WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING ?

Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the internet .cloud computing is the use of computing resourses such as hardware and software that are delivered as a service over a network typically the internet. The cloud in cloud computing can be defined as the set of hardware ,networks,storage,services and interfaces that combine to deliver aspects of computing as a service . cloud services include the delivery of software , infrastructure and storage over the internet based on user demand.    These services are broadly divided into three categories . they are Infrastructure as a service (iaas), platform as a service (paas) and software as a service (saas). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that’s often used to represent the internet in flowcharts and  diagrams.

                                              

                                                           Cloud computing refers to applications and services offered over the internet . These services are offered from data centers all over the world which collectively are refered to as the cloud  . Examples of cloud computing include online social networking .