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UNIT ONE
Cloud Provider

A company that offers cloud-based

platform, infrastructure, application, or

Cloud Computing
storage services to others, usually for a
fee.

In Unit one, you learn how to
o Use Simple Present Tense,
Direct and Indirect Questions.
o Use There is / are, Direct and
Indirect Questions.
o Use adjectives to describe.
o Use time expressions for the
present.
LESSON A more and practice them.
Google Apps
Google's SaaS offering that includes an
office productivity suite, email, and
document sharing, as well as Gmail,
Google Talk for instant messaging,
Google Calendar and Google Docs,
spreadsheets, and presentations.
SPEAKING.
Think about other useful terms you
know or do research to learn some

Glossary. PRESENTATION
Cloud Operating System 1.- Read and Listen.
A system specifically planned to run in a
supplier's datacenter and be provided to
the customer over the Internet or another
network.

Cloud Migration

The procedure to transfer all or part of

your storing needs to the Internet.

Public Cloud

Computing activities take place outside of

a company's or individual's physical
computer network.

Private Cloud In Computer science, cloud computing

It is a company-based system where
resources within the company's physical
control are shared in a way that works
like a public cloud, but avoids the security
issues.
Cloud Apps
They are computer programs that run on
the Internet to be used by a single
individual or company.
Cloud Computing
Off-site Internet-based programs and
facilities instead of those based in your
computer. "Cloud computing" is a
metaphor for the Internet.
describes a type of outsourcing of
computer services, similar to the way in
which the supply of electricity is
outsourced. Users can simply use it.
They do not need to worry where the
electricity is from, how it is made, or
transported. Every month, they pay for
what they consumed.
The idea behind cloud computing is
similar: The user can simply use storage,
computing power, or specially crafted
development environments, without
having to worry how these work
internally. Cloud computing is a systems
architecture model for Internet-based
computing. It is the development and use
of computer technology on the Internet.
The cloud is a metaphor for the Internet

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based on how the internet is described in 4.- Write sentences about Cloud
computer network diagrams; which Computing in Present Tense using the
means it is an abstraction hiding the verbs given in exercise 3.
complex infrastructure of the internet. It is
1. _________________________________
a style of computing in which IT-related
capabilities are provided as a service,] _________________________________
allowing users to access technology-
2. _________________________________
enabled services from the Internet ("in
the cloud") without knowledge of, or _________________________________
control over the technologies behind
3. _________________________________
these servers.
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Cloud computing is a general concept
that utilizes software as a service (SaaS), 4. _________________________________
such as Web 2.0 and other technology
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trends, all of which depend on the
Internet for satisfying users' needs. For 5. _________________________________
example, Google Apps provides common
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business applications online that are
accessed from a web browser, while the 6. _________________________________
software and data are stored on the
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Internet servers.
7. _________________________________
2.- Rewrite the verbs in the text in
Present Tense, add some more and _________________________________
write R for the regular verbs and I 8. _________________________________
for the irregular ones.
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DESCRIBE R

__________ __ __________ __
5.- SIMPLE PRESENT.
__________ __ __________ __
It shows an action in the present which is
__________ __ __________ __ not finished. Some examples are:

__________ __ __________ __ 1) To talk about things happen regularly.

2) To express our thoughts and feelings.
__________ __ __________ __ 3) To tell a story.
4) To talk about future events which have
__________ __ __________ __ a timetable.

__________ __ __________ __ This tense is easy to conjugate in English

because all endings are the same except
3.- Match the verb with its he/she/it, but just for the affirmative
meaning. which adds "s" ,es or ies, as follows.
Remember in the negative and
__ Describe a. To make available.
interrogative way you have an auxiliary
__ Concern b. To be able to. which does not accept any changes on
__ Use c. To make with great the verb.
care.
1.-Verbs ending in consonant + y .
__ Provide d. To be of interest or
Cry => cries.
importance
2.-Verbs ending in vowel + y .
__ Can e. To tell in words.
Play=> plays.
__ Depend f. To gain possession
of. 3.-Verbs ending in CH, SH, S, Z, O

__ Have g. To be conditioned by. Watch=> watches

4.-The rest all take S .

