alleryStart learning →Cloud computing is best defined as what?
AThe storage of data on a portable device
BThe delivery of hosted services over the internet
CThe linking of two offices by a private line
DThe copying of files to an off-site archive
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The delivery of hosted services over the internet
1. Cloud computing is a general term for the delivery of hosted services over the internet.
2. A company can access the cloud on an as-needed basis instead of investing in its own supercomputer equipment.
3. Portable storage, private lines, and off-site archives are unrelated arrangements.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 13 "Using Technology to Manage Information", section 13 Key Terms_
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