Code: 4360709
Credits: 4
Semester 6
CSE
Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Cloud Computing (subject code 4360709) as prescribed for CSE · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 35 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the 1/1/2025 12:00:00 AM intake. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4360709)Unit 1 Introduction to Cloud Computing
- 1.1. Describe basic concept of Cloud Computing and its applications
- 1.2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
- 1.1.1. cloud computing About cloud About computing Definition of cloud computing Central Ideas Behind Cloud Computing
- 1.1.2. Characteristics of Cloud Computing
- 1.1.3. Challenges of Cloud Computing
- 1.1.4. Novel Applications of cloud computing
- 1.1.5. Security risk of cloud computing
Unit 2 Cloud Computin g Architecture & Deployment Model
- 2.1. Describe cloud computing architecture
- 2.2. Describe various cloud deployment model
- 2.3. Compare and contrast different cloud deployment models, including public, private, hybrid, and community clouds.
- 2.1.1. Introduction Cloud Computing Architecture
- 2.1.2. Components of Cloud Computing Architecture ● Client Infrastructure ● Cloud access device ● Application ● Services ● Runtime cloud ● storage ● Infrastructure ● Security
- 2.2.1. Types of Cloud Deployment Model ● Public cloud: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages ● Private cloud: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages ● Hybrid cloud: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages ● Community cloud: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages
- 2.3.1. Key drivers to adopting the cloud
- 2.3.2. The impact of Cloud computing on Users
- 2.3.3. A Comparative Analysis of Cloud Deployment Models Cloud Computing Course Code: 4360709
Unit 3 Cloud Service Model & service providers
- 3.1. Describe various cloud service model
- 3.2. Simulate the delivery of a cloud service using a specific service model
- 3.3. Identify and discuss the impact of cloud computing on users and industries
- 3.1.1. Cloud Service Model ● SaaS: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages ● PaaS: Brief Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages ● IaaS: Brief Introduction Advantages andDisadvantages
- 3.2.1. Difference between SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
- 3.3.1. Service provider: Amazon web service Microsoft Azure Google cloud platform IBM cloud service VMWAre cloud Oracle cloud Red hat
Unit 4 Virtualizatio n
- 4.1. Demonstrate the working of virtualization technologies, including desktop, network, storage, data, hardware, and software virtualization 4.2Choose and justify the use of specific hypervisors (e.g., Type 1, Type 2) in various scenarios
- 4.1.1. Introduction of Virtualization
- 4.1.2. Working of Virtualization
- 4.1.3. Types of Virtualization Desktop virtualization, Network Virtualization, Storage Virtualization, Data virtualization Hardware Virtualization Software Virtualization
- 4.1.4. Advantages and Disadvantage of Virtualization
- 4.1.5. Characteristic and Applications of Virtualization
- 4.2.1. Technologies of virtualization : Hypervisors Type 1 Hypervisor Type 2 Hypervisor Choosing the right hypervisor Cloud Computing Course Code: 4360709 (Xen, VMM)
Unit 5 Security and Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing
- 5.1. Conduct a security risk assessment for a cloud infrastructure, identifying vulnerabilities and proposing mitigation strategies.
- 5.2. Perform a privacy impact assessment for a cloud- based application, considering data life cycle and key privacy concerns.
- 5.1.1. Infrastructure Security ● The Network level ● The Host level ● The Application Level
- 5.2.1. Data Security and storage 5.2.2Privacy issue
- 5.2.3. Data Life Cycle
- 5.2.4. Key Privacy concern in the cloud 5.2.5Protecting Privacy Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
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