(HL-과학/기술/교육) Cloud Services Compared

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Finding the Cloud service than can best serve your needs can be difficult as there are so many available. Consumers need to consider and compare each service’s features, storage possibilities, free space and best price. You may be unsure about how a Cloud service could help you. Or you may be interested in using a Cloud service but do not know where to begin. Trying every Cloud service would take a lot of time and work. But, the website Reviews.com might help. It examined 46 Cloud services. The site then chose four that that met its conditions. After testing 46 Cloud services, Reviews.com narrowed the choices down to four: • Dropbox • Google Drive • OneDrive • Box / Each of these services met conditions set by Reviews.com. It looked for high scores on app reviews as well as services that work with Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. The site also required that the service work well for personal use. Also, Reviews.com looked for ones that were easy to use and had a free service. Each of the four services offers different features. Here are some of their advantages and disadvantages, according to Reviews.com.
* available = 구할[이용할] 수 있는/ consumer = 소비자/ consider = 사려[숙고/고려]하다/ feature = 특색, 특징, 특성/ storage = 자장(소), 보관(소)/ meet the conditions(= requirements) = 조건에 맞다/ personal use = 개인용도  

Dropbox is easy to use and encrypts uploaded files to help keep them private and secure. However, the free version of Dropbox starts with less space than the free versions of the other services. There are ways to earn more space, including inviting others to use the service. There is only one paid version of the service. Google Drive is a very popular service. Reviews.com said 74% of Cloud users it surveyed use Google Drive. The service includes office suite software. Reviews.com said the service is excellent at file sharing and syncing documents. It can also search photos. And, photos stored at high quality resolution in Google Photos do not use your storage space. Finally, Google Drive provides free extra storage to users who review restaurants. Reviews.com found it a disadvantage that consumers must make a Google account in order to use Google Drive. And, items in your Gmail account will use your Google Drive space. Reviews.com likes that OneDrive comes installed in Windows 10. It also includes a basic version of Microsoft Office. The reviewers also said OneDrive has the fastest file upload speed. Like Google Drive, OneDrive can search photos. But users must have a Microsoft account. And Reviews.com said OneDrive is more difficult to use than the others. Box provides many features for business use and works well with apps. However, Reviews.com said the free version does not include automatic photo uploading. And, the website said Box’s paid version is the costliest of the four services.
* encrypt = (접근을 차단하기 위해 정보를) 암호화하다/ secure = 안전한, 확실한/ resolution = (컴퓨터 화면・프린터 등의) 해상도/ costly(costlier - costliest) = 많은 돈[비용]이 드는

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