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SELF TEST

The following questions will help you measure your understanding of the
material presented in this chapter. Read all the choices carefully because
there might be more than one correct answer.

Identify Challenges in Integrating Cloud Computing into an Organization’s
Existing Governance Framework

1. You are negotiating SLA terms with your cloud provider. Your
company’s chief financial officer, Mia, has concerns with items
contained within the SLA. Which item might Mia be interested in?

A. Cloud service uptime

B. Switching CAPEX to OPEX
C. Cloud service termination fees

D. Web page loading time

2. Which of the following might not be controlled by a public cloud
provider?

A. Cloud service uptime
B. Web page load time

C. Cloud service termination fees

D. Network connection

3. Which of the following cloud-related items presents the greatest risk to
business activity for a cloud customer?

A. Network connectivity problems
B. Cloud providers going out of business

C. Inability to encrypt data stored in the cloud

D. Migrating in-house virtual machines to the cloud

Explain the Implications for Direct Cost and Cost Allocations

4. How does cloud adoption change financial management skills?

A. Yearly budget cycles change because of rapid cloud elasticity.

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