iCloud is a service that helps you keep all your important things safe and organized. Just like how you can lock your house with a physical key, iCloud lets you "lock" your photos, music, documents, and other items, so that no one else can get ahold of them. iCloud also helps you save space on your device, like your laptop or phone, so that you can store more things. When you save something to iCloud, it saves it to the cloud, which is like a big server in the sky, so you don't have to worry about it taking up space on your device. iCloud will also back up any changes you make to your documents or other things, so you can access them from any device.