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GLOSSARY

7 GLOSSARY

BitTorrent — This is a peer-to-peer (P2P) le distribution client application, and

also refers to its related le-sharing protocol. BitTorrent is designed to distribute

large amounts of data widely without incurring the corresponding consumption

in costly server and bandwidth resources.

EXT2 — The ext2, or second extended, le system is a le system found mostly

on Linux operating systems. This is the recommended le system for the

Gigabit SATA NAS network drive.

EXT3 — The ext3, or third extended, le system is a journaled le system found

mostly on Linux operating systems.

FAT32 — File Allocation Table (FAT) is a le system developed by Microsoft for

MS-DOS. The FAT le system is considered relatively uncomplicated, and is

consequently supported by virtually all existing operating systems for personal

computers. The maximum size of a single le is limited to 4 GB.

FTP — FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a commonly used protocol for exchanging

les over any network that supports the TCP/IP protocol (such as the Internet

or an intranet). There are two computers involved in an FTP transfer: a server

(Gigabit SATA NAS) and a client (user’s computer).

NTFS — NTFS, or New Technology File System, is the standard le system of

Windows NT and its descendants. NTFS has several improvements over FAT,

but is not compatible with other operating systems (except, perhaps, in Read

Only mode).

LAN — A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small local

area, like a home, ofce or small group of buildings such as a residence, ofce

complex or college.

SMB — Server Message Block (SMB) is a network application-level protocol mainly

applied to share les, printers, serial ports and miscellaneous communications

between nodes on a network.

Torrent — A torrent can mean either a torrent metadata le or all les described

by it, depending on context. The torrent le contains metadata about all the

les it makes downloadable, including their names and sizes and checksums

of all pieces in the torrent. It also contains the address of a tracker that

coordinates communication between the peers in the swarm.