Cloud Computing Curriculum

The latest NIST guidance describes “Cloud computing as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.” OMB will require agencies to adopt cloud solutions by June 2012. Graduate School USA in partnership with GovernmentCIO, offers a series of courses to assist IT professionals, acquisitions professionals, and project managers at federal agencies in determining solutions for their agencies.

The following are the four courses that focus on the critical aspects of cloud computing:

Introduction to Cloud Computing Architectures and Services (ENTR7101T)

Cloud computing can quickly deliver cost savings and enable a more agile infrastructure. Learn what the cloud is and how to assess the value of the cloud, and see how major vendors are supporting organizations like yours through the cloud.

Learning Outcomes

• Define cloud computing; its three delivery models and three deployment models
• Calculate cost savings and cost avoidance figures to assess the financial value of cloud computing solutions
• Understand best practices for cloud computing marketing, including vendors, and be able to tell the difference between cloud service providers and external hosting vendors
• Explain how cloud computing can lead to a more agile enterprise

Designing Cloud Computing Architectures (ENTR8101T)

Learn how to architect solutions in the cloud. Discover, through instructor-led training and labs, how to architect high availability solutions that meet both your business and disaster recovery needs.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand and be able to explain the benefits of the various cloud computing architectures
• Demonstrate how cloud computing architectures are designed
• Describe how cloud computing better prepares an enterprise for disaster recovery and continuity of operations
• Analyze and explain the benefits of application scaling and hybrid design

Implementing Systems using Cloud Computing Architectures (ENTR8102T)

Learn how to develop solutions in the cloud. Discover through instructor-led training and hands-on labs, using tools like Amazon Web Services, how to develop powerful and low-cost solutions.

• Analyze the programming of cloud computing services to fully reveal and understand the framework behind the various services
• Explain the various billing methods of cloud service providers such as pay as you go and block purchasing
• Define a virtual infrastructure and demonstrate how to build a virtual infrastructure
• Design and build applications that are cloud computing ready

Securing Systems using Cloud Computing Architectures (ENTR9101T)

Learn how to construct secure systems in the cloud. Discover, through instructor-led training and hands-on labs, how to secure cloud-based solutions. Learn how to secure systems through the use of encryption, through secure architecture and through appropriate use of identification and access management techniques.

• Explain how cloud computing service providers currently secure the cloud
• Demonstrate how to apply the NIST security Risk Management Assessment Framework to cloud computing solutions and how to mitigate risks identified in the Framework
• Define FedRAMP and its impact on cloud computing in the federal government, and identify gaps that agencies will need to close even with the implementation of FedRAMP
• Gain an understanding of current security publications, standards and best business practices currently being applied in the public and private sectors.

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• M.Tech IA Question Paper  
• Cloud Computing Question Paper- ANNA UNIVERSITY B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY 2011
• Pune University BE (Computer Engineering) Cloud Computing Question Papers
• Cloud Computing Question Paper
• Cloud Computing Question Paper- Vardhaman College of Engineering

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Cloud Computing

Syllabus

1. Cloud Computing, Grid Cluster, VTU

2. Cloud Computing - SDMCET, Dharwad

3. Cloud Computing- Virtualization Syllabus

4. Cloud Computing Syllabus KL University

5. Cloud Computing Syllabus- Acharya Nagarjuna

Cloud Computing Syllabus MCA

Elective: 5T4

MCA

CLOUD COMPUTING

Total : 52 Hrs

UNIT I                                                                                                                  10Hrs

Cloud Computing Basics: Cloud Computing Overview, Applications, Intranets and the Cloud, First Movers in the cloud.

UNIT II                                                                                                                 10Hrs

Organization and Cloud Computing with the Titans: When You Can Use Cloud Computing, Benefits, Limitations, Security Concerns, Regulatory Issues. – Google, EMC, NetApp, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce.com, IBM, Partnerships. The Business Case for Going to the Cloud: Cloud Computing Services, How Those Applications Help Your Business, Deleting Your Datacenter, Salesforce.com, Thomson Reuters.

