Cloud Architect: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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The 'cloud' is not in the sky. It is made of many big computers in buildings far away, linked together by cables.
Through history
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Long ago
People first used big shared computers in rooms. Over time, these ideas grew into the cloud systems we use today.
Tools of the trade
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Whiteboard
A big board where the architect draws boxes and arrows to plan how the parts of a system will connect.
A day in the job
- MorningThe architect has a cup of tea or water and reads messages from the team about what needs planning today.
Words to know
- Architecture
- The plan for how all the parts of a computer system fit together and talk to each other, like a map for building something.
Quiz time
A Cloud Architect plans how different computer parts will connect, a bit like planning a city's roads.
Photos saved in the cloud can be kept safe even if your own phone breaks.