SUBJECT : CLOUD COMPUTING

1. Cloud Computing

1. What is cloud computing?

2. List the characteristics and benefits of cloud computing.

3. Define distributed systems and their role in cloud computing.

4. Explain Web 2.0 and its significance in cloud computing.

5. What is Service-Oriented Computing?

6. How does Utility-Oriented Computing work?

7. Describe Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) with examples.

8. What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)?

9. Explain Software as a Service (SaaS).

10. What are the different types of clouds?

11. Compare public, private, and hybrid clouds.

12. What is a cloud reference model?

13. Describe security concerns in cloud computing.

14. How does cloud computing impact businesses?

15. What are the advantages of cloud computing over traditional computing?

2. Elements of Parallel Computing

16. What is parallel computing?

17. How does parallel computing differ from distributed computing?

18. What are the advantages of parallel computing?

19. Explain the concept of parallel processing.

20. What is a divide and conquer technique?

21. Define a multiprocessor system.

22. Explain SISD architecture.

23. What is SIMD architecture?

24. Describe MISD architecture.

25. How does MIMD architecture function?

26. What are the main challenges of parallel computing?

28. What is message passing in distributed systems?

29. Explain shared memory models in computing.

30. What are some real-world applications of parallel computing?

3. Cloud Computing Architecture

31. What is cloud computing architecture?

32. Explain the cloud computing stack.

33. What is the role of data centers in cloud computing?

34. Describe the importance of middleware in cloud computing.

35. How does virtualization contribute to cloud architecture?

36. What is an enterprise cloud architecture?

37. Define a cloud deployment model.

38. What are the benefits of cloud architecture?

39. Compare single-tier and multi-tier cloud architecture.

40. What role do APIs play in cloud computing?

41. Explain the importance of security layers in cloud computing.

42. What is the role of load balancing in cloud computing?

43. Define elasticity in cloud computing.

44. How does fault tolerance work in cloud environments?

45. Explain cloud service orchestration.

4. Virtualization

46. What is virtualization?

47. Describe different types of virtualization.

48. How does hardware virtualization work?

49. Explain server virtualization with examples.

50. What is storage virtualization?

51. How does OS-level virtualization differ from hardware virtualization?

52. What is network virtualization?

54. Explain the concept of hypervisors in virtualization.

55. What is the role of virtual machines in cloud computing?

56. How does containerization relate to virtualization?

57. Compare Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors.

58. What are the challenges of virtualization?

59. Explain the impact of virtualization on cloud security.

60. How does virtualization enhance resource utilization?

5. Virtualization & Cloud Computing

61. How is virtualization used in cloud computing?

62. What is the relationship between virtualization and cloud security?

63. Describe the concept of Virtual Machine (VM) migration.

64. What is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)?

65. How does virtualization enable scalability in cloud computing?

66. Explain the role of Kubernetes in virtualization.

67. What are the pros and cons of using virtualization in cloud computing?

68. How does virtualization affect cloud performance?

69. What is a virtual private cloud?

70. Explain the role of virtualization in disaster recovery.

71. What is a cloud hypervisor?

72. How does resource allocation work in a virtualized cloud environment?

73. What are the major tools used for cloud virtualization?

74. How does virtualization support multi-tenancy in cloud computing?

75. Explain how virtualization helps in load balancing.

6. OpenStack

76. What is OpenStack?

77. Describe the components of OpenStack.

78. What is the purpose of OpenStack Nova?

80. What is OpenStack Cinder used for?

81. Explain the function of OpenStack Keystone.

82. What is OpenStack Swift?

83. Describe the role of OpenStack Horizon.

84. What is OpenStack Heat used for?

85. How does OpenStack support cloud orchestration?

86. What are the benefits of using OpenStack?

87. How does OpenStack compare with other cloud platforms?

88. What is the process for setting up an OpenStack environment?

89. How does OpenStack manage authentication and authorization?

90. Explain OpenStack’s tenant model.

91. What are quotas in OpenStack?

92. How is block storage deployed in OpenStack?

93. What are the best practices for managing an OpenStack environment?

94. Explain the concept of OpenStack CLI and APIs.

95. How does OpenStack handle networking?

96. What are the key challenges in OpenStack implementation?

97. How does OpenStack support scalability?

98. What are the different deployment models of OpenStack?

99. How is OpenStack used in production environments?

100. What are the latest trends in OpenStack development?