The Use of Public Cloud Services Among Students for Online Learning
Rosilah Binti Hassan, Dina Fitria Murad, Wahiza Wahi, Riyan Leandros, Nurul Halimatul Asmak Ismail, Samer A. B. Awwad · 2022 International Conference on Information Management and Technology (ICIMTech) · 2022
A public cloud is a computing service offered by third-party service providers to Internet users. Some cloud service providers offer both free and paid services, where the prices are scaled to meet the needs and offered more benefits to clients than free cloud services. This paper aims to study the familiarity of public cloud services among respondents of multiple age groups and to find out the advantages and disadvantages of using the public cloud. The survey was taken randomly through google form media. Respondents are the public who use cloud services in Malaysia. A Google Form is used to gather data from the public among multiple age groups, from individuals aged 12 to 45 years and above. Based on the conducted survey, respondents show positive responses towards their knowledge and the usage of public cloud services. Findings from the survey revealed that almost 90.3% of the respondents use public cloud services, and about 75% of them think that the public cloud is reliable and safe to store data. Most respondents have indicated that Google Drive is their preferred public cloud, and the majority them use the public cloud for academic purposes. In conclusion, public cloud services are rather efficient for users with diverse usage necessities. Some public cloud services are reliable and affordable for students, as students need cloud storage for academic purposes, especially during pandemics where everything is conducted online.