UNIT III                                                                                                                  10Hrs

Hardware and Infrastructure: Clients, Security, Network, Services. Accessing the Cloud: Applications, Web APIs, Web Browsers. Cloud Storage: Overview, Cloud Storage Providers, Standards – Applications, Client, Infrastructure, Service.

UNIT IV                                                                                                                 10Hrs

Software as a Services: Overview, Driving Forces, Company Offerings, Industries.

Software plus Services: Overview, Mobile Device Integration, Providers, Microsoft Online.

Developing Applications: Google, Microsoft, Intuit Quick Base, Cast Iron Cloud, Bungee Connect, Development, Troubleshooting, Application Management.

UNIT V                                                                                                                    12Hrs

Local Clouds and Thin Clients: Virtualization in Your Organization, Server Solutions, Tin Clients, Cast Study: McNeilus Steel. Migrating to the Cloud: Cloud Services for Individuals, Cloud Services Aimed at the Mid-Market, Enterprise-Class Cloud Offerings, Migration, Best practices and the future of cloud computing.

Text Books:

1. Anthony T. Vete, Toby J. Velte, Robert Elsenpeter, ―Cloud Computing A Practical Approach‖, McGraw-Hill, 2010.

References:

1. Barrie Sosinsky, ‖Cloud computing Bible‖, Wiley Publications, 1st Edition, 2011.

2. A. John Rhoton, ―Cloud computing explained‖, Recursive press, 2010.

Cloud Computing Syllabus - Acharya Nagarjuna

Acharya Nagarjuna B E Computer Science and Engineering

CLOUD COMPUTING L T P M

 4 1 0 100

UNIT- I

Cloud Computing Basics ‐ Cloud Computing Overview, Applications, Intranets and the Cloud, First Movers in the Cloud. Organization and Cloud Computing ‐ When You Can Use Cloud Computing, Benefits, Limitations,Security Concerns, Regulatory Issues. Cloud Computing with the Titans – Google, EMC, NetApp, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce.com, IBM,Partnerships, The Business Case for Going to the Cloud ‐ Cloud Computing Services, How Those Applications Help Your Business, Deleting Your Datacenter, Salesforce.com,

Thomson Reuters.

UNIT ‐ II

Hardware and Infrastructure – Clients, Security, Network, Services. Accessing the Cloud – Platforms,Web Applications, Web APIs, Web Browsers. Cloud Storage – Overview, Cloud Storage Providers, Standards – Application, Client, Infrastructure, Service.

UNIT ‐ III

Software as a Service – Overview, Driving Forces, Company Offerings, Industries Software plus Services – Overview, Mobile Device Integration, Providers, Microsoft  Online.Developing Applications – Google, Microsoft, Intuit QuickBase, Cast Iron Cloud,  Bungee Connect,Development, Troubleshooting, Application Management.

UNIT ‐ IV

Local Clouds and Thin Clients ‐ Virtualization in Your Organization, Server Solutions, Thin Clients,Case Study: McNeilus Steel. Migrating to the Cloud ‐ Cloud Services for Individuals, Cloud Services Aimed at the Mid-Market,Enterprise-Class Cloud Offerings, Migration. Best Practices and the Future of Cloud Computing‐ Analyze Your Service, Best  Practices, How Cloud Computing Might Evolve.

Text Book:-

1. Cloud Computing ”A Practical Approach” Anthony TVelte, Toby J. Velte, Robert

Cloud Computing Question Paper- VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Question Paper Code :CCS11T15

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(AUTONOMOUS)

Two Year M. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations September - 2012

(Regulations: VCE-R11)

CLOUD COMPUTING

(Common to Computer Science and Engineering, Software Engineering)

Time: 3 hours                                                                         Max Marks: 60

