Chapter 8 - (Ella) ✅

Question 1

What is the cloud/ what does it do

Answer 1

it allows resources to be accessed/delivered on demand to an organization using the internet

Question 2

what are four impacts of cloud computing on gaming

Answer 2

Privacy
Storage
Global market place
Updates

Question 3

how does privacy effect gaming using the cloud

Answer 3

• games hosted on the cloud mean no discs are needed
• you can download games with a code meaning games cannot be shared illegally

Question 4

how does storage effect gaming using the cloud

Answer 4

• no need to update software
• only need a fast internet connection because data related to the game is stored online

Question 5

how does global market place effect gaming using the cloud

Answer 5

• games companies can expand to different customers all over the world
• they don’t need to pay shops to sell their game for them

Question 6

how does updates effect gaming using the cloud

Answer 6

• they can release software updates regularly and quickly over the cloud

Question 7

what are two advantages of cloud computing

Answer 7

• Provides unlimited storage
• Backing up facilities

Question 8

how is cloud computing providing unlimited storage an advantage

Answer 8

if an organization uses their own hardware there’s limited storage but with cloud there is unlimited

Question 9

how is cloud computing providing backing up facilities an advantage

Answer 9

the responsibility of backup and recovery sits with the cloud provider so no need for additional storage devices and data is backed up regularly

Question 10

two disadvantages of cloud computing

Answer 10

potential downtime
customer support issues

Question 11

why is potential downtime a disadvantage of cloud computing

Answer 11

cloud computing relies on communications technology (e.g. router) so if the internet connection fails, it doesn’t work

Question 12

why is customer support issuesa disadvantage of cloud computing

Answer 12

organizations using the cloud might require customer support services to help resolve technical issues, this can be time consuming if the cloud responder is slow

Question 13

impact of cloud computing on file sharing

Answer 13

• the cloud makes file sharing available for organisations by using collaborative tools
• collaborative working, is where each user can make changes to files and documents this means there needs to be a process of sync. This means when someone makes a change everyone will see it on their version as well

Question 14

what’s the impact of cloud computing on file storage

Answer 14

• the facility to store data is very powerful high-capacity servers
• when users are working with their data files, automatic saving to the cloud takes place every few seconds which reduces the risk of losing data considerably