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Glossary

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FTP Server

An FTP server is a data storage unit that can be accessed through the Internet. Access is

usually anonymous. FTP servers are frequently used as storage locations for backups.

Hard Drive

A hard drive is a physical drive that writes binary data on a rotating magnetic disk. The hard

drive can be installed in the computer or be connected to the computer as a so-called exter-

nal hard drive.

Image

An image refers to a single file on the hard drive that contains the image for a complete disc.

A disk image can be used to create exact copies on media at a later point in time if problems

occur during the write process or if no recorder is connected to your PC. The image requires

as much free space on the hard drive as the contents of the original disc.

Incremental Backup

Incremental backup refers to a type of backup update / backup extension. Only data that has

been modified or added since the last backup - the first full backup or an earlier incremental

backup - is backed up. The reason why this type of backup extension is called incremental

backup is that several incremental backups are usually added to a full backup.

Master Boot Record MBR

The Master Boot Record (MBR) is located in the hard drive's first sector. It contains a boot

file that starts the operating system. It also defines the drive's partitioning.

Multisession Disc

A multisession disc can contain several sessions that are not fixed. This way, more data can

be added in new sessions at a later point in time, and the disc is not closed until it is full.

NTFS

New Technology File System is a Windows® file system. Its advantages include differenti-

ated access and rights management, as well as defragmented data storage, which allows

the processing speed to remain high.

Partition

A partition is a section of the hard drive. A hard drive can be divided into several partitions

that can work independently of each other, as if they were separate drives. Because of this,

partitions are also called "logical" drives.

Restore

Restore stands for restoring data to a previous condition or to copying data by using a back-

up copy that was created previously and a backup program, e.g. Nero BackItUp.

Shadow Copy

A shadow copy is a snapshot of a file at a certain point in time. The advantage is that you

can keep working with this file while the backup program, e.g. Nero BackItUp, backs up the