Pack A - Topic 2 - Cloud storage and cloud computing

Which feature is associated with cloud computing?

• Availability (24/7)

• Collaboration tools/features

• Setting and sharing of access rights

• Synchronisation of cloud and individual devices

Which feature is NOT typically associated with cloud computing?

• Online applications

• Consistency of versions between users

• Scalability

• Single shared instance of a file

What does the selection of platforms and services impact in cloud technologies?

• Online applications

• Interface design

• Single shared instance of a file

• Collaboration tools/features

What question is posed about cloud services in the document?

• What is the cloud?

• How does the cloud work?

• What services do you use that make use of the cloud?

• Why is the cloud important?

What is "scalability" in the context of cloud storage?

• Ability to increase or decrease storage capacity as needed

• Fixed storage capacity

• Limited to small-scale storage

• Only for large enterprises

Why doesn't a home PC have scalable storage?

• It can have two or three hundred hard disks

• It can have two or three hard disks, but not two or three hundred

• It can have unlimited hard disks

• It can have only one hard disk

What is usually required to increase offline storage?

• Deleting old files

• Upgrading the internet connection

• Purchasing new disks

• Compressing existing data

What is the cost to set up a Dropbox account?

• Free

• $5 per month

• $10 per year

• $20 one-time fee

What is one of the fire protection measures in data centres?

• Sprinkler systems

• Fire protection systems

• Smoke detectors

• Fire extinguishers

What is the most basic access right in cloud storage?

• Edit

• View

• Owner

• Manager