COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
External Storage Device
|
|
|
Internal Storage Device
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Cloud storage is external. It is not within the computer storing the information. Rather, it is hosted on external drives. Often, these drives are attached to a network rather than to any server directly.
Detailed explanation-2: -External storage devices are commonly available in the form of flash drives, USB drives, CDs and DVDs. External storage is often used as a form of a backup or for transportation of data from one system to another.
Detailed explanation-3: -Usually, there are two ways to backup external drive to cloud. The first method is to connect your external hard drive to the computer, and then use the upload feature of cloud backup to browse, select and upload the files you wish to back up from your external drive.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are four main types of cloud computing: private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, and multiclouds. There are also three main types of cloud computing services: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).