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Which of the following cloud service models primarily delivers compute resources like virtual machines?
a. SaaS
b. IaaS
c. PaaS
d. DaaS
Answer: b. IaaStestbook+1
What technology enables multiple virtual machines to run on a single physical server in the cloud?
a. Orchestration
b. Replication
c. Virtualization
d. Automation
Answer: c. Virtualizationyoutubeinterviewkickstart
What is a major benefit of scaling compute resources in cloud computing?
a. Increased manual intervention
b. Predictable bandwidth
c. On-demand resource allocation
d. Decreased automation
Answer: c. On-demand resource allocationplacementpreparation+1
Which metric is NOT typically used to measure compute resources?
a. vCPU
b. Memory
c. Storage
d. Bandwidth
Answer: d. Bandwidthsanfoundry+1
Which feature allows an application to automatically increase compute resources when demand spikes?
a. Manual provisioning
b. Static allocation
c. Auto-scaling
d. Migration
Answer: c. Auto-scalinginterviewkickstart+1
Which of these is an example of a compute resource?
a. Hard Drive
b. Network Switch
c. Virtual Machine
d. Load Balancer
Answer: c. Virtual Machinesanfoundry+1
What does the term “cloud bursting” mean in relation to compute resources?
a. Expanding local storage
b. Running out of resources
c. Expanding workload to public cloud to meet demands
d. Compressing resources for efficiency
Answer: c. Expanding workload to public cloud to meet demandstestbook
Which type of cloud deployment shares compute resources among multiple tenants?
a. Private Cloud
b. Public Cloud
c. Hybrid Cloud
d. Dedicated Cloud
Answer: b. Public Cloudsanfoundryyoutube
In IaaS, who manages the compute resources’ physical hardware?
a. The customer
b. The service provider
c. The software vendor
d. The network operator
Answer: b. The service providerplacementpreparation+1
What is the primary function of a hypervisor in cloud environments?
a. Manage storage allocation
b. Network routing
c. Virtualize compute resources
d. Encrypt user data
Answer: c. Virtualize compute resourcesinterviewbityoutube
Compute resources in the cloud are normally billed based on:
a. Monthly subscription
b. Fixed annual fee
c. Consumption (usage-based)
d. Free model
Answer: c. Consumption (usage-based)interviewkickstart+1
Which component is NOT considered a compute resource?
a. RAM
b. CPU
c. SSD storage
d. Database table
Answer: d. Database tableplacementpreparation+1
To optimize compute performance, which of the following techniques is commonly used?
a. Load balancing
b. Throttling internet speed
c. Static IP addressing
d. Manual updates
Answer: a. Load balancingtestbook+1
Which metric represents compute capacity?
a. Hours used per billing cycle
b. Number of GPUs
c. TB of bandwidth
d. Amount of logs generated
Answer: b. Number of GPUssanfoundry+1
What is vertical scaling for compute resources?
a. Adding more storage to each VM
b. Adding more VMs
c. Adding CPU/RAM to an existing VM
d. Increasing network speed
Answer: c. Adding CPU/RAM to an existing VMtechtarget+1
Which of the following can help optimize cloud compute costs?
a. Over-provisioning VMs
b. Using reserved instances
c. Running VMs 24/7 regardless of need
d. Ignoring performance metrics
Answer: b. Using reserved instancessanfoundry+1
The main restriction with using shared compute resources is:
a. Lack of scalability
b. Lack of automation
c. No access to storage
d. Potential for resource contention
Answer: d. Potential for resource contentioninterviewkickstart+1
What is meant by compute elasticity in cloud computing?
a. Resources are fixed
b. Resources shrink and expand automatically as workload changes
c. Resources are always idle
d. Resources only grow, never shrink
Answer: b. Resources shrink and expand automatically as workload changestechtarget+1
Which cloud computing characteristic allows for compute resource pooling?
a. Vendor lock-in
b. Dedicated Isolation
c. Multi-tenancy
d. Manual scaling
Answer: c. Multi-tenancyplacementpreparation+1
Which is NOT an advantage of renting cloud compute resources versus owning hardware?
a. Upfront capital investment
b. On-demand scaling
c. Reduced IT maintenance
d. Greater flexibility
Answer: a. Upfront capital investmenttestbook+1
Which unit is commonly used to specify compute resource sizes for virtual machines?
a. Bytes
b. vCPUs
c. Blocks
d. Segments
Answer: b. vCPUsinterviewkickstart+1
What does “provisioning compute resources” mean?
a. Building new data centers
b. Allocating VMs or containers for workloads
c. Encrypting user data automatically
d. Opening network ports
Answer: b. Allocating VMs or containers for workloadsplacementpreparation+1
Which compute resource action minimizes energy usage in the cloud?
a. Over-provisioning
b. Deleting unused instances
c. Cloning instances
d. Loading large datasets
Answer: b. Deleting unused instancestestbook+1
The process of distributing compute workloads across multiple servers is known as:
a. Replication
b. Load balancing
c. Serialization
d. Encryption
Answer: b. Load balancinginterviewkickstart+1
Which type of compute scaling strategy adds more servers to handle load?
a. Vertical scaling
b. In-place scaling
c. Horizontal scaling
d. File scaling
Answer: c. Horizontal scalingplacementpreparation+1
Compute-intensive applications commonly require which type of cloud resource?
a. High network throughput
b. High bandwidth storage
c. High CPU or GPU
d. Large object storage
Answer: c. High CPU or GPUinterviewkickstart+1
In terms of compute resource management, what is “orchestration”?
