Dell PowerEdge 1400, User Manual

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8 User’s Guide
+&
Abbreviation for the High Performance
File System option in the Windows NT op-
erating system.
+!
Abbreviation for hertz.
-.
Abbreviation for intelligent input/output.
Abbreviation for integrated circuit.
(
Abbreviation for inter-chassis manage-
ment bus.
/
Abbreviation for input/output. The key-
board and a printer, for example, are I/O
devices. In general, I/O activity can be dif-
ferentiated from computational activity.
For example, when a program sends a
document to the printer, it is engaging in
I/O activity; when the program sorts a list
of terms, it is engaging in computational
activity.
Abbreviation for identification.
A technique for increasing video resolu-
tion by only updating alternate horizontal
lines on the screen. Because interlacing
can result in noticeable screen flicker,
most users prefer noninterlaced video
adapter resolutions.
An instruction and data cache built into the
microprocessor. The Pentium micropro-
cessor, for example, includes a 16-KB
internal cache, which is set up as an 8-KB
read-only instruction cache and an 8-KB
read/write data cache.
Acronym for Internet Protocol.
0
Abbreviation for Internetwork Packet
eXchange.
'1
Abbreviation for interrupt request. A sig-
nal that data is about to be sent to or
received by a peripheral travels by an IRQ
line to the microprocessor. Each peripher-
al connection must be assigned an IRQ
number. For example, the first serial port
in your computer (COM1) is assigned to
IRQ4 by default. Two devices can share
the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot
operate both devices simultaneously.
'"
Abbreviation for I2O real-time operating
system.
Acronym for Industry-Standard Architec-
ture. A 16-bit expansion bus design. The
expansion-card connectors in an ISA com-
puter are also compatible with 8-bit ISA
expansion cards.
",
Abbreviation for information technology
equipment.
2,
Acronym for Japanese Electronic Industry
Development Association.
3
Abbreviation for kilo-, indicating 1000.
3
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1024 bytes.
3/
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second.
345
Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1024 bits.
3
Abbreviation for kilobit(s) per second.
A command requiring that you press mul-
tiple keys at the same time. For example,
you can reboot your computer by pressing
the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key combination.
Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1000 grams.