Summary
They store lots of pictures, videos and messages so we can see them anytime 📸.
Special machines keep them cool and give them electricity so they never stop 🧊.
The government is helping them use clean energy like sunshine and wind 🌞.
Key Points
4 points1
Data centres store and move digital information for banks, schools and games.
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They need steady electricity and cooling to work all day and night.
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India is building many new data centres because more people use phones and computers.
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Clean energy and water‑saving rules help these centres protect the planet.
New Words to Learn
25 wordsdata centre
a safe building that holds many computers that store and send information
computing
using computers to do work or solve problems
storage
places where digital files like pictures and videos are kept
networking
connecting many computers together so they can talk to each other
servers
big computers that give information to other computers
hard disk drive
a machine that stores data on spinning metal plates
solid‑state drive
a fast storage device that keeps data without moving parts
router
a device that sends internet data to the right place
fibre‑optic
thin glass cables that carry internet signals very quickly
uninterruptible power supply
a backup battery that keeps computers on when the power goes out
generator
a machine that makes electricity when the normal power stops
cooling
systems that keep computers from getting too hot
air conditioning
machines that blow cool air to lower temperature
virtualisation
making one computer act like many smaller computers
automation
using computers to do routine jobs without people
load balancer
a traffic cop that sends requests to the least busy computer
application programming interface
a messenger that lets different software talk to each other
semiconductor
tiny parts used to make computer chips
artificial intelligence
smart computer programs that can learn and make decisions
green energy
power that comes from the sun, wind or water and does not pollute
hydrogen
a clean fuel that can make electricity without smoke
nuclear power
energy made from tiny atoms that can run many machines
efficiency
how well something uses energy or water without waste
carbon
a gas that can cause the Earth to get warmer
water usage
how much water a building needs to work
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