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Off-site data protection

Off-site data protection is like when you have a special box to keep your favorite toys in, but instead of keeping the box in your room, you put it in your grandparent's house. That way, if something happens to your room and your toys get lost or broken, you still have them safe and sound at your grandparent's house.

The same thing happens with important information on a computer, like your mom and dad's important work documents or your family's photos. Off-site data protection means making a copy of that information and putting it somewhere else, like in a special computer in a different building or even in a different city.

This way, if something bad happens, like a fire or a flood, and the computer at your house breaks, the important information is still safe and sound in the special computer somewhere else. It's like having a backup of all the important stuff in case something bad happens. And that's off-site data protection!
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