Users Guide

system. Firmware is more efficient than software that is loaded from an
alterable medium, and is more adaptable to change than pure hardware
circuitry. An example of firmware is the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
in read-only memory (ROM) on a PC motherboard.
G
GB. See gigabyte.
Generation 1.
The informal name for the Ultrium tape drive, which is the predecessor of
the tape drive (Generation 2). The Generation 1 drive has a native storage
capacity of up to 100 GB per cartridge and a native sustained data transfer
rate of 15 MB per second.
Generation 2.
The informal name for the Ultrium 2 Tape Drive, which is the
second-generation version of the Ultrium tape drive (Generation 1). The
Generation 2 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 200 GB per
cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 35 MB per second.
Generation 3.
The informal name for the Ultrium 3 Tape Drive, which is the
third-generation version of the Ultrium tape drive (Generation 1, 2). The
Generation 3 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 400 GB per
cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 80 MB per second.
Generation 4.
The informal name for the Ultrium 4 Tape Drive, which is the
fourth-generation version of the Ultrium tape drive (Generation 1, 2, 3).
The Generation 4 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 800 GB per
cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 120 MB per second.
Generation 5.
The informal name for the Ultrium 5 Tape Drive, which is the
fifth-generation version of the Ultrium tape drive (Generation 1, 2, 3, 4).
The Generation 5 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 1500 GB per
cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 140 MB per second.
Generation 6.
The informal name for the Ultrium 6 Tape Drive, which is the
sixth-generation version of the Ultrium tape drive (Generation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
The Generation 6 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 2500 GB per
cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 160 MB per second.
Generation 7.
The informal name for the seventh-generation version of the Ultrium Tape
Drive. The Generation 7 drive has a native storage capacity of up to 6000
GB per cartridge and a native sustained data transfer rate of 300 MB per
second.
gigabyte.
1,000,000,000 bytes.
ground.
An object that makes an electrical connection with the earth.
H
hardware.
The physical equipment or devices that form a computer.
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