Which of the following is an online storage that requires internet…

Concept: Computer storage divides into local (physical) storage, where data resides on media directly attached to or inserted into a device and is read and written by that device's own hardware, and online/cloud storage, where data resides on a remote provider's servers and is accessed by sending requests over a network connection to those servers.

Application: A hard disc and an SSD are storage devices fitted inside or attached to a computer, and a memory card is a removable flash storage device inserted into a device's card slot — all three keep data on media physically present at or connected to the machine, so the machine's own hardware can read and write them without any network link. Cloud storage, in contrast, keeps the data on a remote provider's servers, so a device must establish and use a network (internet) connection to send or retrieve that data. Cloud Storage is therefore the online storage option that needs internet connectivity.

Cross-check: contrasting each option by how it is accessed —

• Hard Disc — internal/attached magnetic storage; read directly by the host machine's hardware, no internet required.

• SSD — internal/attached flash storage; read directly by the host machine's hardware, no internet required.

• Memory Card — removable flash storage inserted into a card slot; read directly by the host device's hardware, no internet required.

• Cloud Storage — data held on remote provider servers; reached only by sending requests over a network connection.

Result: Cloud Storage is the option that requires internet connectivity to be accessed.