Monday, 28 October 2013

Topic 3: Managing Digital information on a computer

Why you need to back-up your information
Information is a very important aspect of your computer. It is essential to backup information regularly because data may be corrupted or wiped out by a hardware problem or the system can be crashed. Personal and critical files should be backed up on a regular basis, this means copying your files over to a protected system that you can access when those files are needed.
How to back-up your information

BASICS BACKUPS
 
 You can save your backup nearly anywhere: CDs, DVDs, USB drives, portable hard drives

 ONLINE BACKUPS

Data is backed up onto a remote server. Online backup is offered by companies that specialise in the service or by Internet service providers as part of their service package.

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