Week 7 - Big Data 2 and Cloud Computing

Question 1

What is cloud computing?

Answer 1

delivery of computing resources over the internet or the “cloud”

Question 2

What is the public cloud?

Answer 2

publicly shared virtualized resources and suited for less confidential information

Question 3

What is the private cloud?

Answer 3

privately shared virtualized resources suited for secured and confidential information and core systems

Question 4

What are the 3 different categories of the cloud?

Answer 4

-Software as a service (SaaS)
-Platform as a service (PaaS)
-Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Question 5

What are the pros of cloud computing

Answer 5

-low start-up cost
-increase manageability and maintainability
-excellent accessibility
-easy data backup and restoration
-may contribute to sustainability
-works with emerging techs

Question 6

What are the cons of cloud computing

Answer 6

-high power consumption
-dependency on internet connectivity
-downtime
-vulnerability to attacks
-vendor lock-in
-limited control

Question 7

What is IoT

Answer 7

internet of things, purpose is to connect any device and object to the internet