05-cloud.Rmd

# Cloud Computing

This lecture module introduces cloud computing and computing architecture. It reviews the utility of cloud computing for genomics and also highlights how all modules of this activity fit together.

**Learning Objectives**

1. Learn about different types of computers
1. Answer the question “What is cloud computing?”
1. Learn about cloud computing for genomics
1. Revisit the big picture, from variants to alignments

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You can view and download the Google Slides [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xj5cfJAA1vSX7GDXbGmNJlooA0lybdW4H3Ux28yhIlg/edit?usp=sharing).