Name: ELIZABETH MARINA ALVAREZ MORRIS

Date:15/05/2019
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Taller
Elaboración de resúmenes para la comprensión de textos en inglés

1. Reading for main ideas

Read the text Cloud Computing, available at SENA Library’s databases by following the
link below. To access the library, just login with your ID number.

Dziak, M. (2016). Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing

(ELL), 1.

http://search.ebscohost.com.bdigital.sena.edu.co/login.as
px?direct=true&db=elr&AN=114488477&site=ell-live
Name: ELIZABETH MARINA ALVAREZ MORRIS
Date:15/05/2019
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Based on the previous reading, write the required information on the chart below.

Topic: Cloud Computing

Cloud computing allows access to large volumes of information, through

the internet

Individuals and companies use cloud computing.

Write here
the main The virtualization introduced the modern cloud computing

idea

Cloud computing uses infrastructure as a service where large

companies "rent" the network giving service to other companies.
Name: ELIZABETH MARINA ALVAREZ MORRIS
Date:15/05/2019
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1. Writing a summary
Now, use the information related to the main idea you already identified and the supporting
details you extracted from the passage, to write a summary of the text Cloud
Computing. Use the following template to guide your writing process. Remember that
supporting details can be used to make key points in your summary.

⇒ Bibliographic Information

Author(s) of article: Mark Dziak

Title of article: Cloud Computing
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:
Books
Jamsa, Kris. Cloud Computing. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC., 2013: 1-
16. This book explains what cloud computing is and how it Works.

Periodicals

Griffith, Eric. “What is Cloud Computing?” PCMag.Ziff Davis, LLC/PC Mag Digital Group (April
2015). https://www.pcmag.com/article/256563/what-is-cloud-computing. This article
explains how individual and businesses use Cloud Computing.

Hassan, Qusay F. “Demystifying Cloud Computing”. Cross Talk Magazine (May 2019):16-
21. This article provides an overview of cloud computing.

Websites

IBM https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/cloud-computing “What is Cloud Computing? Accessed

may, 2019. This article defines and describes various aspects of cloud computing..

ITProPortal, Griffith , Eric. https://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/14/a-beginners-guide-to-

cloud-computing/. “A Beginner´s Guide to Cloud Computing.” Accessed may, 2019
Date article was published and page number: Cloud Computing (ELLE). 2016, p1-3p.
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Date:15/05/2019
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Summary Information

Briefly state the main idea or thesis presented in this article:

This article has as its main idea to show the process of storage of information in the cloud.
Make known that you can share programs and information in real time from anywhere in
the world.

Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc. presented in this article:
1. Users ACCESS THE Cloud Computing Service to store LARGE AMOUNTS of information
2. The user can access their information using mobile devices.
3. The information can be accessed on any computer or other device that can connect to the Internet.
4. Users increasingly buy new programs, to use them according to their needs.
5. Cloud Computing is important to improve the performance of companies, of businesses.
6. Cloud Computing can also make Work easier, reduciendo los costos de inversión
7. The Cloud Computing service adapts to the requirements of customers

⇒ Summary
Write the final version of your summary here.

The storage in the cloud is important at the personal level, as for companies by the tools of
sharing and executing programs from any device and from anywhere with an
internet connection.

With cloud computing The IT infrastructure becomes an operating expense, since there is no
hardware to buy, manage or maintain, allowing to save those expenses, you can invest in
another sector of the business, allowing it to grow.