____ can help businesses be more efficient and save them money by shifting usage and the consumption of resources,such as servers and programs,from a local environment to the Internet.

A) Cloud computing
B) Operating systems
C) Applications
D) Databases

Cloud Computing

A technology enabling access to computing resources, such as servers, storage, and applications, over the internet on a pay-for-use basis.

Consumption Of Resources

The use of natural, financial, or other resources by individuals, systems, or processes.