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Mr. Shah wants to have an online storage that his company and employees can use and it should not be shared by anyone else outside company. His business has offices in all major continents.
(a) What type of computing is such type of online storage and usage known as ?
(b) What type of communication media would be required by Mr. Shah's offices to communicate among themselves ?
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(a) Private Cloud Computing.
(b) To communicate among his offices located in different continents, Mr. Shah's company would require a communication medium that offers global connectivity and reliability. Wide Area Network would be most appropriate for his company as WANs can be implemented using dedicated lines and secured by virtual private networks (VPNs) to ensure data privacy and security.
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