a. Encrypting VM disks
b. Coordinating deployment and management of containers or VMs
c. Archiving old logs
d. Charging for usage
Answer: b. Coordinating deployment and management of containers or VMstestbook+1
What is a spot instance in cloud computing?
a. A reserved virtual machine
b. A preemptible, short-lived compute resource priced lower than on-demand
c. A high-availability resource
d. A network storage device
Answer: b. A preemptible, short-lived compute resource priced lower than on-demandplacementpreparation+1
Which technology allows compute resources to be abstracted from physical hardware?
a. Physical clustering
b. Firewalling
c. Virtualization
d. Backup
Answer: c. Virtualizationyoutubeplacementpreparation
What does it mean to “right-size” a compute resource?
a. Provision the largest VMs available
b. Provision resources that match—without exceeding—workload needs
c. Always use micro VMs
d. Only run test environments
Answer: b. Provision resources that match—without exceeding—workload needssanfoundry+1
Serverless computing abstracts away which aspect of compute management?
a. Storage allocation
b. VM instance management
c. Database queries
d. Network routing
Answer: b. VM instance managementinterviewkickstart+1
Which cloud resource is most associated with serverless functions?
a. Managed compute containers automatically triggered by events
b. On-premise hardware
c. Long-running dedicated servers
d. Legacy tape drives
Answer: a. Managed compute containers automatically triggered by eventsplacementpreparation+1
What is a container in the context of compute resources?
a. A physical storage unit
b. An isolated package with code and dependencies for execution
c. A user management tool
d. A billing entity
Answer: b. An isolated package with code and dependencies for executiontestbook+1
What happens in a resource “overcommit” scenario in cloud compute?
a. Allocating fewer resources than available
b. Assigning more virtual resources than physically present
c. Deleting VMs automatically
d. Encrypting all traffic
Answer: b. Assigning more virtual resources than physically presentinterviewkickstart+1
What ensures reliability for compute workloads in cloud?
a. Single point of deployment
b. Redundancy and failover mechanisms
c. Manual updates
d. Static partitioning
Answer: b. Redundancy and failover mechanismstechtarget+1
What is the purpose of a resource quota in cloud accounts?
a. To monitor billing
b. To set limits on the amount of compute resources that can be used
c. To encrypt data by default
d. To archive usage logs
Answer: b. To set limits on the amount of compute resources that can be usedplacementpreparation+1
In cloud environments, “bare metal” instances offer:
a. Shared hardware resources
b. No direct access to hardware
c. Dedicated physical servers without hypervisor overhead
d. Only storage resources
Answer: c. Dedicated physical servers without hypervisor overheadinterviewkickstart+1
What is the main difference between VM and container compute resources?
a. Containers virtualize hardware, VMs virtualize application code
b. VMs are more lightweight than containers
c. Containers share host OS, VMs have full OS images
d. VMs require fewer resources
Answer: c. Containers share host OS, VMs have full OS imagesplacementpreparation+1
What type of performance metric is often used for GPU-based compute resources?
a. vCPUs
b. FLOPS (Floating Point Operations Per Second)
c. Disk latency
d. Network packet loss
Answer: b. FLOPS (Floating Point Operations Per Second)interviewkickstart+1
Which cloud service typically automates the scaling of compute resources based on predefined policies?
a. Load balancer
b. Firewall
c. Auto-scaling group
d. IAM
Answer: c. Auto-scaling grouptestbook+1
Which cloud deployment model is best for handling compute resources for sensitive workloads?
a. Public cloud
b. Private cloud
c. Community cloud
d. Multi-cloud
Answer: b. Private cloudsanfoundry+1
What does “compute footprint” mean in cloud computing?
a. Number of physical servers in a region
b. Total amount of compute resources used by a workload or organization
c. Bandwidth utilization
d. Storage allocation
Answer: b. Total amount of compute resources used by a workload or organizationplacementpreparation+1
What is a “micro VM” used for?
a. Huge data analytics jobs
b. Lightweight, short-lived computing tasks
c. High-capacity databases
d. Physical-to-virtual migrations
Answer: b. Lightweight, short-lived computing tasksinterviewkickstart+1
What is a resource “reservation” in cloud compute environments?
a. Blocking access to storage
b. Guaranteeing availability of a certain amount of compute resources
c. Archiving logs automatically
d. Encrypting network traffic
Answer: b. Guaranteeing availability of a certain amount of compute resourcessanfoundry+1
Which service allows developers to focus solely on code without managing compute infrastructure?
a. IaaS
b. SaaS
c. Serverless (FaaS)
d. PaaS only
Answer: c. Serverless (FaaS)placementpreparation+1
Why is monitoring important in managing cloud compute resources?
a. Reduces network speed
b. Helps optimize resource allocation and detect faults
c. Prevents data transfer
d. Enforces region restrictions
Answer: b. Helps optimize resource allocation and detect faultstestbook+1
Which is NOT a method of scaling compute resources in the cloud?
a. Horizontal scaling
b. Vertical scaling
c. Diagonal scaling
d. Diurnal scaling
Answer: d. Diurnal scalingtestbook+1
Which major cloud provider offers EC2 as a compute service?
a. Google Cloud
b. Microsoft Azure
c. Amazon Web Services
d. IBM Cloud
Answer: c. Amazon Web Servicessanfoundry+1
Which resource usage metric is most relevant for billing compute instances?
a. Memory bandwidth
b. CPU hours
c. Network packet loss
d. Disk IOps only
Answer: b. CPU hoursinterviewkickstart+1
When would a pay-as-you-go compute pricing model be preferred?
a. For fixed, long-term workloads
b. For unpredictable or bursty workloads
c. For archival storage
d. For offline backup
Answer: b. For unpredictable or bursty workloadstestbook+1

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