Appendix - IOGear GUF202 User Manual

Appendix

Glossary
Desktop - The background area on the computers monitor screen. This area also includes the menu bar.
Document windows are not part of the desktop; rather they sit on the desktop.
Icon - Symbols used to represent a particular object. For example a disk has an icon on the desktop which
represents the disk. When you double click the disk icon it tells finder to display information related to that disk.
IEEE 1394 - IEEE 1394 is a standard, platform-independent solution. Its features represent an evolutionary
improvement over current I/O interfaces and provides connectivity solutions for many markets.
IEEE 1394 devices of differing transport rates may be interconnected, allowing backward-compatibility with
devices having slower transport rates. This feature allows 100 Mbps devices purchased today to operate properly
in future bus configurations involving 200 and 400 Mbps devices.
OHCI - The Open Host Controller Interface (OpenHCI) Specification allows multiple Host Controller vendors to
design and sell Host Controllers with a common software interface, freeing them from the burden of writing and
distributing software drivers. The design goal has been to balance the complexity of the hardware and software so
that OpenHCI is more than the simplest possible Host Controller for IEEE 1394 yet not the most complex possible.
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