Answer any FIVE Questions. All Questions carry equal marks

All parts of the questions must be answered in one place only

1 Explain any six benefits of Software as Service in Cloud computing? 12M

2 List the different cloud applications available in the market? Briefly explain the

scenarios/situations of “when to not use clouds”.  12M

3 a) Explain the tasks performed by Google applications engine? 6M

 b) Write a short note on IBM offerings towards Cloud computing? 6M

4 Explain the different operational and economical benefits of using clouds? 12M

5 a) Describe any six design principles of Amazon S3 Cloud computing model? 6M

 b) What is REST in Web services? List the different benefits of REST. 6M

6 a) What is SaaS in Cloud computing? Explain different categories of SaaS? 6M

 b) List the prevalent companies and their offerings towards software plus services via

Cloud computing?  6M

7 What is the need of virtualization? Define Server virtualization, Application virtualization,

Presentation Virtualization.  12M

8 Discuss the various migration issues of the organization towards Clouds? 12M

   

Cloud Computing Syllabus

KL University

Pre-Ph.D Examination

ADVANCED CLOUD COMPUTING

SYLLABUS

UNIT-1

Cloud Computing : Overview, Applications, Intranet and the Cloud, First Movers on the cloud, the need for Cloud Computing, Benefits of cloud Computing, Limitations of the Cloud Computing, security concerns and regulatory issues, over view of different cloud computing applications which are implemented, Business case for implementing a Cloud

UNIT-II

Cloud Computing Technologies: Hardware and Infrastructure: Clients, Security, Network, services  Accessing the Clouds: Platforms, WEB applications, WEB APIS, WB Browsers

Cloud Storage: Overview, Storage provides, Cloud Standards: Applications, Client, Infrastructure,  Services

UNIT-III

Cloud Computing Mechanisms: Software as a service: Overview, Driving Forces, Company offerings,Industries, Software + services: Overview, Mobile Device Integration, Providers, Microsoft Online Application development: Google, Microsoft, Intuit Quick base, Cast Iron Cloud, Bungee Connect,Development Platforms: Google, Sales Force, Azure, Trouble shooting, Application management

UNIT-IV

Local Clouds: Virtualization, server solutions, Thin Clients Migrating to the clouds: Cloud services for individuals, Mid-market, and Enterprise wide, Migration,best practices, analyzing the service

UNIT V (BOOK-2)

Using Cloud Services: Collaborating on Calendars, Schedules, and Task Management, Collaborating on Event management, Collaborating on Contact management, collaborating on Project Management, Collaborating on Word Processing, Collaborating on Spread sheets, Collaborating on Databases,Collaborating on presentations, Storing and sharing Files and other online content, sharing Digital Photographs, controlling the collaborations with Web-Based Desktops Online Collaborations: Collaborating Via WEB based communication Tools, Collaborating Via Social Networks and Groupware, collaborating Via Blogs and Wikis.

TEXT BOOK:

1. Cloud Computing a practical approach, Anthony T Velte, Toby J Velte, Robert Elsenpeter ,

Tata McGraw-HILL,2010 Edition

2. Cloud Computing-web Based application that change the way you work and collaborate online,

Michael Miller, Pearson Education,2009 Edition

Reference Book:

“Cloud Computing for Dummies” by Judith Hurwitz , Bloor Robin, Marcia Kaufman & Fern

Halper, November 2009.

KL University

Pre-Ph.D Examination

ADVANCED CLOUD COMPUTING

Model Question Paper

Time:3hrs Max Marks:100

Answer any five questions

1. Illustrate Cloud Computing Applications and Limitations of Cloud Computing

2. Give the implementation of cloud in a business case.

(a) Elaborate the cloud computing Technologies.

(b) Write a note on cloud standards.

3. Distinguish how software as a service differs from Software + services.

4. Give an explanation on mobile device integration.

5. List out the various development platforms and explain.

(a) How the virtualization can be implemented in local clouds.

(b) How do analyzing the service on migrating to the clouds.

6. Illustrate the collaborating on event management and on project management with a

Cloud Computing Question Bank

CLOUD COMPUTING

UNIT - I

Short answer Questions

1). Define Cloud Computing with example.

2). What are the properties of Cloud Computing?

3). Explain the working principles of Cloud Computing.

4) Draw the architecture of Cloud

5).Define Cloud services with example

6).Why is Cloud Computing important?

7) What are the advantages and disadvantages of CloudComputing?

8).Explain the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing.

