delivering apps over the network to save on local hard drive storage

directing uploads and downloads from a cloud server to the local server

providing storage to users, computers, and devices on a network

assigning each node on a network an IP address

optical technology

ceramic platters

reliance on ROM

lack of moving parts

erased electronically and rewritten

automatically encrypted

removed and transferred to another device

converted to ROM as needed

improve processing times

load the operating system upon startup

hold data waiting for long-term storage

expand ROM capacity

data or information

RAM or ROM

a GB or a TB

a 0 bit or a 1 bit

access it has to cloud and other external media

maximum transfer rate it can tolerate

ability it has to access virtual memory

number of bytes it can hold

relies on the operating system

uses the internal hard drive

uses cloud servers

contains its own processor

optical

USB

CRT

magnetic

wireless hotspots

backup generations

local servers

integrated hard drives