Cloud Computing Questions and Answers – Mobile Cloud

This set of Cloud Computing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Mobile Cloud”.

1. Which of the following mobile platform support hundreds of thousands of third-party applications?
a) iPhone
b) Symbian
c) Windows Mobile Phone
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: The five major smartphone operating systems to consider are Google’s Android, Apple’s iOS (iPhone OS), RIM BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile Phone.

2. Point out the wrong statement.
a) Cloud services are having a major impact on cellular phone technology, and vice versa
b) Very few smartphones come with native applications that consume Web services
c) Mobile application developers are staging their apps in the cloud, and a number of hosting services provide support for this
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Many smartphones come with native applications that consume Web services.

3. In which of the following computing, mobile device serves as the presentation platform or the display?
a) Soft
b) Mobile
c) JVS
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Most of the computing applications that run on mobile devices run on the local device itself, with a few exceptions.

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4. Which of the following applications are processed locally on the phone?
a) Google Earth
b) Google Maps
c) Google Voice
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Smartphones are essentially miniaturized computers that run locally.

5. Point out the wrong statement.
a) When you develop an application for the cloud, you need multiple type of developer and then all the connected phones can use that application
b) When you develop an application for the cloud, you need just one of developer and then all the connected phones can use that application
c) The codec that compresses the video content uses a block-oriented motion-compensation scheme
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: This is one of the main reasons why cloud computing represents a disruptive technology for mobile computing and cell phones.

6. Mobile Lite is an extension of the __________ cloud service.
a) Salesforce.com
b) Google.com
c) aol.com
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Salesforce.com’s Mobile Lite illustrates an important trend in software to extend its products as cloud services for mobile access.

7. ________ is slated to add both the Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 browsers to the Brew mobile platform.
a) Snapdragon
b) Qualcomm
c) Quadrangle
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: There’s little uniformity in the features and interoperability in the micro-browser arena, but that could change quickly.

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8. Which of the following are essential characteristics of smartphone in cloud?
a) A smartphone offers advanced calling features such as video calls or conferencing
b) A smartphone has a recognizable operating system
c) A smartphone comes with a touchscreen
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Smartphones are small computers on which you can make phone calls, send messages, and access Internet data in real time.

9. Which of the following factors needs to be considered while moving from smartphone execution to a virtual machine running in the cloud?
a) Network bandwidth
b) Memory
c) Processing power
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: If you move smartphone execution to a virtual machine running in the cloud, smartphones are no longer constrained by their
processing power, memory, or storage capacity.

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10. Which of the following was built to serve as a mobile platform for Internet computing?
a) Windows Phone
b) Android
c) Symbian
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: The Android software is based on Java and runs in a Dalvik virtual machine.

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