I am not understand the info on the net, on a pc your files are physically written on a disk in the HDD, where are files physically stored in a cloud?

Hi Mike,

 

They are stored on a server on the internet. See here....http://www.bu.edu/infosec/howtos/how-to-safely-store-your-data-in-the-cloud/

Thanks Cindy, that's a great article and link but I am still trying to figure out how the word "cloud" can be associated with info being backed up on a physical computer server?

The server might be yours or someone else's Mike.

still doesn't explain why the word "cloud" is associated with this?

In the simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive.

Now THAT I understand, thanks!

Ok we keep trying until we get it right!