4.2.5: understand the concept of storing data in the cloud and other contemporary secondary storage
Keyword | Definition |
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Cloud | storing data on a device that's always powered on and connected to the Internet |
Data centre | Buildings full of computer servers storing huge amounts of data with an always-on network connection |
Virtualisation | hiding the true nature physical nature of a computing resource, e.g. dropbox storage appearing as a drive on your computer when it's actually thousands of miles away |