A computing system comprising: a computing device including a display component and an input component, the input component physically decoupled and electronically isolated from the display component, wherein the computing device is a cast terminal, a central computing device external to the computing device the central computing device serving a plurality of computing devices, the input component including a first communication module configured to transmit input data to the central computing device using a first communication protocol, the display component including a second communication module configured to receive multimedia data from the central computing device using a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol being different from the first communication protocol, the central computing device including a third communication module configured to receive the input data from based on the first communication protocol, and a fourth communication module configured to transmit the multimedia data based on the second communication protocol, the central computing device further including a central processing unit that is configured to act as a central processing unit for the computing device in order to manage incoming data and to process information and output data, such that the central computing device can receive input from the input component of the computing device and provide output to the display component of the computing device for display on the display component, and the central computing device is configured to interface with cloud-based applications such that the central computing device provides access for the plurality of served computing devices to applications included in the cloud. a computing device including a display component and an input component, the input component physically decoupled and electronically isolated from the display component, wherein the computing device is a cast terminal, a central computing device external to the computing device the central computing device serving a plurality of computing devices, the input component including a first communication module configured to transmit input data to the central computing device using a first communication protocol, the display component including a second communication module configured to receive multimedia data from the central computing device using a second communication protocol, the second communication protocol being different from the first communication protocol, the central computing device including a third communication module configured to receive the input data from based on the first communication protocol, and a fourth communication module configured to transmit the multimedia data based on the second communication protocol, the central computing device further including a central processing unit that is configured to act as a central processing unit for the computing device in order to manage incoming data and to process information and output data, such that the central computing device can receive input from the input component of the computing device and provide output to the display component of the computing device for display on the display component, and the central computing device is configured to interface with cloud-based applications such that the central computing device provides access for the plurality of served computing devices to applications included in the cloud.