What is the difference between disk mapping and disk mounting? When are these methods applied?

Question

I am new to networking and I wish to know the differences between

    1) Disk mapping
    2) Disk mounting

When to use these methods. I could not get a clear understanding from the existing online resources, please can someone explain in a layman's term. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Disk Mapping is a virtual drive map for a shared folder.

Disk Mounting is a physical hard drive insertion to your system.