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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
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