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ANNA UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENTS)

B . E . / B . T e c h / B . A r c h ( F u l l - t i m e ) - E N D S E M E S T E R E X A M I N A T I O N S , D E C 2023

Computer Science and Engineering

Vli S e m e s t e r
CS6006 - CloudComputing

(Regulation2018-RUSA)

T i m e : 3 hrs M a x . M a r k s : 100

COl Articulate the m a i n c o n c e p t s , k e y technol ogi es, s t r e n g t h s a n d limitations of cloud

computing.
002 Learnthekeyandenablingtechnologiesthathelpinthedevelopmentofcloud.
003 Developtheabilitytounderstandandusethearchitectureofcomputeandstoragecloud, service
a n d delivery m o d e l s .
C04 D i s c u s s the c o r e i s s u e s of cloud computing s u c h a s r e s o u r c e m a n a g e m e n t a n d security.
COS Install a n d u s e current cloud technologies.
006 E s t a b l i s h their o w n cloud e n v i r o n m e n t using O p e n S t a c k a n d w o r k on it.
BL-Bloom's Taxonomy Levels
(L1-Remembering, L2-Understanding, L3-Applying, L4-Analysing, LS-Evaluating, L6-0reating)

P A R T - A ( 1 0 x 2 = 2 0 Mar ks)
( A n s w e r All Q u e s t i o n s )

Q. No Questions Marks CO BL
1 2 001 L1
W h a t a r e the c h a l l e n g e s a n d r i s k s in cloud b a s e d s o l u t i o n s ?
2 D i s c u s s the i m p o r t a n c e of s e r v i c e contracts in S e r v i c e - O r i e n t e d 2 002 L4
Architecture ( S O A ) a n d h o w they contribute to the s u c c e s s of S O A
implementations.

3 2 C02 L2
W h a t is a H y p e r v i s o r in C l o u d Computing and its t y p e s ?
4 2 001 L2
List out the key highlights of O p e n S t a c k .
S Differentiate t h e P h y s i c a l and Cyber Security Protection at 2 004 L2
Cloud/Data Centers.
6 2 C04 L3
H o w d a t a is s e c u r e d in C l o u d ? G i v e a n e x a m p l e .
7 2 C03 L3
Define the fu n c ti o n s of M a p a n d R e d u c e .
8 2 C04 L2
S t a t e the difference b e t w e e n S L O a n d S L A .
9 2 C04 L2
Write a short note on cloud s e c u r i t y d e f e n s e s t r a t e g i e s .
10 2 004 L3
W h y there is n e e d for E d g e C o m p u t i n g ? .

P A R T - B ( 8 x 8 = 6 4 Mar ks)
(Answer A N Y 8 Questions)

Q. No Questions Marks CO BL
11 D e s c r i b e the v a r i o u s l a y e r s a n d type of C l o u d C o m p u t i n g . 8 COl L2
 12 D e s c r i b e the S O A P m e s s a g e s e x c h a n g e d during a hypothetical 8 002 L3
w e b s e r v i c e m e t h o d invocation. P r o v i d e the X M L format a n d
highlight the operations a s s o c i a t e d with e a c h m e s s a g e .
13 E l a b o r a t e the v a r i o u s l e v e l s of virtualization ranging from 8 003 L2
h a r d w a r e to application in five abstraction l e v e l s .

14 D r a w a n d E x p l a i n the Oloud architecture d e s i g n in O p e n N e b u l a . 8 006 L2

15 E x p l a i n the L i v e V M Migration s t e p s in detail with relevant 006 L3

diagrams wherever necessary. ,
16 E x p l a i n w h y O D M I a n d 0 0 0 1 interoperating in a n integrated 005 L5
cloud system. .V- ^r'. ^

17 E x p l a i n the d a t a p r o c e s s i n g a c t i o n s of map a n d r e d u c e t a s k s ^ l n ; ; / 005 L5

the context of the M a p R e d u c e programming model. P r o v i d e '
c l e a r s t e p s on h o w e a c h m a p p e r p r o c e s s e s a n d p r e p a r e s
intermediate d a t a for u s e by r e d u c e r s . A l s o , d e s c r i b e the role of
r e d u c e r s in consolidating a n d finalizing the results.
18 P r o v i d e a c o m p r e h e n s i v e explanation of S e r v i c e Level 8 004 L3
A g r e e m e n t ( S L A ) in the context of cloud computing. O o v e r the
v a r i o u s t y p e s of S L A s , their life c y c l e , a n d the m a n a g e m e n t
a s p e c t s a s s o c i a t e d with S L A s in the cloud environment.

19 i) Write in detail the p e r f o r m a n c e metrics in H P O s y s t e m s . 4 006 L4

ii) Write a short about the Q o S in Oloud Computing. 4 004 L4

20 E l a b o r a t e the k e y f e a t u r e s a n d benefits of A m a z o n W e b 8 003 L5

S e r v i c e s ( A W S ) a s a n Infrastructure a s a S e r v i c e ( l a a S )
provider.

21 In a real-time cloud computing environment, d e s c r i b e how 8 006 L4

D o c k e r c o n t a i n e r s contribute to the efficient deployment a n d
scalability of applications. Include key c o n c e p t s s u c h a s
container orchestration, image management, and the
a d v a n t a g e s of using D o c k e r in a cloud-native architecture.
Additionally, d i s c u s s a n y c h a l l e n g e s a n d best p r a c t i c e s
a s s o c i a t e d with deploying D o c k e r i z e d applications in a cloud
setting.
22 8 006 L4
W h a t a r e f e d e r a t e d c l o u d s ? With n e a t diagram e x p l a i n the cloud
federation s t a c k .

PART-C(2x8=16 Marks)
(Compulsory)

Q.No Questions Marks CO BL

23 8 005 L6
E x p l a i n the virtualization structure for

i) B i n a r y T r a n s l a t i o n with Full Virtualization.(4)

ii) Para-Virtualization with C o m p i l e r S u p p o r t . ( 4 )

D i s c u s s why Automated P o l i c y - B a s e d Management and Cloud 8 005 L5

24 M a n a g e m e n t S t a n d a r d s a r e Important and give proper justification.