EMERGING TRENDS IN COMPUTING
CLOUD COMPUTING
Question
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In cloud computing, which term is used to describe the natureof IT infrastructure and allowsdynamic scaling depending onthe demand for resources?
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elasticity
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clustering
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consolidation
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virtualization
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Elasticity is the ability to grow or shrink infrastructure resources dynamically as needed to adapt to workload changes in an autonomic manner, maximizing the use of resources.
Detailed explanation-2: -A key characteristic and benefit of cloud computing is elastic scalability. For example, if a web application gets an unusual amount of traffic, more servers may be created to provide that service. Thus, the application can gracefully and automatically scale with demand.
Detailed explanation-3: -Private cloud is a cloud environment in which all cloud infrastructure and computing resources are dedicated to, and accessible by, one customer only.
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