Local/Cloud

🔐 Door 1: The Storage Cipher

Challenge: A locked safe contains a USB drive with an escape code, but the password is encrypted! Solve this puzzle to reveal it:

Riddle:

"I store your files, big and small, but if I break, you’ll lose them all. What am I?"

Task: Students rearrange the scrambled word "RDHA VEIRD" to unlock the safe.

🚪 Door 2: Cloud vs. Local Showdown

Challenge: The door is locked with a True or False puzzle. Students must decide whether each statement for the next 5 questions are about Local Storage (L) or Cloud Storage (C).

1. Accessible without the Internet= (L)

• True

• False

Can be accessed anywhere in the world= (C)

• True

• False

Requires a physical device= (L)

• True

• False

Free storage is available in small amount= (C)

• True

• False

Prone to physical damage or theft" (C)

• True

• False

🖥️ Door 3: The Crashed Laptop Crisis

Challenge: A student's laptop has crashed, and they need to recover their project. The screen shows:

Your laptop won’t turn on, and your project is saved on an external hard drive.

What should you do?

• Try to access Google Drive from another device

• Search for your external hard drive and plug it into another computer

• Restart the laptop and hope for the best

🔑 Door 4: The Final Dilemma - Risk vs. Reward

Challenge: The last door requires students to state advantages and disadvantages of both storage types.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of local storage?

• Full control over data

• Easily accessible

• Hardware can fail

• No Internet required

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of local storage?

• Does not require the use of the internet

• Can be expensive

• Data lost if the device is missing

• Hardware can malfunction

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of cloud storage?

• Some free storage

• Large storage costs money

• Accessible anywhere

• No physical device required