__ Craft h. To employ for some
purpose.

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Common phrases to use with Indirect

Questions

Could/Can you tell me where

what ?
who...

Do/Did you know where

what ?
who

I was wondering if you?

Do/Did you have any idea where

what?
Who

Id like to know where

what?
Who

Would it be possible for you to

that you could?
to..

Is there any chance you could

to get ?
of pregnancy

Here are some examples about Direct

and Indirect Questions.

Examples:

Direct: Where is Miguel Lara?

Indirect: Could you tell me where

Miguel Lara is?

Direct: Where are the drivers?

Indirect: Do you know where the drivers

are?

7.- Answer the questions about

Cloud Computing in full.

1.- What does cloud computing

describe in Computer science?

6.- Direct And Indirect Questions. _________________________________

Direct questions.
These are the questions we usually ask
friends or people we just know well.
Indirect questions.
These are less usual but more formal.
We can use them when we are talking to
a person we do not know very well, or in
professional circumstances.
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2.- Do you know what the things users do
not need to worry about are?
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3.- What do you pay for?

For example: _________________________________

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Direct Where is the Principals
_________________________________
office?
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Indirect Could you tell me where _________________________________
the Principals office is?

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4.- Can you say what cloud computing
is?
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5.- Do you have any idea about what the
word CLOUD is?
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6.- Can you give your own definition for
Cloud Computing?
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8.- Read the text and answer the
questions in full.
Comparisons
Cloud computing is often confused with
grid computing (a form of distributed
computing whereby a "super and virtual
computer" is composed of a cluster of
networked, loosely-coupled computers,
working together to perform very large
tasks), utility computing (the packaging of
computing resources, such as
computation and storage are provided as
a measured service that have to be paid
similar to a traditional public utility such
as electricity) and autonomic computing
(computer systems capable of self-
management).
Many cloud computing deployments are
powered by grids, have autonomic
characteristics and are billed like utilities,
but cloud computing can be seen as a
natural next step from the grid-utility
model. Some successful cloud
architectures have little or no centralized
infrastructure or billing systems at all
including peer-to-peer networks like
Skype.
1.- Do you remember the word which
is confused with Cloud Computing?
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2.- How are computation and storage
provided?
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3.- What is powered by grids? and
what do they have?
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4.- How can Cloud computing be
seen?
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5.- Do you remember what the word
which is usually confused with Cloud
Computing is?
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6.- How are computation and storage
provided?
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7.- What is powered by grids? And
what do they have?
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8.- How can Cloud computing be
seen?
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9.- Match the verb with
meaning.
___Access a) To preserve in a file
___Aggregate b) To bring the parts
together.
___Archive c) To set up a piece of
hardware or software as
required..
___Assemble d). To establish finally
the origin of something.
___Authenticate e) To come together
into a whole
___Authorize f) To write in such a
language
___Backup g) To save a copy in
case of failure
___Code h) To give authority to
___Configure i) To get information
from a computer
10.- Write sentences about Cloud
Computing in Present Tense using the
verbs given in exercise 8.-
1. _________________________________
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2. _________________________________
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3. _________________________________
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4. _________________________________
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5. _________________________________
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6. _________________________________
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7. _________________________________
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8. _________________________________
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its 9. _________________________________
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11.- Read about Private Cloud and
answer the questions?
Private cloud is cloud infrastructure
operated solely for a single organization,
whether managed internally or by a third-
party, and hosted either internally or
externally.
Undertaking a private cloud project
requires a significant level and degree of
engagement to virtualize the business
environment, and requires the
organization to reevaluate decisions
about existing resources. When done
right, it can improve business, but every
step in the project raises security issues
that must be addressed to prevent
serious vulnerabilities. Self-run data
centers are generally capital intensive.
They have a significant physical footprint,
requiring allocations of space, hardware,
and environmental controls. These
assets have to be refreshed periodically,
resulting in additional capital
expenditures. They have attracted
criticism because users "still have to buy,
build, and manage them" and thus do not
benefit from less hands-on management,
essentially "[lacking] the economic model
that makes cloud computing such an
intriguing concept".
1.- What is Private Cloud?
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2.- What does a private cloud project
require?
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3.- What is the problem if this is not
well done?
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4.- Why are the assets criticized?
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LESSON B 3. There ________ two very important advantages

when using clouding.

