Question Paper Code : 40436
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024.
Fifth/Sixth Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
CCS 335 — CLOUD COMPUTING
(Common to : Computer Science and Design/Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)/Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)/Computer and Communication Engineering/Artificial Intelligence and Data Science/Computer Science and Business Systems/Information Technology)
(Regulations 2021)
Answer ALL questions.
PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 marks)
- 1.
Define distributed computing.
- 2.
Outline the difference between a public cloud and a private cloud.
- 3.
Define a virtual machine.
- 4.
What is a cloud hypervisor?
- 5.
Define a virtual cluster.
- 6.
What is a Docker in cloud computing?
- 7.
Outline elasticity in a cloud computing environment.
- 8.
What is Eucalyptus?
- 9.
Name any two security attacks in a cloud computing environment.
- 10.
Write any two challenges of IAM.
PART B — (5 × 13 = 65 marks)
- 11.(a)
What is cloud computing? Outline the NIST cloud computing reference architecture with a diagram.
- Or
- (b)
Outline Infrastructure as a Service model, Platform as a Service model and Software as a Service model with an example.
- 12.(a)
What is virtualization? Present an outline of the implementation levels of virtualization.
- Or
- (b)
Outline virtualization of CPU and I/O devices with an example.
- 13.(a)
Outline desktop virtualization, network virtualization and storage virtualization with an example.
- Or
- (b)
Outline the components of a Docker with a diagram.
- 14.(a)
Outline the Google App Engine platform for Platform as a Service with a diagram.
- Or
- (b)
What is OpenStack? How is OpenStack used in a cloud computing environment? What are the components of OpenStack? Outline.
- 15.(a)
Present an outline on data privacy and security concerns in a cloud computing environment with examples.
- Or
- (b)
What is Identity and Access Management (IAM)? Outline the IAM architecture.
PART C — (1 × 15 = 15 marks)
- 16.(a)
Present an architectural design for a hybrid cloud. State the functional requirements you are considering.
- Or
- (b)
Present a framework for security in a cloud computing environment. State the requirements you are considering.