DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
CLOUD COMPUTING AND DATABASES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Cloud Computing
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Network Computing
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Storage Computing
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None of the choices
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cloud Computing is a general term used to describe a new class of network based computing that takes place over the Internet, basically a step on from Utility Computing. In other words, this is a collection/group of integrated and networked hardware, software and Internet infrastructure (called a platform).
Detailed explanation-2: -Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the internet. These services are divided into three main categories or types of cloud computing: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS).
Detailed explanation-3: -Cloud networking is a type of IT infrastructure in which some or all of an organization’s network capabilities and resources are hosted in a public or private cloud platform, managed in-house or by a service provider, and available on demand.
Detailed explanation-4: -Question: Which term describes a cloud provider allowing more than one company to share or rent the same server? Scalability is the feature of cloud computing that allows the service to change in size and volume in order to meet a users needs.