Fundamentals of File Management & Cloud Computing Vocabulary

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Backup

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Copies of digital files on a secondary storage medium.

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Cloud

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Global network of servers which operate through the internet.

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Cloud Computing

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Using the cloud to store, manage and process data.

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Collaboration

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Simultaneously working with other computer users on the same digital file stored on a cloud based server.

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Computer Hard Drive

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Main internal storage device of a computer.

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Computer Server

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Storage of files in a central location to serve multiple computers.

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Digital File

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Collection of related information, such as a text document or spreadsheet.

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External Hard Drive

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Portable hard drive located outside of the main computer tower.

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File Conversion

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Changing a file type to another type of file.

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File Extension

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Three- or four-letter abbreviations indicating what type of digital file it is.