Cloud Computing Unit 2 – Cloud Enabling Technologies and Service Oriented Architecture: AKTU previous year questions
12 AKTU questions from Unit 2 (Cloud Enabling Technologies and Service Oriented Architecture) asked in 2024–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 28 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Virtualization Tools and Mechanisms (3 times); 2 questions came back in a later year. The latest ones are listed below; on the page you can filter them by 2-mark or long questions, topic and repeats.
Unit 2 previous year questions
- Define Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). (2 marks, 2026, Service Oriented Architecture)
- Explain the term Systems of Systems (SoS) briefly. (2 marks, 2026, Systems of Systems)
- Assess the role of virtualization tools and mechanisms in efficient resource management. (7 marks, 2026, Virtualization Tools and Mechanisms)
- Describe REST-based web services and explain their architectural principles. (7 marks, 2026, REST)
- Discuss the basics of virtualization and explain how it enables cloud services. (7 marks, 2026, Basics of Virtualization)
- What is the difference between System Virtual Machines (VMs) and Process Virtual Machines? (2 marks, 2025, Types of Virtualization)
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of virtualization? Provide examples to illustrate your answer. (7 marks, 2025, Basics of Virtualization)
- Describe network virtualization and its role in modern cloud architectures. (7 marks, 2025, Types of Virtualization)
- What makes VMware a popular choice for virtualization? Highlight its key features and applications. (7 marks, 2025, Virtualization Tools and Mechanisms)
- Explain the significance of service-oriented architecture in cloud computin g. (2 marks, 2024, Service Oriented Architecture)
- Describe REST (Representational State Transfer) in the context of web services. (2 marks, 2024, REST)
- Illustrate the role of hypervisor in virtualization. (2 marks, 2024, Virtualization Tools and Mechanisms)
Most asked Unit 2 topics
- Virtualization Tools and Mechanisms – asked 3 times
- Service Oriented Architecture – asked 2 times
- REST – asked 2 times
Unit 2 question pattern
- 2-mark questions: 6 asked in 2024–2026
- 7-mark questions: 6 asked in 2024–2026
- About 28 marks from Unit 2 in every paper
- 2 questions were asked again in a later year
Unit 2 questions year by year
- 2026: 5 Unit 2 questions asked (25 marks across that year's papers)
- 2025: 4 Unit 2 questions asked (23 marks across that year's papers)
- 2024: 3 Unit 2 questions asked (6 marks across that year's papers)