storing and modifying information in this understanding data storage considering the kinds of data storage adding dates and times to applications hapter introduces you to crudcreatereadupdateand delete -not that contains cruddy material this acronym provides an easy method to remember precisely what tasks all computer programs perform with information you want to manage of coursegeeks use special term for information -databut either information or data works fine for this book in order to make information usefulyou have to have some means of storing it permanently otherwiseevery time you turned the computer offall your information would be gone and the computer would provide limited value in additionpython must provide some rules for modifying information the alternative is to have applications running amokchanging information in any and every conceivable manner this is about controlling information -defining how information is stored permanently and manipulated by applications you create storing information an application requires fast access to information or else it will take long time to complete tasks as resultapplications store information in memory howevermemory is temporary when you turn off the machinethe information must be stored in some permanent formsuch as on your hard drivea universal serial bus (usbflash driveor secure digital (sdcard in additionyou must also consider the form of the informationsuch as whether it' number or text the following sections discuss the issue of storing information as part of an application in more detail