Cloud Computing Is Not

question 31

Multiple Choice

Cloud computing is not:

• A) Grid computing
• B) A style of computing users need not have knowledge, expertise, or control over the technological infrastructure
• C) A style of computing where resources are provided as a service over the Internet
• D) A metaphor for the Internet

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Definitions:

Negative Network Externalities

Adverse effects on a user of a product or service because the number of other users is too large or incompatible in some way.

Snob Effect

A phenomenon where the demand for a particular good increases as the price increases because the good is perceived as exclusive or high-status.

Pure Price Effect

The impact on consumer demand and behavior resulting solely from a change in the price of a good or service, with income and substitution effects considered separately.

Externality Effect

The impact of one person's actions on the well-being of a bystander, which may be positive or negative and not reflected in market prices.