Users Guide

firmware
Software (programs or data) that has been written onto read-only memory (ROM). Firmware can boot and operate a device. Each controller contains firmware
which helps provide the controller's functionality.
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format
Toprepareaharddriveordisketteforstoringfiles.Anunconditionalformatdeletesalldatastoredonthedisk.
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FSMO
Abbreviation for Flexible Single Master Operation.
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FTP
Abbreviation for file transfer protocol.
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GB
Abbreviationforgigabyte(s).Agigabyteequals1024megabytesor1,073,741,824bytes.
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gcc
Abbreviation for GNU C complier.
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GNU
Acronym for GNU's Not UNIX®. GNU software is published under the GPL open-source license.
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GPG
Abbreviation for GNU Privacy Guard.
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GUI
Acronym for graphical user interface.
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GUID
Acronym for Globally Unique Identifier.
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h
Abbreviation for 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. The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal notation as: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E,
F, 10. In text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.
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HBA
Abbreviation for host bus adapter. A PCI adapter card that resides in the system whose only function is to convert data commands from PCI-bus format to
storage interconnect format (examples: SCSI, Fibre Channel) and communicate directly with hard drives, tape drives, CD drives, or other storage devices.
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HTTP
AbbreviationforHypertextTransferProtocol.HTTPistheclient-serverTCP/IPprotocolusedontheWorldWideWebfortheexchangeofHTMLdocuments.
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HTTPS