UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2018/2019
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION SECURITY AND FORENSICS
BISF1304 CLOUD COMPUTING
FULL TIME
DATE: AUGUST, 2019 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One & ANY OTHER TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]
a) Describe any five characteristics of cloud computing. 5 Marks
b) Discuss Any Three cloud computing:
(i) Operational benefits 3 Marks
(ii) Security benefits 3 marks
c) State any six applications driving continuing growth of unstructured data. 6 Marks
d) Explain briefly any five data migration challenges. 5 Marks
e. Discuss the data protection options for virtual server environments. 8 Marks
QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]
a) Infrastructure Resource Management (IRM) is a collection of best practices, processes,
procedures, technologies and tools along with the people skill sets and knowledge used to
manage IT resources effectively. Outline any six IRM activities. 6 Marks
b) Discuss in detail any five levels and accompanying scenarios which can be used to help
determine what type of data protection to apply to counter applicable threat risks 10 Marks
c) State any four business issues, challenges, and trends pertaining to IT 4 Marks
QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]
a) Performance is synonymous with activity or getting work done and can range from
low or infrequent activity to high performance. For storage, performance is about how
much or how fast data can be read or written to a storage system. Discuss any five key
performance metrics for storage. 5 Marks
b) Discuss the Cloud Computing Security considerations. 10 Marks
c) State any five benefits of virtualization. 5 Marks
QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]
a) Discuss any five cloud computing attacks. 10 Marks
b) Discuss any five best practices for securing the cloud. 5 Marks
c) Discuss any five key considerations for penetration testing in the cloud.
5 Marks
QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]
a) Outline the steps you would use to create a Windows 7 Virtual Machine. 10 Marks
b) Explain briefly the different Cloud Delivery Models. 4 Marks
c) Discuss the Cloud Service Models with special emphasis on the costs and the
responsibilities of the infrastructure. 6 Marks
