Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to small businesses of storing their data in the ‘cloud’.

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2017

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Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to small businesses of storing their data in the ‘cloud’.

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2017

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Describe the drawbacks of storing company data in the ‘cloud’. Describe two benefits to a company of storing data in the ‘cloud’.

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2019

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Describe the drawbacks of storing company data in the ‘cloud’. Describe two benefits to a company of storing data in the ‘cloud’.

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2019

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Pramana has a PC which has a fixed hard disk drive. In order to increase the storage capacity of the computer, he is trying to choose between using a portable hard disk drive and storing his data in the cloud. By weighing up the advantages and disadvantages, evaluate the use of cloud storage compared to using a portable hard disk drive.

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2020

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Companies are using cloud computing in their IT infrastructure. Describe what is meant by cloud computing. Describe the impact of cloud computing on companies.

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2020

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An Information Technology (IT) Manager is considering storing company data in the cloud. Explain what is meant by storing data in the cloud. Explain why the IT Manager could be worried about storing data in the cloud.

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2021

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An Information Technology (IT) Manager is considering storing company data in the cloud. Explain what is meant by storing data in the cloud. Explain why the IT Manager could be worried about storing data in the cloud.

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2021

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Many computer users use a hard disk drive to store their data and use the cloud to back up this data. Tick the most accurate statement referring to the cloud. ✓ It is a cheaper method than any other form of storage. Data is more secure than when stored using any other form of storage. Users have an unlimited amount of free storage. You can store data wherever you are, as long as there is an internet connection. Tick the most accurate statement referring to a hard disk drive. ✓ It is an optical method of storage. It can be used to store operating systems. It cannot store movies. It does not consist of moving parts. Evaluate, by weighing up the advantages and disadvantages, the use of a magnetic tape drive compared to the use of an external solid-state drive (SSD) for making backups.

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2021

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A new online supermarket will have a very large amount of data about its customers, products and services that has to be kept safe. Complete back-ups of all its data are to be created at regular intervals. Jaswinder, the IT manager, is considering the options of using tape-based systems, hard disk-based systems or back-ups to the ‘cloud’ for storing the back-ups. Evaluate the three options for storing the back-ups.

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2017

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