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A B C D F H I J L M N P R S U W
A
AP
ATA
authentication
B
base pool base share
C
CIFS
computer administrator
D
DHCP
domain
F
FAT
foreign share
fragmentation threshold
FTP
H
HTTP
I
IDE
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Glossary
access point A stand-alone wireless hub that allows any computer that
has a wireless network adapter to communicate with another computer
and to connect to the Internet.
advanced technology attachment A disk drive implementation that
integrates the controller on the disk drive itself. Also known as IDE Parallel
ATA.
The process for verifying that an entity or object is who or what it claims to
be. Examples include confirming the source and integrity of information,
such as verifying a digital signature or verifying the identity of a user or
computer.
The pool that is created when a new disk is added using the Create One
Pool Per Disk option. The share that is created when a new disk is added
using the Create One Pool Per Disk option.
Common Internet File System
A user who manages a computer. The computer administrator makes
system-wide changes to the computer, including installing programs and
accessing all files on the computer, and can create, change and delete the
accounts of other users.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A mechanism for allocating IP
addresses dynamically so that addresses can be reused when hosts no
longer need them.
A workgroup with the added feature of single sign-on. With single sign-on,
a user has one account that is shared across multiple computers. Also, the
user can access resources on another computer without having to
reauthenticate. Computers in a domain are controlled from a central
location (domain controller) and users must obtain central authentication
before joining the domain.
file allocation table
A legacy disk share.
The threshold at which the data packet is broken into multiple frames. This
determines the packet size and affects the throughput of the transmission.
File Transfer Protocol
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
integrated device electronics A data-transfer interface in which the
control electronics for the disk drive are physically located on the drive
itself rather than on an expansion board or drive adapter. Synonym:
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