SS (Cloud storage)

Question 1

Explain cloud storage in terms of capacity, durability, portability and speed of access

Answer 1

1)up to 1TB
2)Usually reliable, small chance of network issues.
3)Can be accessed from any computer with an internet
connection, making it both restrictive and portable depending.
4)Dependent on internet connection.

Question 2

Explain cloud storage in terms of capacity

Answer 2

up to 1TB

Question 3

Explain cloud storage in terms of durability

Answer 3

Usually reliable, small chance of network issues.

Question 4

Explain cloud storage in terms of portability

Answer 4

Can be accessed from any computer with an internet

connection, making it both restrictive and portable depending.

Question 5

Explain cloud storage in terms of speed of access

Answer 5

Dependent on internet connection.

Question 6

What is cloud storage suitable for?

Answer 6

Storing data files that multiple workers need access to.

Storing files for people to edit simultaneously.

Question 7

Explain cloud storage

Answer 7

• When data is stored in the ‘cloud’ it is actually held on servers that can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection.
• Popular cloud storage providers include Dropbox and Google.
• The price of cloud storage is expandable, usually with free storage up to a certain amount and then additional payments per gigabyte
• Users must ensure that they do not rely on cloud storage completely in case they cannot access their data due to network or security problems.