Chapter 1, Problem 30RETC

Explanation of Solution

Characteristics of cloud computing:

• Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on computer resources sharing rather than the application running on a local computing device such as servers, computers, tablet, and Smart phones.
• In a cloud computing the cloud is used as a symbol for the internet, it means that the cloud computing is a type of internet based computing.
• The general characteristics of cloud computing are as follows
  • On-demand self service
    • The customer or the subscriber of the cloud, without communicating to the human from the cloud provider, can increase or decrease the computing requirements on demand.
    • The computing requirements are server, network storage, and software applications.
  • Broad network access
    • The broad network access is an important component of cloud computing.
    • The services provided by the cloud provider must be accessible over the network from any location and any standardized platform.
  • Resource pooling
    • Resource pooling is the ability to provide the services to multiple subscribers for their need at the same time...