1.- CHART AND DEFINITION. 4. There ________ a few other disadvantages,

when not using clouding.
There is There are 5. There ________ a service-oriented architecture
called SOA, which can help you, a lot.
AFF. NEG. INT.

SIN
G. THERE IS THERE ISNT IS THERE A
3.- Speaking.
A/AN A/AN. /AN?
There are some Pros and Cons of
PL.
THERE ARE THERE ARE ARE THERE
cloud computing. Can you explain
SOME NOT ANY. ANY? each one of them?
THERE ARENT
ANY. Pros
THERE ARE .- No responsibility of creation, maintenance of
NO systems.
The word there has two central uses.
___________________________.
You use it in front of a verb such as be,
or you use it as an adverb when referring .- Easy implementation and economical.
to a place. ___________________________.

1. Used in front of 'be' .- Flexibility in hardware and software i.e., pay

You use there in front of the verb BE to
say that something exists or happens, or
that something is in certain place.
There must be a reason.
There is a new version of the program.
There is WiFi everywhere
building.
After there, you use IS/WAS in front of a
singular noun phrase, and ARE/WERE in
front of a plural noun phrase.
as you use.
___________________________.
.- Easy up-gradation to match current
technology.
____________________________.
.- Efficient usage of resources.
in the
____________________________.
.- Location independence i.e., accessible from
anywhere.
____________________________.

There is a fire on the fourth floor.

There are problems with this method.

Cons
.- Data security.
2. Used as an adverb
____________________________.
There is used to refer to a place which
.- Need for high speed internet connection
has just been mentioned. (Essentially a big constraint for a country like
ours).
I must get to the office soon. My boss
is there on his own. ____________________________.

Come into my new office. I will spend .- Universal standardization required which
most of my time there. makes interoperability among providers
difficult as of now.
NOTE:
____________________________.
Don't use 'to' in front of there.
.- Dependent on service providers even for
Don't say: 'I like going to there'. trivial applications.

Say : 'I like going there'. ____________________________.

2.- Write is or are to

complete the sentences.
1. There ________ about fifty companies here.

2. There ________ a newer program nowadays.

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ic ___________________________

3.- Read the paragraph about

LESSON C
Public Cloud and answer True
or False justifying these last
1.- DEFINITION.
ones.

ADJECTIVE. Public Cloud.

It is the word which imputes a A cloud is called a "public cloud" when

characteristic to a noun or pronoun. the services are rendered over a network
that is open for public use. Public cloud
Common adjective endings are: services may be free or offered on a pay-
Available visible. per-usage model. Technically there may
be little or no difference between public
Geographical. and private cloud architecture, however,
Useful. security consideration may be
substantially different for services
Rustic. (applications, storage, and other
Persuasive. resources) that are made available by a
service provider for a public audience
Careless. and when communication is effected over
Fabulous. a non-trusted network. Generally, public
cloud service providers like Amazon
These are the rules you can follow to AWS, Microsoft and Google own and
form adjectives and their exceptions: operate the infrastructure at their data
center and offer access only via Internet
Add Exceptions (direct connectivity is not offered).
If ending with: ____ 1.- A cloud is called a "free cloud"
Nature, drop e, Natural when the facilities are reduced over a
web that is exposed for open use.
Oil Oily
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Beauty, replace y, Beautiful ________________________________________
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Mystery, drop y, Mysterious
____ 2.- Public cloud services may be
Danger Dangerous
unrestricted on a pay-per-usage pattern.
History , drop y, Historic
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2.- Write three more words for ________________________________________
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each one of them.
____ 3.- Technically there may be several
able _________________________________
differences between public and private
ible _________________________________ cloud architecture.

al _________________________________ ________________________________________
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ful _________________________________ ________________________________________
ic _________________________________ ____ 4.- Conversely, safety consideration
ive _________________________________ can be substantively unlike for facilities.

less _________________________________ ________________________________________

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ous _________________________________ ________________________________________

al _________________________________ ____ 5.- Largely, public cloud service

y _________________________________
ful _________________________________
ous _________________________________
ious ___________________________
providers possess and control the infrastructure at
their data center and offer right to use only via
Internet
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LESSON D

1.- DEFINITION.

