Name: Jesús Escamilla Sierra

Date: October 19th - 2020

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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
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Date: October 19th - 2020
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Based on the previous reading, write the required information on the chart below.

Topic: Cloud Computing

It’s a way to connect computers and

share information and programs.

With cloud computing the

information and programs can be
stored on the Internet.
Write here
the main Can be used by individuals (single
idea people) or companies.

It’s a quick and cheap tool.

It can be used also to store own

information or to try new computer
programs.
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Date: October 19th - 2020
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2. 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: _Dziak, Mark_____________________________________

Title of article: __Cloud Computing___________________________________
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:
__Cloud Computing (ELL)_______________________________________
Date article was published and page number: _2016, p1-3. 3p.________

⇒ Summary Information

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

Cloud computing is a way of sharing information and programs between computers, also

is a way to connect them using the internet. A cloud can carry information around the

world._______________________________________________________________

Summarize the most important information, ideas, facts, etc. presented in this article:

1. In the 1950s and 1960s, people looked for ways to network, or connect, computers.__
______________________________________________________________________
2. _Networking helps people to share information and programs between
computers______________________________________________________________
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3. _In the 1970s and 1980s, networking was difficult. Sharing information between
computers was slow. It also cost a lot of money. In the 2000s, people used that idea to
create cloud computing. They used the word "cloud" to mean the Internet. By 2008,
cloud computing was becoming very popular._________________________________
4. _Cloud computing can be used by individuals (single people) or companies. _________
______________________________________________________________________
5. _Individual users usually use cloud computing to store information like music, photos,
and files for school or work. They can store the information on without the
disadvantage of break or lose information stored in computer’s hard drive.__________
6. _Companies can buy or rent time to use a cloud network. On this network, workers
can use new programs, store and share their information._______________________
7. _Cloud computing may have problems with security, or safety. They may also have
problems with privacy. Privacy means not being watched by others._______________

⇒ Summary
Write the final version of your summary here.

Cloud computing is a way of networking that allows to store and share information
between computers, as well as try new programs; helping users to save money, time
and resources. It can be access using a computer or as recently is done, through
mobile devices like cellphones and tablets. Cloud computing is a modern channel,
adapted to the needs of any user (individual or company); which offers a virtual
space to keep the information safe and distribute it with whom it may concern.