DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual page 208

PALcode
Alpha Privileged Architecture Library code, written to support Alpha processors.
PALcode implements architecturally defined behavior.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. An industry-standard expansion I/O bus that is
the preferred bus for high-performance I/O options. Available in a 32-bit and a 64-
bit version.
PCI-to-EISA bridge
The capability to transfer commonly available EISA and ISA options to the PCI bus.
power-cycle
A process initiated by pressing the reset switch, which causes the system to re-
initialize and re-display its startup display.
power-up
The sequence of events that starts the flow of electricity to a system or its
components.
RAID
Redundant array of inexpensive disks. technique that organizes disk data to improve
performance and reliability. RAID has three attributes:
It is a set of physical disks viewed by the user as a single logical device.
The user's data is distributed across the physical set of drives in a defined manner.
Redundant disk capacity is added so that the user's data can be recovered even if a
drive fails.
redundant
Describes duplicate or extra computing components that protect a computing system
from failure.
10 Glossary of Terms AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide