Cloud Storage — Questions and answers

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Why was it difficult for a researcher in California to get data from Massachusetts?

Choices

  1. A) The postal service was too slow for letters.
  2. B) They had to physically send the data on tapes or cards, which took a long time. ✓
  3. C) Researchers didn't know how to use the internet yet.
  4. D) There were no computers in California.

Answer: B) They had to physically send the data on tapes or cards, which took a long time.

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What did J.C.R. Licklider call his big idea for a global network connecting computers and users?

Choices

  1. A) The Universal Data System.
  2. B) The World Wide Web.
  3. C) The Intergalactic Computer Network. ✓
  4. D) The Global Library Project.

Answer: C) The Intergalactic Computer Network.

From page 4

What was John McCarthy's idea for how companies could use computers without buying all their own expensive machines?

Choices

  1. A) They could buy more powerful computers every year.
  2. B) They could only use computers when no one else was using them.
  3. C) They could share computer services and only pay for what they used. ✓
  4. D) They had to build their own computer factories.

Answer: C) They could share computer services and only pay for what they used.

From page 5

What new invention helped make cloud storage work by treating each piece of data like a special 'object'?

Choices

  1. A) New types of computer games.
  2. B) Scalable object storage systems. ✓
  3. C) Faster printing machines.
  4. D) Better computer monitors.

Answer: B) Scalable object storage systems.

From page 7

Which company launched the Simple Storage Service (S3) in 2006, making cloud storage widely available?

Choices

  1. A) Apple
  2. B) Google
  3. C) Amazon Web Services (AWS) ✓
  4. D) Microsoft

Answer: C) Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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How has cloud storage changed the way people use digital information today?

Choices

  1. A) It made computers much bigger and heavier.
  2. B) It made it harder for people to share photos and videos.
  3. C) It made it much easier for people to work together, share, and access data. ✓
  4. D) It stopped people from being able to store their personal memories.

Answer: C) It made it much easier for people to work together, share, and access data.

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