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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.

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Based on the previous reading, write the required information on the chart below.

Topic: Cloud Computing

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. (ELL), 2016
Name of magazine, newspaper, website, etc. containing the article:
Date article was published and page number: ______________________
Book
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 / PCMag Digital Group
(April 2015). <www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372163,00.asp>. This article explains
how individuals and businesses use cloud computing.

Detail #1
Hassan, Qusay F. "Demystifying Cloud Computing." CrossTalk Magazine (Jan/Feb 2011):
16-21. This article provides an overview of cloud computing.

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⇒ Summary Information

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

cloud computing The main idea that addresses the information in the text was designed
for the benefit of any person who makes uses of if, provided a service remotely.

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

1. In the 2000s, people used that idea to create cloud computing. They used the word
"cloud" to mean the Internet. Many people thought of the Internet like a cloud that
carried information around the world.
2. These people may use cloud computing to store their information. They buy or rent
cloud storage space on the Internet. Then they can access their information on any
computer or other device that can go online.
3. Cloud computing can also make work easier. It allows workers to use the best new
programs over the Internet. It even allows companies to make their own programs inside
the cloud network.
4. People must be careful. They should only work with businesses they trust. They may
also choose private clouds instead of public clouds. Private clouds cannot be used by other
people. Public clouds are shared by many people. Hybrid clouds are another choice. They
are a mix of private and public information.
5. Some people worry that other users may steal information in a cloud. The businesses
that own cloud networks may even claim that they own all the information. There are not
many laws to protect people from losing information.
6.Cloud computing can be very useful. However, it may have problems as well. Users 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.

• RESUMEN DEL TEXTO CLOUD COMPUTING.

I identify it as a great help for all users, since we can make use of it, regardless of the device
that we have in hand, on the other hand the resources in the cloud usually have lover costs