1. CLOUD MODELS
1.1. AaaS/PaaS
1.1.1. Application as a Service / Platform as a Service
1.1.2. Second layer down in cloud strategy
1.1.3. Framework to quickly developing and deploying applications
1.1.4. Examples
1.1.4.1. Office 365
1.2. IaaS
1.2.1. Infrastructure as a Service
1.2.2. Automated and scalable environments with extreme flexibility
1.2.3. Lower end of cloud strategy spectrum
1.2.4. Examples:
1.2.4.1. AWS
1.2.4.2. Azure
1.3. SaaS
1.3.1. Software as a Service
1.3.2. Software hosted on someone else's infrastructure
1.3.3. Managed by a third party
1.3.4. Examples:
1.3.4.1. Gmail
1.3.4.2. Dropbox
1.3.4.3. Salesforce
1.3.4.4. Netflix
1.3.5. Top layer of cloud strategy
1.3.6. Makes applications available through the internet
2. COMPUTER COMPONENTS
2.1. CPU
2.1.1. Brains of computer - calculates and translates
2.1.2. Quad Core = 4 CPU's
2.1.3. Dual Core = 2 CPU's
2.2. Computer Speed
2.2.1. Impulses - how fast a computer can read impulses determines speed
2.2.2. 01 01 1111 - Byte = 8 bit
2.2.3. 1 KB = 1000 impulses
2.3. Memory
2.3.1. RAM
2.3.1.1. Random Access Memory
2.3.1.2. Temporary - used while applications are running
2.3.2. ROM
2.3.2.1. Read Only Memory
2.3.2.2. Permanent - saved to hard drive until you delete it