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Kb (Kilobit) – Equivalent to 1,000 bits.
Kb/s – Kilobits per second. 480Kb/s is equal to 60KB/s.
KB (KiloByte) – Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024
bytes.
KB/s – Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput.
Mb (Megabit) – Equivalent to 1,000,000 bits.
Mb/s – Megabits per second. A means of measuring throughput. 480Mb/s is
equal to 60MB/s.
MB (Megabyte) – Basically means one million bytes, but is actually 1,024
Kilobytes or 1,024 x 1,024 bytes, which equals 1,048,576 bytes.
MB/s – Megabytes per second. A means of measuring throughput.
Media – The material or device used to store information in a storage
subsystem, such as a tape cartridge, CD, DVD or disk drive.
Operating System (OS) – Software that controls the assignment and use of
hardware resources such as memory, processor time, disk space and
peripherals. An operating system is the basis on which software (applications)
run. Windows, Mac OS and UNIX are among the most common.
Overwrite – To write data on top of existing data thus erasing the original
data.
Peripheral – A generic term applied to printers, scanners, mice, keyboards,
serial ports, graphics cords, disk drives and other computer subsystems. This
type of peripheral often relies on its own control software, known as a
peripheral driver.
Port, hardware – A connection component (SCSI port, for example) that
enables a microprocessor to communicate with a compatible peripheral.
Port, software – A memory address that identifies the physical circuit used
to transfer information between a microprocessor and a peripheral.
RAM (Random Access Memory) – Generally referred to as a computer’s
“memory.” An integrated circuit memory chip that allows information to be
stored and retrieved by a microprocessor or controller. The information can be