CloudComputing

Cloud computing notes

What is big ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) data?

Data that contains more variety, volume and velocity

What is cloud computing?

Delivering of computing services over the internet e.g. file storage, networking and software

Is cloud computing a novel technology per se or an amalgamation of several traditional technologies?

Cloud computing is novel if you consider the advancement in use of internet but also an amalgamation since combining computer resources to compute things quicker and more efficiently isn't new.

What are the 3 major cloud computing service models?

SaaS: Software as a service

IaaS: Infastructure as a Serivce

PaaS: Platform as a Service

Name at least 3 real-life problems that cloud computing can help solve them.

Playing video games on a cheap/weak computer by letting the computing done in another location

Storing photos in cloud so that it takes up less storage in the phone

Sharing files over the internet e.g. google drive or one drive

What is the economic/business model of cloud computing?

Pay as you go

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