it simply stores objects as files on the disk. Then it distributes the chunks around the place (so you need to reassemble it when reading) and lastly, when you

it simply stores objects as files on the disk. Then it distributes the chunks around the place (so you need to reassemble it when reading) and lastly, when you read the file, it's not O(1). There is some "discovery" process to locate the objects where the servers chat with each other rather than have the location stored somewhere and be O(1).