Which of the following is NOT described as a type of recording method?

• A. Appliance-based
• B. Software-based on company hardware
• C. Edge-based, portable media
• D. Cloud-based recording

Answer: (D)

Recording methods describe how and where video data is captured and stored. Appliance-based recording uses a dedicated device (like a DVR/NVR) to capture and store footage. Software-based on company hardware relies on software running on the organization’s own servers to handle capture and storage. Edge-based, portable media records at the camera or a local edge device and writes directly to local removable storage.

Cloud-based recording, by contrast, is about storage location and accessibility—footage is sent to and stored in the cloud rather than being captured or stored locally by a specific device. The actual capture can be handled by the other methods, but cloud storage itself isn’t a recording method. That’s why cloud-based recording is not described as a recording method.