze, and enable
multiscale biomedical research
1a.18
Question: What is the main purpose of the
NBCR Grid?
(a) Connect five supercomputing centers
(b) Provides access to high performance
computing resources for computational
chemistry
(c) Store, distribute, and analyze the data
generated by the Large Hadron Collider
(d) Conduct, catalyze, and enable
multiscale biomedical research
1a.19