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Glossary
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F — Fahrenheit.
FAT — File allocation table. The file system structure used by MS-DOS to organize
and keep track of file storage. The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems can
optionally use a FAT file system structure.
Fibre Channel — A high-speed network interface used primarily with networked
storage devices.
flash memory — A type of electronic chip that can be programmed and
reprogrammed using a software utility.
FSB — Front-side bus. The FSB is the data path and physical interface between the
processor and the main memory (RAM).
FTP — File transfer protocol.
g — Gram(s).
G — Gravities.
Gb — Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits.
GB — Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring
to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.
graphics mode — A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels
by z colors.
host adapter — A controller that implements communication between the system’s
bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device.
hot-swap — The ability to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal
cooling fan, into the host system while the system is powered on and running.
Hz — Hertz.
I/O — Input/output. A keyboard is an input device, and a monitor is an output device.
In general, I/O activity can be differentiated from computational activity.
IDE — Integrated drive electronics. A standard interface between the system board
and storage devices.
iDRAC — Internet Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that
uses the Internet SCSI protocol.
IP — Internet Protocol.
IPv6 — Internet Protocol version 6.
IPX — Internet package exchange.
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