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Worksheet 6 Cloud storage

Unit 3 Computer architecture and storage

Name: ........................................................................................................ Class: .......................

Task 1
Match the words on the left to their meaning on the right.

Word Meaning
Server Storing data on the Internet

An item of hardware which responds to


Data centre requests by processing data and sending
replies

A centralised collection of servers stored in


Cloud storage
on building

Having more than one copy of files stored


Scalability on a different hard drive or at a different
location

The ability to easily increase the size of


Redundancy
computing storage or processing power

Task 2
(a) Complete the table below to show whether each statement is an advantage or a
disadvantage of cloud storage.

Advantage Disadvantage
Easy to increase the amount of storage
available without buying new servers
(scalability)

Data stored by a 3rd party company, so


processes aren’t known and less control

Data stored in multiple locations (redundancy)


Highly trained professionals to keep data secure
and available

It can take a long time to upload or download


files

Many devices can synchronise to the same files

(b) What are two other advantages of using cloud storage?

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(c) What is one other disadvantage of using cloud storage?

Task 3
A company has a server which currently is storing 1 TB of data.

At the moment they make use of a tape drive to back up their data which all fits on one
magnetic tape. The backup is carried out at the end of the day and takes about 1 hour.

They are considering moving to a cloud storage backup system.

Currently, the company understands that downloads of data will take around 10 minutes for
1GB.

The company is considering the time needed to fully restore all data to a new hard drive

(a) How long will this take using local storage?

(b) How long will this take using the cloud storage backup system?

(c) What advice do you give the company regarding the cloud storage backup system?

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(d) How could the cloud storage backup system be improved in the situation where a full
restore is needed?

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