Cloud Computing as Network Environment in Students Work

Authors

  • Dominik Mirosław Piotrowski Institute of Information Science and Book Studies, Faculty of History, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2013.142

Keywords:

Cloud computing, SaaS, Network environment, Cloud services

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to show the need for literacy education from a variety of services available in the cloud computing as a specialist information field of activity. Teaching at university in the field of cloud computing related to the management of information could provide tangible benefits in the form of useful learning outcomes. This allows students and future information professionals to begin enjoying the benefits of cloud computing SaaS model at work, thereby freeing up of buying expensive licenses and installing on your PC commercial software.

Paper brings wider issues of cloud computing. The aim of the presentation is to show the ability to use a variety of services and applications available in the cloud as a workshop. These include: office and communication, tools, graphics editors, presentation software, dropbox, applications allowing the managed time and many others. The term “cloud computing” is related to the concept of virtualization. Moreover, paper also addresses the issue of data security in the cloud.

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Published

2013-04-30

How to Cite

Piotrowski, D. M. (2013). Cloud Computing as Network Environment in Students Work. Information World, 14(1), 191-198. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2013.142

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Opinion Papers

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