Cloud Computing

What is cloud computing?

• A linked connection of computers

• A delivery of computing services

• A process of scheduling computer programs

• A study of system uses

What are the types of cloud services?

• Public, private and hybrid clouds

• Personal area (PAN), Local area (LAN), Campus area networks (CAN)

• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS)

• Mail server, collaboration server, web server, application server

What are the uses of cloud computing?

• Create new apps and services, analyze data, embed intelligence, test and build applications

• Collecting appropriate quantitative data, helps in drawing valid inferences

• Input, present and compare collected data

• Estimate income data, indicate success or failure of planning

Cloud technology has improved educational scenery except

• Lower cost

• Creation of virtual classroom

• Increase learning time

• Better access to education and training

All of these are types of cloud services except

• Public cloud

• Segregated cloud

• Hybrid cloud

• Private cloud

What are security aspects provided by cloud services?

• Zero infrastructure investment, just-in-time infrastructure

• Access control, identity management, authentication and authorization

• Quick and easy setup, smooth organization system, single management environment

• Calculable cloud architecture, provide manageable workload dynamics

These are the benefits of cloud computing in education system except

• shareable and traceable data

• stable technology for everyday use

• Easy access from anywhere

• Inflexibility in customizing products

Real time data processing in a cloud function does not help in

• Video and image analysis

• File processing

• Stream processing

• Event driven extract, transform and load function

What is the drawback of cloud computing in education system?

• The need for high speed internet access

• The management of data and products

• The absence of hardware

• The wide connection of networks

What are the risks of cloud computing?

• No troubleshooting issues

• Full control over the data

• Storing data without control

• No government intrusion