NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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NetWare Glossary
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Disk
A magnetically encoded storage medium in the form of a plate (also called a
platter). The following types of disks are used with personal computers:
• Hard disks use a metallic base and are usually installed within a computer or disk
subsystem. (In some cases, they are removable.)
• Floppy disks (also called diskettes) use a polyester base and are removable.
• CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) is a small plastic optical disk that
isn’t erasable or writable.
• Optical disks are either erasable and writable, or WORM (Write Once, Read
Many).
Disk format
The way in which a hard disk is prepared or structured so that it can receive
data from the computer’s operating system. Disk formatting is a function of
the operating system.
Hard disk formats include FAT (File Allocation Table) for DOS and
NetWare.
For specific information on formatting your hard disk see your computer’s
operating system manual.
Don’t Compress attribute
A NetWare file system attribute that prevents files from being compressed.
NetWare Services does not support file compression or use this attribute.
See also “Attributes.”
Don’t Migrate attribute
A NetWare file system attribute that prevents files from being migrated to a
secondary storage device (such as a tape drive or optical disk).
NetWare Services does not support file and data migration or use this
attribute.
See “Attributes.”