Question 1

True or false: Migrating a legacy application to the cloud instantly makes it more secure and scalable.

Accepted Answer

False. Security and scalability depend on re-architecting the app; a lift-and-shift migration often retains old vulnerabilities.

Question 2

True or false: Cloud computing is always cheaper than running your own on-premises servers.

Accepted Answer

False. For predictable, high-utilization workloads, on-premises can be cheaper; cloud excels in variable or low-usage scenarios.

Question 3

True or false: All cloud data is encrypted end-to-end by default, even before it leaves your device.

Accepted Answer

False. Most data is encrypted in transit and at rest, but client-side encryption is optional and not enabled by default.

Question 4

True or false: Quantum computing is a standard service offered by all major cloud providers today.

Accepted Answer

False. Quantum computing is still experimental and not a standard cloud service; only limited access via specialized platforms exists.

Question 5

True or false: You can run a virtual machine in the cloud that charges you only when the CPU is active.

Accepted Answer

True. Services like AWS Lambda or Google Cloud Run charge per millisecond of execution, not for idle time.

Question 6

True or false: Some cloud providers use recycled water from data centers to heat nearby public swimming pools.

Accepted Answer

True. For example, a Google data center in Finland shares excess heat with a local district heating system, including a swimming pool.

Question 7

True or false: The first cloud computing service was actually launched in the 1960s, decades before AWS.

Accepted Answer

True. In the 1960s, MIT's Project MAC allowed multiple users to share a mainframe remotely—essentially a primitive cloud.

Question 8

True or false: Cloud providers often have more servers in a single region than the entire internet had in the year 2000.

Accepted Answer

True. A single AWS region can host over a million servers, dwarfing the total estimated 60-100 million servers online in 2000.

Cloud Computing Trivia Questions