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Appendix A • Glossary
Automation PC 620 with 945GME N270 CPU board User's Manual V 1.10
FPC
An abbreviation for " F lat P anel C ontroller".
FPD
An abbreviation for " F lat P anel D isplay".
FTP
" F ile T ransfer P rotocol" Rules for transferring data over a network from one computer to another
computer. This protocol is based on TCP/IP, which has established itself as the standard for
transferring data over Ethernet networks. FTP is one of the most used protocols on the Internet.
It is defined in RFC 959 in the official regulations for Internet communication.
GB
Gigabyte (1 GB = 230 or 1,073,741,824 Bytes)
Handshake
Method of synchronization for data transfer when data is sent at irregular intervals. The sender
signals that data can be sent, and the receiver signals when new data can be received.
HDD
An abbreviation for " H ard D isk D rive". Fixed magnetic mass memory with high capacities, e.g.
120 GB.
IDE
An abbreviation for " I ntegrated D rive E lectronics". A drive interface where the controller
electronics are integrated in the drive.
ISA
An abbreviation for " I ndustry S tandard A rchitecture". A term given for the bus design which
allows expansion of the system with plug-in cards that can be inserted in PC expansion slots.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization > Worldwide federation of national
standardization institutions from over 130 countries. ISO is not an acronym for the name of the
organization; it is derived from the Greek word "isos", meaning "equal" (
www.iso.ch ).
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