LaCie 301300U - Ethernet Disk NAS Server User Manual page 62

LaCie Ethernet Disk
User Manual
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.
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.
Glossary
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