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Essential Computer Hardware
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Essential Computer Hardware

by Kevin Wilson
August 2024
Beginner
188 pages
4h 25m
English
Packt Publishing
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Cloud Computing

The “cloud” was originally a metaphor for the internet, and many network diagrams represented the internet with a symbol of a cloud.

As internet services advanced, the cloud became a set of hardware devices including data servers and application servers that provide services such as email, apps and disc storage for documents, music and photos.

These cloud services include the delivery of software and remote storage space having as little as possible stored on the user’s machines.

If you have an account with a web-based e-mail service like Hotmail or Gmail, then you’ve had some experience with the cloud. Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you log into a web e-mail account remotely.

The storage for your account ...

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