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LESSON 3.
 
DATA STORAGE AND BACK-UP
 
 
APPENDIX 1. LEAD IN ACTIVITY 
Work in pairs and guess the name of storage devices. Look at the box with the names of 
devices. 
 
 
 
APPENDIX 2. GLOSSARY 
 
Work in pairs and study the words. 
Name of the word 
Definition 
External hard drive 
A portable storage device that can be attached to a computer through 
USB or FireWire or wireless 
Hard disk 
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an 
electro-mechanical data storage device that uses magnetic storage to 
store and retrieve digital data using one or more rigid rapidly rotating 
platters coated with magnetic material 
Server  
Is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides 
functionality for other programs or devices. 
USB flash drive 
A small external flash that is used with any computer that has a USB 
port 
Emerging  
Becoming apparent (appear) or prominent 
Encrypt  
Convert (information or data) into a code, especially to prevent 
unauthorized access 
Cloud (computing) 
Is the delivery of different services through the Internet These 
resources include tools and applications like data storage, servers, 
databases, networking and software 
Content  
Everything included in something 
Offsite  
Is something that occurs or that is made at a location different from 
the one where it will be used or where it will normally occur