HP Visualize c3700 Owner's Manual page 208

Glossary
diskless workstations.
boot ROM.
Boot console interface The
interactive firmware that enables
you to interact with the hardware
of your workstation before the
workstation boots the operating
system. The boot console interface
allows you to perform special
tasks, display information, and set
certain system parameters.
Boot ROM A read-only memory
that is incorporated into a
workstation for the purpose of
loading and starting the operating
system, and modifying the
configuration or changing the
booting behavior.
Bootstrap service
Byte A fundamental
character-code unit, usually
consisting of 8 bits.
C
CD-RAM Compact Disk
Random-Access Memory.
also CD-RAM disk, CD-RAM drive.
CD-RAM disk CD-RAM (CD-RW)
disks are identical to the audio
compact disks (CDs) used to record
stereo music, except computer data
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disks. CD-RAM disks are 120 mm
(4.7 inches) in diameter, use one
data surface, and have a capacity
of about 650 MB. The data surface
contains pits and flat spots
arranged in a continuous spiral
track, which is read at a constant
linear speed.
CD-RAM drive A random-access,
read/write, mass-storage device
that uses removable CD-RAM
disks. The drive contains a
semiconductor laser for reading
and writing data optically and an
embedded controller.
CD-ROM Compact Disk
Read-Only Memory.
CD-ROM disk, CD-ROM drive.
See boot.
CD-ROM disk CD-ROM disks are
identical to the audio compact
disks (CDs) used to record stereo
music, except that they store
computer data. CD-ROM disks are
120 mm (4.7 inches) in diameter,
use one data surface, and have a
capacity of about 650 MB. The data
surface contains pits and flat spots
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arranged in a continuous spiral
track, which is read at a constant
linear speed.
CD-ROM drive A random-access,
read-only, mass-storage device that
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