Surely you have heard of the term backup on several occasions. In this article, we will tell you the backup meaning in the computer world specifically; something that is of the utmost importance and of great value.
Backup meaning
The word backup, It is a very common term that is used very frequently in computer science; either for cell phones, tablets or computers of any kind. It is of English origin and you have probably heard of it, or at least in its translation into Spanish: Backup.
Perhaps this name sounds familiar to you and you already know what we specifically refer to and why, at the beginning of this article, we said it was so important and valuable.
Basically, a backup copy in English is a function that electronic devices have, to make a copy of the data that we have saved; These data can be: any type of multimedia file, some configuration, documents, applications and others; so that, in the event of a failure in our device (whether it is restarted and formatted, its storage memory is damaged); Through this copy made, we can recover them.
Many things can cause the loss or corruption of our data, a power outage, an unexpected failure on the hard drive, a virus that has crept into our pc.
I have there, the name "backup" and that is the backup meaning; On some devices, we can choose what we want to save and what not, on other devices, no; Also, we have the option of saving in the cloud, that regardless if we change the device, we will always have our data.
Some more features
In addition, from the function already given above, the backup it has others of great importance, which is "file or data recovery"; This in case any file is damaged or lost, by means of the backup copy, it is possible to repair it, returning it to its original state.
As an example, we can mention the Microsoft Office programs, which while you are working, a backup is being made in the background; in this way, if by chance your pc turns off suddenly or something; it is certain that, when you turn it on again and open the program again, the program will give you the option of recovering your file and continuing it from the last backup that was made.
The truth of it all is that a backup, it is extremely important to have it; as it offers protection to our files, in case they are lost or corrupted (damaged). It is not something that the common citizen resorts to, because even the largest companies always have a backup of their most important files.
Even the same web pages have backup copies of their codes and files in case of an emergency and hacking; that could compromise your data and the integrity of your page.
Sites where a backup
After knowing the backup meaning and its functions, another important piece of information is where this backup is saved or made, right? Well, in some devices, it is possible to do it within themselves, that is, through their own internal memory; For this, of course you must have enough space to fit everything.
Others can be saved on a CD, on a USB, using a microSD card, or as we said at the beginning of the article, in the cloud; in the latter case, we can mention Google Drive, OneDrive, Mega, Dropbox and other similar platforms; that will allow us to upload a large number of file formats to save and use as backup copies later.
In the following article, you will see how to make a backup copy of your pc data, in a purely preventive case; this is very necessary. You can access it by visiting the following link: Preventive maintenance of a computer.
In the next video that we will leave you below, you will learn more about it and in more detail about the meaning of backup.