Cloud Computing Week 11 NPTEL Assignment Answers 2025

NPTEL Cloud Computing Week 11 Assignment Answers 2024

1. Which of the following options is most appropriate for FaaS ?
Statement 1: Each function in the FaaS platform gets unlimited execution time.
Statement 2: Functions are always active and ready for execution.

a. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect
b. Statement 2 is correct but Statement 1 is incorrect
c. Both the statements are correct
d. Both the statements are incorrect

Answer: d
Explanation: FaaS functions have limited execution time (e.g., AWS Lambda has a 15-minute limit), and they are not always active—they are triggered on demand and remain idle otherwise.

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2. BigQuery is a fully-managed, serverless data warehouse by________________.

a. AWS
b. Google
c. Microsoft
d. IBM

Answer: b
Explanation: BigQuery is a serverless, highly scalable, and cost-effective multi-cloud data warehouse developed by Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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3. ________ are an important distribution mechanism for libraries and custom runtimes in AWS serverless ecosystem.

a. Runtimes
b. Lambda Layers
c. Log streams
d. None of these

Answer: b
Explanation: Lambda Layers allow you to include libraries, dependencies, or custom runtimes for use in your AWS Lambda functions without including them in every deployment package.

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4. Which of the following is not a category of research initiative on sustainable cloud computing?

a. Renewable Energy
b. Capacity planning
c. Environment Sandboxing
d. None of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Environment Sandboxing is not a recognized research category in sustainable cloud computing. Categories include energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and resource optimization.

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5. AWS S3 is a fully managed proprietary NoSQL database service that supports key-value and document data structures and is offered by Amazon.com as part of the Amazon Web Services portfolio.

a. True
b. False

Answer: b
Explanation: AWS S3 is an object storage service, not a NoSQL database. Amazon’s NoSQL service is Amazon DynamoDB.

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6. Which of the following is/are the goal of sustainable cloud computing?

a. Minimizing the energy consumption
b. Increasing reliability of CDCs
c. Maximizing carbon footprint related cost
d. Increasing network traffic

Answer: a, b
Explanation: Sustainable cloud computing aims to reduce energy consumption and increase reliability of data centers, not increase carbon cost or traffic.

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7. Runtimes allow you to annotate your function code with custom logging statements which helps you to analyse the execution flow and performance of your AWS Lambda functions.

a. True
b. False

Answer: b
Explanation: Runtimes in AWS define the programming environment for Lambda functions. Logging is done via tools like CloudWatch, not runtimes.

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8. Serverless covers a wide range of technologies that can be grouped into two categories

a. BaaS and YaaS
b. FaaS and BaaS
c. FaaS and YaaS
d. None of these

Answer: b
Explanation: Serverless architecture primarily consists of FaaS (Function as a Service) and BaaS (Backend as a Service) technologies.

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9. Which of the following is/are challenges in serverless computing?

a. Functions sharing code
b. Asynchronous calls
c. Adoption of too many technologies
d. All of the above

Answer: d
Explanation: All listed are challenges. Serverless functions often struggle with code sharing, event-driven complexity, and technology sprawl.

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10. The focus of cloud computing was______________and the serverless is____________.

a. programmers, system administrators
b. system administrators, programmers

Answer: b
Explanation: Traditional cloud computing required managing infrastructure (by system admins), while serverless shifts the focus to developers and programmers, who focus on writing code.