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Features of cloud storage

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Which of these keeps a user's files on servers run by a provider?
Microsoft OneDrive
A company needs to share a cloud file with a partner who uses a different cloud service. What is the best way to do this?
Send the partner a private link to the file
A learner photographs a poster on a phone and the same image appears on the learner's laptop later. Which feature of cloud storage explains this?
Synchronisation copies the photo to other devices
Two learners edit the same cloud document and later decide they need an earlier version. Which feature makes this possible?
Changes are tracked so the file can be rolled back
A shop needs extra cloud storage during December only. Why does scalability save the shop money?
Extra storage is rented for December and then freed
A learner edits a cloud document on a train where there is no internet signal. What can some cloud services do?
Allow work on a local copy that syncs later
Four colleagues in different offices need to add their own sections to the same report at the same time. How does cloud storage make this possible?
The report can be edited by several users at once
Why does a slow internet connection cause problems for staff who keep their files in the cloud?
Files take longer to upload and download
A small business has filled the free allowance on its cloud storage account. What does it usually do to get more space?
Pay a monthly fee to rent extra storage
A user opens a cloud file while on holiday in another country and it loads quickly. What does the cloud service do to make this happen?
It sends the file from the closest or fastest server
An organisation stores all of its files with a cloud provider. Which of these is a disadvantage of doing this?
It has little control over how its data is stored and protected
Which term describes the ability to increase or decrease the amount of cloud storage a user rents as their needs change?
Scalability
What is meant by 'synchronisation' in cloud storage?
Files are copied between the cloud and each device so that all devices hold the same version
What is the name for the permission that allows someone to open and view a shared file but stops them making any changes to it?
Read only access
What is meant by 'availability' in cloud storage?
Files can be reached at any time of day or night from any location that has an internet connection
Which term describes a unique web address that gives only the person it is sent to the ability to open a shared file?
Private link
What is meant by 'access rights' in cloud storage?
The permissions that decide who can view, edit or share a particular file
What is the name for the feature that records the changes made to a document so it can be returned to an earlier version?
Version control