The cloud: computers far away that work for us
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a cloud and three arrows to the three kinds of cloud service. Label them.
Cloud storage; software over the internet; sharing electronic resources.
2
Explain in two sentences why an old phone can still use a big program in the cloud.
Powerful computers far away do the heavy work. The phone only shows the result.
3
Write the six steps of a file’s journey in the cloud in order.
Collect; transfer to data centres; process on servers; store; manage with databases; access over the internet.
4
A class would pay 12 units for each of 5 licences. How many units in all? A cloud program needs none. How many units are saved?
5 × 12 = 60 units, so 60 units are saved.
5
Give one example of the cloud in education and one in entertainment.
Answers differ. For example: a learning platform; streaming music.