DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
CLOUD COMPUTING AND DATABASES
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Storing files on the Internet
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Running programs on a remote server
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Running an operating system
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is on-demand access, via the internet, to computing resources-applications, servers (physical servers and virtual servers), data storage, development tools, networking capabilities, and more-hosted at a remote data center managed by a cloud services provider (or CSP).
Detailed explanation-2: -A remote server access solution is software that connects the users who are not on the local area network, over the internet and allows the user to access and manage data, files, and applications available on the organization’s internal server.
Detailed explanation-3: -SaaS. SaaS is a distribution model that delivers software applications over the internet; these applications are often called web services. Users can access SaaS applications and services from any location using a computer or mobile device that has internet access.