Technology in Our Daily Lives

  What is a storage device? It is considered a computer hardware device. These devices are used to store information. And they can be classified as internal or external connected either to a computer, server, or some type of computer device that stores information. Storage Types Primary storage devices. It is the main storage device, it is located in the area where data is stored quickly by the computer's processor. An example of this device is random access memory (RAM) since it stores programs and informational data of the system, another primary storage device is the processor since part of the actions or data processing requested by the user are housed in it.     Magnetic storage devices. HDD. It is a device that is responsible for storing and retrieving data using its magnetic mechanism, as we know it is a non-volatile device, that is, it can be deleted or modified n number of times without any problem, most traditional computers bring with them an HDD as they a...

What is the Internet of Things? This term refers to anything that's connected to the Internet. The fast advancement of technology is making it more common to see it implemented in all of our surroundings. For instance, in our homes, there's many house appliances that are connected to the network. There are modern fridges that are able to connect to our phones and computers. Some even have their own screens that can display images, reminders or even our shopping list. IoT and Home Appliances Among other home appliances that implement fall under the category of IoT are: Virtual assistants. They are an amazingly useful tool that can help us with small tasks, like setting reminders, creating notes, making quick searches on the Internet, answering questions, and even controlling other devices or home appliances in our homes. Televisions. Like many phones and computers, smart TVs are able to connect to the Internet and use the most popular streaming applications and services, like Ne...

What is a Cloud Drive? A Cloud Drive is a widely used service today, this service offers a storage space that cannot be affected by local errors in our devices, and that is a great quality that Cloud Drives have. The user can upload any file they want to be stored, and after that, they can either share it with some other user, leave it stored to avoid losing it if something happens to their device, or download it at any other time they want. Cloud Drives usually have some free storage for all users who purchase this service, but when this space fills up, Cloud Drive offers the user to expand their storage to continue storing files, but this expansion requires an external payment to be able to apply, most offer quite a bit of extra storage for a fair price. Cloud Drives have a group of servers that are always running, they keep the files that we enter online, that's why we always have access to them. Among the Cloud Drive services we have: OneDrive (This service belongs to the compa...