9). Who get benefits from Cloud Computing?

10). What is Cloud development? Mention the advantages anddisadvantages of it?

11). What are the types of Cloud service development?

12).What are the features of robust Cloud development? Who itoffers?

13).Mention the other Cloud service development tools

14) Define the term web service with example

15) What are the issues in web based applications?

Long answer Questions

1)Explain briefly about the Cloud computing Architecture

2)Explain briefly about the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

3)Explain briefly about the Cloud service development

4)Explain the Types of Cloud service development

5)How to discover cloud service development services and tools?Explain it briefly.

UNIT 2 - CLOUD COMPUTING FOR EVERYONE

Short answer

Questions

1.What are the typical communication used in cloud computing?

2.What is pre-cloud computing?

3.Define Event Schedules and Management with an example

4.Give the various schedules in Collaborating on schedule.

5.How to manage the web based projects.

6.Give some online to-do list application.

7.What is online collaboration in Collaborating on report

.8.What is difference between collaboration on task and event management?

9.How collaboration on financial Statement.

10.What is virtual community?

11.State the uses of marketing materials.

12.Give the cloud computing offers the best approach.

13.Give the two web-based presentation program

14.How give presentation in real time to local audiencewithout loading a powerpoint I onto your PC’s harddisk?

15.How can access the document on the road.

Long answer Questions

1.Explain the Centralizing email communication.

2.What are the collaboration schedules in communicating across the community?

3.Briefly explain the Collaborating on Group Projects and Events.

4.Explain the activities on cloud  computing for the corporation?

5.Explain the mapping schedules managing projects

Pune University BE (Computer Engineering) Cloud Computing Question Paper

Pune University BE (Computer Engineering) Cloud Computing Question Papers

B.E. (Computer Engineering) 

Time :3 Hours]                                                                               [Max. Marks :100

Instructions to candidates :-

1)            Answer THREE questionsfrom each section.

2)            Answers to the TWO sections should be written in SEPARATE answer books.

3)             Figures to the right indicate full marks.

4)            Assume suitable data, if necessary.

SECTION - I

QI) a) Define Cloud computing, Enlist and explian essential characteristics of cloud computing.                                                                                                               [8]

b)                Explain the services provided by the Amazon infrastructure cloud from a user perspective.                                                                                                     [8]

c)                 What is self service provisioning?                                                            [2]

OR

Q2) a) What is cloud computing? Enlist and explain three service models, and four deployment models of cloud computing.                                                           [8]

b)                Explain a user view of Google App Engine with suitable block schematic.         [8]

c)                Explain in brief, how cloud helps reducing capital expenditure? [2]

Q3) a) What is the difference between process virtual machines, host VMMs and native VMMs ?                                                                                                                   [8]

b) Enlist and explain some of the common pitfalls that come with virtualization.        [8]

OR

Q4) a) What is the fundamental differences between the virtual machine as perceived by a traditional operating system processes and a system VM?                    [8]

b)                Compare the SOAP and REST paradigms in the context of programmatic communication between applications deployed on different cloud providers, or between cloud applications and those deployed in -house.                                            [8]

Explain the architecture of cloud file systems (GFS, HDFS).                        [8]

Explain with suitable example, how a relational join could be executed in parallel using MapReduce.                                                                                                             [8]

OR

Explain how Big tables are stored on a distributed file system such as GFS or HDFS.         [8]

Explain with suitable example the MapReduce model.                                   [8]

SECTION – II

Why Cloud Computing brings new threats?                                                      [6]

What is secure execution environment and communication in cloud? [6] Explain different threats and vulnerabilities specific to virtual machines. [6]

OR

Explain the two fundamental functions, identity management and access control, which are required for secure cloud computing.                                                                                 [7]

Explain risks from multi-tenancy, with respect to various cloud environments.         [7]

What is trusted cloud computing?                                                                      [4]

Explain issues in cloud computing with respect to implementing real time application over cloud platform.                                                                                                                   [8]

Enlist and explain the principal design issues that are to be addressed while designing a QoS-aware distributed (middleware) architecture for cloud.                                               [8]

