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WIKIPEDIA: The concept of distributed processing over a network, termed 'cloud computing,' is defined by ISO as "a model enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."

== Defining Attributes == In 2011, the United States' National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established five core attributes essential to cloud systems. The precise NIST definitions are:

On-demand self-service: "A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider." Broad network access: "Capabilities are available over the network and accessed through standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms (e.g., mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and workstations)." Resource pooling: " The provider's computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to consumer demand." Rapid elasticity: "Capabilities can be elastically provisioned and released, in some cases automatically, to scale rapidly outward and inward commensurate with demand. To the consumer, the capabilities available for provisioning often appear unlimited and can be appropriated in any quantity at any time." Measured service: "Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g., storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts). Resource usage can be monitored, controlled, and reported, providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service. By 2023, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) had expanded and refined the list.

== Chronology ==

The genesis of networked utility computing traces back to the 1960s, with the initial popularity of time-sharing concepts facilitated by remote job entry (RJE). During this epoch, the 'data processing center' model, where users submitted computational tasks to administrative staff for execution on mainframe systems, was prevalent. This period was characterized by investigation and experimentation aimed at broadening access to substantial computational power for a greater user base via time-sharing, optimizing the underlying infrastructure, platforms, and applications, thus boosting efficacy for end consumers. The visual representation of virtualized services as 'the cloud' originated in 1994, employed by General Magic to denote the scope of 'locations' accessible to mobile agents within the Telescript environment. This graphical convention is attributed to David Hoffman, an associate in communications at General Magic, based on its established usage in telecommunications networking. The term 'cloud computing' gained broader recognition in 1996 when Compaq Computer Corporation drafted a strategic blueprint for forthcoming computational paradigms and the Internet. The entity's aspiration was to superch