BTEC DIT C3 LAA - Cloud Computing

Applications like Google Docs are useful because... (choose two)

• No need to install anything on the computer

• You need to install on the device

• Accessible from anywhere (with an Internet connection)

• Can work without Internet connection

• You have to be in the office

Google Docs allows users to do which of these things (choose all that apply)

• Add comments to documents for others to see

• Track changes to documents, so you can see who changed what

• Live editing, so you can all work on a document at the same time

• Use chat facilities, to discuss what things you would like to do to a document

What are two advantages of cloud computing

• Available 24/7

• Automatic updates

• Easy to access

• Optional backups

Cloud Computing applications are typically accessed through...

• Hardware on your computer.

• A proxy server.

• A web browser.

• An offline application.

What is cloud computing?

• A method of storing files and folders remotely

• A method of working online using online applications; often used to allow two or more users to collaborate on the same file(s)

• A method of storing files and folders locally

When companies store data using cloud technologies, to keep things secure, the data will be

• Qualified

• Decrypted

• Protected

• Encrypted

How can a team use cloud computing ?

• Can work on the same document at the same time

• Can post comments and edits

• Can email easily

• Can access from anywhere

Live editing means?

• Making changes to previous versions of the document

• Multiple users can work on the same document at once.

• Adding a sound track to your work

• Saving an updated version of the document on your local device.

Benefits of cloud computing include (choose two)

• Everyone has the same version of the software

• It can be used offline

• Changes within the document can be tracked by who made them.

• You always have a backup stored on your local device.

'The Cloud' is a company

• True

• False