Chapter 5, Problem 18MLM

Explanation of Solution

Characteristics of cloud 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.
  • The resources are assigned at the time of subscribers’ login and it will be changed dynamically based on their needs...

Explanation of Solution

Cloud computing services:

• Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on computer resources sharing rather than the application running on local computing devices such as servers, computers, tablet, and Smart phones.
• In 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...