These days most hard drives are equipped with Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or S.M.A.R.T. also known as SMART. SMART technology is built in to hard drives using ATA/IDE or SCSI interfaces. The technology was initiated by Compaq in 1995 and was standardized by a joint collective effort between Western Digital Corporation, Quantum Corporation, Seagate Technology ...

When using Internet-based services you are basically using applications that are not physical, in other words they don't reside on your computer's hard drive. Internet-based applications exist in a virtual world, where licenses fees do not apply and installations are unnecessary. All you need is an Internet connection and a compatible Web browser to use ...