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optionally use a FAT file system structure.

 

flash memory

 

A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a system; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with

special programming equipment.

 

format

 

To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk.

 

FSB

 

Front-side bus. The FSB is the data path and physical interface between the processor and the main memory (RAM).

 

ft

 

Feet

 

FTP

 

File transfer protocol

 

g

 

Gram(s)

 

G

 

Gravities

 

Gb

 Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits

 

GB

 Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring to hard

-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.

 

graphics mode

 

A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors

 

group

 

As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component.

 

guarding

 

A type of data redundancy in which a set of physical drives stores data and an additional drive stores parity data. See also mirroring, striping, and RAID.

 

h

 

Hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the system's RAM and I/O memory addresses for devices. In

text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.

 

headless system

 

A system or device that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. Normally, headless systems are managed over a network using

an Internet browser.