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Cloud computing is a way of offering services related to data where the end user (you) can access files and programs as long as you are connected to the Internet. “The cloud” is the ethereal place where this data is stored. Services such as Google and Microsoft now offer hard drive space in the cloud. These storage spaces act just like the hard drive that's connected directly to your computer; they are simply located elsewhere and are accessible via the Internet. The advantage to using cloud storage is that you don’t have to worry about accidentally leaving your files at home when you want to work on them during lunch or while traveling. These programs often have a bridge program that connects to your computer and makes them look and act just like any other drive on your machine. This allows you to create folders and work on files locally and then save them back to the cloud so that they stay up-to-date at all times.