Ciprico Media Vault 4105 Series Manual De Usuario
MV 4105_Ciprico Inc. GL-1
Glossary
TABLE G-1.
Acronyms or Terminology.
Acronym or
Word
Acronym Description
Definition
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
A standard interface for connecting a computer’s
storage devices, such as CD-ROMs and hard-drives.
storage devices, such as CD-ROMs and hard-drives.
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
Built-in software routines, stored in ROM, that
contain the code for controlling the keyboard, monitor,
disk drives, serial communications, etc.
contain the code for controlling the keyboard, monitor,
disk drives, serial communications, etc.
channel
A link that transports data point-to-point.
concatenation
The process of connecting entities end-to-end on a
single communications channel.
single communications channel.
CPU
Central Processing Unit
The computational segment of a computer.
DMA
Direct Memory Access
A method of transferring data from a storage device
to RAM without using CPU resources.
to RAM without using CPU resources.
HBA
Host Bus Adaptor
An adaptor card that includes the I/O logic, software
and processing to manage the transfer ofthat infor-
mation between the host system and devices con-
nected to it.
and processing to manage the transfer ofthat infor-
mation between the host system and devices con-
nected to it.
HDT
HD Turbo
A mode that uses the highest data rate portions of the
disk drives for maximum throughput until the disk is
full, but with a tradeoff in total data capacity of the
disk from 40% to 80%,depending on the RAID level.
disk drives for maximum throughput until the disk is
full, but with a tradeoff in total data capacity of the
disk from 40% to 80%,depending on the RAID level.
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
Most commonly used data bus for PC’s.
LED
Light Emitting Diode
An electronic device that illuminates when powered.
Linux
Free, open-source UNIX-based operating system.