Cloud · Flashcard
What is cloud computing?
- AThe on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing
- BThe practice of running all workloads on physical servers hosted in a private data center
- CA software model where applications are installed and licensed per device indefinitely
- DA networking technique that mirrors on-premises hardware across two office locations
Why this is the answer
Cloud computing is on-demand delivery of compute, storage, and other IT resources over the internet, billed as you use them. It is not tied to a private data center (that's on-premises), not a per-device perpetual license (that's traditional shrink-wrapped software), and not hardware mirroring between offices (that's a DR/networking setup).
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