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What is the key benefit of the cloud for organizations?
What is the key benefit of the cloud for organizations?
- Reduced power consumption and backup time
- Elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet (correct)
- Increased hardware configuration options
- Automatic data uploads from drones
What does the text state about the cloud's capacity for unpredictable demand?
What does the text state about the cloud's capacity for unpredictable demand?
- The cloud automatically adjusts to meet unpredictable demand (correct)
- The cloud is unable to handle unpredictable demand
- The cloud requires manual adjustment to meet unpredictable demand
- The cloud is not designed to handle unpredictable demand
What is one of the key benefits of the cloud's pooled resources according to the text?
What is one of the key benefits of the cloud's pooled resources according to the text?
- Economies of scale (correct)
- Reduced power consumption and backup time
- Increased hardware configuration options
- Automatic data uploads from drones
What is the key difference between the cloud and the mainframe era described in the text?
What is the key difference between the cloud and the mainframe era described in the text?
What is the key characteristic of the mainframe era described in the text?
What is the key characteristic of the mainframe era described in the text?
What is the main difference between the cloud and the mainframe era according to the text?
What is the main difference between the cloud and the mainframe era according to the text?
What was the key characteristic of the Client-Server Era?
What was the key characteristic of the Client-Server Era?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why organizations prefer the cloud?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why organizations prefer the cloud?
What is the primary reason when the cloud might not make sense for an organization?
What is the primary reason when the cloud might not make sense for an organization?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Cloud Computing Era?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Cloud Computing Era?
What does the growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue suggest?
What does the growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue suggest?
Which of the following factors has NOT contributed to the preference for cloud computing?
Which of the following factors has NOT contributed to the preference for cloud computing?
