LaCie 301138U - Ethernet Disk Mini NAS Server User Manual page 55

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meaning that regardless of how great a transfer rate your drive is capable of, the actual transfer rate can only be as fast as
the slowest of your hard drive and computer.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) – This is the basic communication protocol of the Internet. TCP/IP
uses the client/server model of communication, in which a client (a computer user) requests and is provided a service (such
as a Web page) by another computer (a server) in the network.
Volume – A desktop mountable storage area, may be a partition of a hard drive, a removable disk or a cartridge. Typically
measured in Megabytes or Gigabytes.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) – This is a communications protocol that allows a limited amount of service when messages
are exchanged between computers in a network that uses the Internet Protocol (IP). UDP uses the IP to get a data unit (a
datagram) from one computer to another, but does not sequence the packets that the data arrives in. UDP also provides port
numbers to distinguish different user requests, and an optional checksum capability to verify that the data arrived intact.
Unmount, -ing – To unmount is to sever a drive's software (nonphysical) link to a host computer.
Update – A new software version, released to improve functionality or to fix bugs.
Utility – Software designed to perform maintenance tasks on the system or its components. Examples include backup pro-
grams, programs to retrieve files and data on disk, programs for preparing (or formatting) a disk or and resource editors.
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