What is cloud computing in AWS - Hands-On Activity

What is cloud computing

📖 Scenario: Imagine you want to save your photos and videos but do not want to keep them only on your phone or computer. You want to use a service that stores them safely and lets you access them anytime from any device. This is what cloud computing helps with.

🎯 Goal: Learn the basic idea of cloud computing by creating a simple list of cloud services and then adding a description to each service step by step.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a list of cloud services with exact names

Add a configuration variable for the main cloud provider

Create a dictionary mapping each service to its description

Add a final summary string describing cloud computing

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Cloud computing is used by companies to run websites, store data, and connect users worldwide without buying physical servers.

💼 Career

Understanding cloud computing basics is essential for roles in IT, software development, and system administration.

1

Create a list of cloud services

Create a list called cloud_services with these exact values: 'Compute', 'Storage', 'Database', 'Networking'

AWS

# Create a list called cloud_services with the given service names
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use square brackets to create a list and separate items with commas.

2

Add the main cloud provider

Create a variable called main_provider and set it to the string 'AWS'

AWS

cloud_services = ['Compute', 'Storage', 'Database', 'Networking']
# Create a variable main_provider and set it to 'AWS'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use an equals sign to assign the string 'AWS' to the variable main_provider.

3

Map services to descriptions

Create a dictionary called service_descriptions that maps each service in cloud_services to these exact descriptions: 'Compute': 'Run virtual servers', 'Storage': 'Save files and data', 'Database': 'Organize data', 'Networking': 'Connect resources'

AWS

cloud_services = ['Compute', 'Storage', 'Database', 'Networking']
main_provider = 'AWS'
# Create a dictionary service_descriptions mapping each service to its description
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use curly braces to create a dictionary and colons to map keys to values.

4

Add a summary of cloud computing

Create a variable called cloud_summary and set it to this exact string: 'Cloud computing means using internet services like AWS to run programs, store data, and connect resources without owning physical servers.'

AWS

cloud_services = ['Compute', 'Storage', 'Database', 'Networking']
main_provider = 'AWS'
service_descriptions = {
    'Compute': 'Run virtual servers',
    'Storage': 'Save files and data',
    'Database': 'Organize data',
    'Networking': 'Connect resources'
}
# Create a variable cloud_summary with the given explanation string
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Assign the exact string to the variable cloud_summary using quotes.