TIME EXPRESSIONS.

Time expressions are the words we use

to indicate the period at / during which an
action takes place. Time expressions are
extremely essential when deciding which
tense to use. Here are some commonly
used expressions of time in Present.
2.- Read the following sentences
Everyday, on Fridays, at the moment, now, as well and check the correct ones.
as always, usually, sometimes (for present
routines) 1- a) Programs sometimes run correctly.

Days of the Week b) Programs run sometimes correctly.

2- a) Cloud computing is always easy to

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.
access.

Days of the week are always capitalized. b) Cloud computing always is easy to
When an action frequently done, add access
's'. 3- a) Old computers seldom work with new
applications
Mondays, Tuesdays, etc.
b) Seldom old computers work with new
The Weekend applications

British English: at the weekends ( when in 4- a) New applications usually make our
work easier.
general ) OR at weekends .
b) New applications make our work easier
American English: on the weekends usually.
( when in general ) OR on weekends.
5- a) One can hardly ever enter to
Times of the Day YOUTUBE with no advertisings.

b) One hardly ever can enter to

When you need to express things that YOUTUBE with no advertisings
happen every day, use:
6- a) Programmers download usually
in the morning / afternoon / evening specific programs.

b) Programmers usually download

BUT : at night specific programs.

Time Expressions in Present Tense. 7- a) Application software is a set of one or

more programs always designed to carry
out specific operations.
Every day, month, year, etc.
b) Application software is a set of one or
Adverbs of frequency more programs designed always to carry
out specific operations.
A adverbs of frequency answer to the
8- a). Seldom a computer requires programs
question, How Often? to perform a specified task.

b) A computer seldom requires programs

to perform a specified task.

9- a) A program rarely contains just a list of

variables.

b) A program contains just a list of

variables rarely

10 - a) Simple users never should have to

make technical decisions.

b) Simple users should never have to

make technical decisions.

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2.- Write some sentences using Chapter 3: Methodology

frequency adverbs. Chapter 4: Results and
Discussion
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Chapter 5: Conclusions
_________________________________ (and Recommendations
if required)

_________________________________ End matter: The reference list and the

appendices.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Suitable title
_________________________________ to reflect its contents

Chapter 3: Suitable title

_________________________________ to reflect its contents

LESSON E Chapter 4: Suitable title

to reflect its contents

1.- DEFINITION. Other chapters if

required

Thesis Chapter ? Conclusions

Thesis is a proper essay reproducing

innovative research on a subject,
especially one presented by a candidate 2.- Definition of Abstract
for a degree.
An abstract concisely summarizes the
The thesis has to be articulated in a matters of the thesis. It should be roughly
suitable literary form reliable with the one page single-spaced. A translation of
subject concerned and has to exhibit an the title and abstract in Arabic should
academic methodology and a thorough follow.
knowledge of it.
3.- Write a short essay about
The structure shall involve some or all the Cloud Computing.
next sections in the order here listed:

Parts of a Thesis _________________________________

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These are the three major elements:
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Prelims: Everything that comes _________________________________
before the first page of the _________________________________
Introduction. _________________________________
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Title page
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Abstract _________________________________
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents _________________________________
List of Tables _________________________________
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List of Figures
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Glossary (if needed) _________________________________
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Main body of the thesis: Begins with
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the first page of the
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Introduction and continues
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to the last page of the
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conclusions.
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Chapter 1: Introduction _________________________________
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Chapter 2: Literature
Review _________________________________
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