OR

What is quality of service (QoS) monitoring in a cloud computing? [8] Enlist and explain different issues in inter-cloud environments. [8]

Explain conceptual representation of the Eucalyptus Cloud. Explain in brief the components within the Eucalyptus system.                                                                                           [8]

What is Nimbus? What is the main way to deploy Nimbus Infrastructure? What is the difference between cloudinit.d and the Context Broker? [8]

OR

What is Open Nebula Cloud? Explain main components of Open Nebula. [8]

Explain Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) with suitable block diagram. [8]

Cloud Computing Question Paper- Anna University 2011

CS2254 CLOUD COMPUTING QUESTION PAPERS

ANNA UNIVERSITY

B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY 2011

Computer Science and Engineering

 Cloud Computing

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1.	What are the properties of Cloud Computing?
2.	What are the advantages of cloud services?
3.	List the companies who offer cloud service development?
4.	What is pre cloud computing?
5.	Give the various schedules in Collaborating on schedule.
6.	What are the modules in the Conference.com?
7.	Give some online to-do list application.
8.	Who should use a Web-Based Word Processor?
9.	List the web-based spreadsheet applications
10.	What is web conferencing?

PART - B (5 x 16 = 80 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

11.	a.	(i)	Discuss about the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain briefly about who get benefits from Cloud Computing	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	Explain the types of Cloud service development in detail	(8)
		(ii)	Explain the architecture of Cloud computing in detail.	(8)
12.	a.	(i)	What are the collaboration schedules in communicating across the community?	(8)
		(ii)	Explain the activities on cloud computing for the corporation.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.		Explain in detail about Centralizing email communication.	(16)
13.	a.	(i)	Discuss about Collaborating on calendars	(8)
		(ii)	How to explore on line scheduling and planning. Explain with example.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	Explain in detail about collaborating on word processing,	(8)
		(ii)	Explain collaborating on event management	(8)
14.	a.	(i)	How to create groups on social networks? Explain with example.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain about evaluating web conference tools.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	Explain in detail about Evaluating on line groupware.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain about evaluating web conference tools.	(8)
15.	a.	(i)	Discuss about the online photo editing applications.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain about the photo sharing communities.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.		Explain in detail about understanding the cloud storage.	(16)

                                                               

                                           

B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY 2012

Computer Science and Engineering

CS2254  Cloud Computing 

PART - A (10 x 2 = 20 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1.	Draw the architecture of Cloud
2.	Define Cloud services with example.
3.	Who get benefits from Cloud Computing?
4.	What are the types of Cloud service development?
5.	How to manage the web based projects?
6.	What is virtual community?
7.	List the web-based presentation programs.
8.	What is Hunt calendar?
9.	How Online Databases Work?
10.	List some of the web conferencing tools.

PART - B (5 x 16 = 80 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

11.	a.	(i)	Explain the Cloud service development.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain briefly about who get benefits from Cloud Computing	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	How to discover cloud service development services and tools?	(8)
		(ii)	Explain collaboration to cloud.	(8)
12.	a.	(i)	Explain Collaborating on Group Projects and Events.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain the activities on cloud computing for the corporation.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	What are the collaboration schedules in communicating across the community?	(8)
		(ii)	Explain in detail about Centralizing email communication.	(8)
13.	a.	(i)	Explain in detail about collaborating on spreadsheets.	(8)
		(ii)	Discuss about Collaborating on Schedules.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	Explain collaborating on contact management.	(8)
		(ii)	How to explore on line scheduling and planning. Explain with example.	(8)
14.	a.	(i)	Explain about Evaluating instant messaging.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain in detail about Evaluating on line groupware.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	How to create groups on social networks? Explain with example.	(8)
		(ii)	Explain about evaluating web mail services	(8)
15.	a.	(i)	Explain about online bookmarking services.	(8)
		(ii)	Discuss about the online file storage and sharing services.	(8)
			(OR)
	b.	(i)	Explain in detail about understanding the cloud storage.	(8)
		(ii)	Discuss about the online photo editing applications.	(8)