World A1: Renting a Unit

What cloud really means

You will learn: what the cloud is, and why every rented thing must be handed back.

Checked with AWS 2026-11 on 1 Nov 2026

The problem

Kedai Kancil has a big sale this weekend. The website needs ten times more computers, for two days only. What do you do?

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The cloud is a giant mall of computers. You rent a unit by the hour, over the internet. When the sale ends, you hand the keys back. Sort each line.

Drag a card into a box. Or tap the card, then tap the box.

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AWS (Amazon Web Services) is one of these malls. Its shops are services: computers, storage, databases. Which sentence fits?

Try it

Good use of the mall, or needs work? Swipe each one.

Swipe right for good, left for needs work. Or use the buttons.

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Rent extra computers for a weekend sale.

Predict

You stop using a rented computer, but you never delete it. What happens to the bill?

Check

Every rented thing has a life. Put it in a safe order.

First step at the top. Put these in order. Use the arrows, or drag.

Create the smallest thing you need
Delete it
Check the bill the next day
Use it
Set a budget alarm

You did it!

You can now explain the cloud as a mall you rent from, and hand back.

Go deeper (optional)

The mall rents more than empty rooms. Some units come ready to use, like a database AWS looks after. Lesson 3 shows who guards what.

AWS changes its free offers. Today, a new account picks a Free plan or a Paid plan. Read the rules on the official page before you sign up: aws.amazon.com/free.