Preliminary Study on the Influence of Cloud Computing on Education

Cloud computing is a newly-established computing model,which is based on the distributed computing,parallel computing,grid computing.It provides reliable and secure data storage,powerful computing ability and convenient Internet service.Cloud computing will bring a great change in IT and important and far-reaching influence on the field of education.The article introduces the definition,the basic principles and the present development of cloud computing,and analyses the positive effect and significance on the field of education that cloud computing will bring.