Computer Storage and the Cloud

What is "The Cloud" ?

• A hard drive on your computer

• Computer storage that you use with an internet connection.

• A USB flash drive

What are external hard drives, USB flash drives, and CDs?

• kinds of computer storage

• new band names

When people talk about saving things on "the cloud" they are talking about the weather.

• True

• False

What is a Cloud Server Farm?

• A farm with animals

• A mouse farm

• A huge building that has thousands of computer drives

Who has some of the biggest server farms in the world? Check all that apply. There is more than one correct answer!

• Mrs. Drexel

• Facebook

• Taylor Swift

• Google

• Microsoft

Google has many, many layers of security to keep your data safe.

• True

• False

If a Google Cloud hard drive is broken, what happens to it?

• They give it away

• If it can't be fixed it is crushed and shredded

• nothing

Why do data centers have so much security?

• to keep your data safe

• they don't like people

• they are scaredy-cats

Data centers need to keep their servers very cool so they don't overheat.

• true

• false

Mrs. Drexel's favorite baseball team is...

• The Marlins

• The Cardinals

• The Phillies