1. The role of a Kafka end-point is

• Data storage
• Data ingestion
• Data broking
• Data encryption

Answer :- c

2. Stream processing enables performing real time queries on incoming data. The statement is

• True
• False

Answer :- a

3. Match the following tiers (in a three-tier edge architecture) to the respective functionality they provide,

Tiers:

1. Data Sources
2. Intelligence 
3. Actionable Insights

Functionality:
X. Machine Learning Models and Algorithms
Y. Dashboards and Visualizations, Human-Machine Interaction
Z. Sensors, Databases and Event-Sources

• 1-X, 2-Y, 3-Z
• 1-Z, 2-X, 3-Y
• 1-Y, 2-Z, 3-X
• 1-Z, 2-Y, 3-X

Answer :- b

4. Which of the following is not a component of a Thin Edge?

• Networking Equipment
• Controllers
• Computers / Servers
• On-Premise Edge Data Centers

Answer :- a

5. Which of the following edge-computing paradigm is used at the edge of cellular networks?

• Micro Data Centers
• Multi-Access Edge Computing
• Fog Computing
• Cloud Computing

Answer :- b

6. Match the following components of an Edge-Controller/Orchestrator to their respective functionality,

Components:

1. Application Manager
2. Infrastructure Manager
3. Planner

Functionality:

X. Manages requirements of application tasks
Y. Manages physical and virtual resources
Z. Manages scheduling policy for tasks

• 1-X, 2-Y, 3-Z
• 1-X, 2-Z, 3-Y
• 1-Z, 2-Y, 3-X
• 1-Z, 2-X, 3-Y

Answer :- a

7. Compared to cloud, edge provides

• lower latency
• higher latency
• less resources
• more resources

Answer :- a, c

8. Considering the advantages of edge computing combined with cloud computing, “backbone network alleviation” refers to,

• distributed edge computing nodes can handle a large number of computation tasks without exchanging the corresponding data with the cloud
• services hosted at the edge can significantly reduce the delay of data transmissions and improve the response speed
• the cloud can provide powerful processing capabilities and massive storage when the edge cannot afford
• None of these

Answer :- a

9. Match the following on-demand access (*aaS) service to the functionality they provide,

On-Demand Access:
1. SaaS
2. PaaS
3. IaaS

Functionality:

X. Execution Runtime, Databases, Web-Servers, Development Tools
Y. CRM, E-Mail, Virtual Desktop, Communication, Gaming
Z. Virtual Machines, Servers, Storage, Load-Balancing, Networking

• 1-X, 2-Z, 3-Y
• 1-X, 2-Y, 3-Z
• 1-Y, 2-X, 3-Z
• 1-Y, 2-Z, 3-X

Answer :- c

10. Data sovereignty refers to,

• reducing latency in data access
• moving core cloud services closer to the origin of data
• providing storage, compute, and network services locally
• keeping data where it actually belongs

Answer :- d