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Cloud Computing
Could computing is a way of storing, assessing, and saving
your work online, instead of saving it on your computer or
your smartphone. You can think of it as a hard disk over the
Internet. The users can access files and applications anytime
Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VII Cloud service includes database, networking, software, storage, Cloud computing
and from any device with an active Internet connection.
and servers over the Internet in a seamless way. Individuals
and companies can rent or buy cloud storage from a Cloud
service provider instead of owning and maintaining the complete computing infrastructure.
This saves them the operating costs and problems associated with maintaining their own
infrastructure.
114 The idea of cloud computing was introduced by the scientist John McCarthy. He introduced
the term timesharing which would enable the organisations to share a mainframe computer.
But the term “Cloud Computing” was coined by Prof. Ramnath Chellapa in the year 1997.
In 1999, the first cloud computing services websites were launched-Salesforce.com and
Google.
All the social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, X, Netflix, Skype,
and WhatsApp use cloud computing. In fact, all your personal data, photographs, and
other details that you share on these websites are saved on the Cloud.
Google Drive, Amazon Web Service, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc., are some examples
of cloud backup services, where you can save and keep your data secure. Alexa and
Google Assistant are natural language cloud-based bots. A bot is a software program that
can do repetitive tasks over the Internet. Examples are chatbots, social bots, Googlebot,
etc.
Benefits of using Cloud Computing
Some benefits of cloud computing are:
• Cost effective: eliminates the capital cost of maintaining computing infrastructure.
• Speed and flexibility: allows faster access of resources from anywhere across the globe.
• Ease of storage: it offers unlimited storage space relieving the user from the worries

