Popular cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) in Intro to Computing - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

Which cloud provider offers the service called 'Lambda'?

Among AWS, Azure, and GCP, which provider offers the serverless computing service named 'Lambda'?

A None of the above

B Azure

C GCP

D AWS

💡 Hint

Think about which provider popularized serverless functions with the name 'Lambda'.

AWS offers 'Lambda' as its serverless compute service. Azure calls its similar service 'Functions', and GCP calls it 'Cloud Functions'.

❓ Architecture

intermediate

Which cloud provider uses 'Virtual Machines' as a core compute service?

AWS, Azure, and GCP all offer virtual machines. Which provider calls its virtual machine service 'Compute Engine'?

A AWS

B Azure

C GCP

D All of them

💡 Hint

Look for the provider that uses the term 'Compute Engine' for virtual machines.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) calls its virtual machine service 'Compute Engine'. AWS calls it 'EC2', and Azure calls it 'Virtual Machines'.

❓ security

advanced

Which cloud provider offers 'Azure Active Directory' for identity management?

Which cloud provider offers 'Azure Active Directory' as its identity and access management service?

A AWS

B Azure

C GCP

D None of the above

💡 Hint

The service name includes the provider's name.

Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service, part of Azure.

✅ Best Practice

advanced

Which cloud provider recommends using 'IAM Roles' to grant permissions securely?

AWS, Azure, and GCP all have identity management. Which provider specifically uses 'IAM Roles' to assign permissions to resources securely?

A AWS

B Azure

C GCP

D All of them

💡 Hint

IAM Roles are a key part of this provider's security best practices.

AWS uses IAM Roles to securely assign permissions to services and users without sharing long-term credentials.

❓ service_behavior

expert

What happens if you delete a Google Cloud Storage bucket that contains objects?

In Google Cloud Platform, if you delete a Cloud Storage bucket that still has objects inside, what is the result?

A The bucket and all its objects are deleted immediately.

B The bucket deletion fails until all objects are deleted manually.

C The bucket is deleted but objects remain and become inaccessible.

D The bucket is archived and objects are moved to cold storage automatically.

💡 Hint

Think about how cloud storage handles bucket deletion and its contents.

Google Cloud Storage deletes the bucket and all its objects immediately when the bucket is deleted.