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Hard Drive, Hot-Swap, Operating System, Partition, Restore Point, ScanDisk, Script, Spin Down,

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GB - (Gigabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000 (billion) bytes. Hard Drive - An electromechanical device used for information storage and retrieval, incorporating one or more rotating disks on which data is recorded, stored, and read magnetically. Hot-Swap - This feature allows you to connect and disconnect external devices while the computer and the devices are running. External drives, such as the Maxtor OneTouch II drive can be hot-swapped. KB - (Kilobyte) Equal to 1,000 (thousand) bytes. MB - (Megabyte) Equal to 1,000,000 (million) bytes. Mb - (Megabit) When used to describe data storage, equal to one million bits. Mbps - (Megabits per second) When used to described data transfer rates, it refers to one million bits per second. NTFS - The primary file system for Windows 2000 and XP operating system that organizes files on your computer. Supports large capacity hard drives up to 2 TB. Operating System - Software that allows the user and 4 programs installed on your system to communicate with computer hardware such as a hard drive and processor. Partition - A way to logically divide a hard drive so that an operating system treats each partition as if it were a separate hard drive. Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter in Windows or icon in the Mac OS. Port - A connection or socket on the motherboard, controller card, case, or chassis for connecting peripheral devices, such as a USB socket or FireWire socket. Restore Point - A snapshot of your files based on a specific date in time. It contains all the files and folders you select to backup, as they exist at the time that you back up. ScanDisk - A utility for Windows 98SE and Me that finds and corrects errors in the file system on a hard drive. Script - A saved backup procedure for Retrospect that you can schedule to run at some future date and time or on a repeating schedule, such as daily. You may create as many scripts as you wish. Spin Down - Refers to the actual spinning of the disk mechanism. When a disk spins down, it stops spinning, thus conserving power. Startup Disk - The drive from which the operating system loads to start up your computer. TB - (Terabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) bytes. USB - Universal Serial Bus, a standard for connecting external devices to your computer. Volume - A fixed amount of storage on a hard drive. The term volume is often used as a synonym for the drive itself, but it is possible for a single drive to contain more than one volume or for a volume to span more than one drive. 64

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GB –
(Gigabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000 (billion) bytes.
Hard Drive –
An electromechanical device used for information
storage and retrieval, incorporating one or more rotating disks on
which data is recorded, stored, and read magnetically.
Hot-Swap –
This feature allows you to connect and disconnect
external devices while the computer and the devices are running.
External drives, such as the Maxtor OneTouch II drive can
be hot-swapped.
KB –
(Kilobyte) Equal to 1,000 (thousand) bytes.
MB –
(Megabyte) Equal to 1,000,000 (million) bytes.
Mb –
(Megabit) When used to describe data storage, equal to
one million bits.
Mbps –
(Megabits per second) When used to described data
transfer rates, it refers to one million bits per second.
NTFS –
The primary file system for Windows 2000 and XP
operating system that organizes files on your computer. Supports
large capacity hard drives up to 2 TB.
Operating System –
Software that allows the user and
programs installed on your system to communicate with
computer hardware such as a hard drive and processor.
Partition –
A way to logically divide a hard drive so that an
operating system treats each partition as if it were a separate
hard drive. Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter in
Windows or icon in the Mac OS.
Port –
A connection or socket on the motherboard, controller
card, case, or chassis for connecting peripheral devices, such as a
USB socket or FireWire socket.
Restore Point –
A snapshot of your files based on a specific
date in time. It contains all the files and folders you select to
backup, as they exist at the time that you back up.
ScanDisk –
A utility for Windows 98SE and Me that finds and
corrects errors in the file system on a hard drive.
Script –
A saved backup procedure for Retrospect that you can
schedule to run at some future date and time or on a repeating
schedule, such as daily. You may create as many scripts as you
wish.
Spin Down –
Refers to the actual spinning of the disk
mechanism. When a disk spins down, it stops spinning, thus
conserving power.
Startup Disk –
The drive from which the operating system
loads to start up your computer.
TB –
(Terabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) bytes.
USB –
Universal Serial Bus, a standard for connecting external
devices to your computer.
Volume –
A fixed amount of storage on a hard drive. The term
volume is often used as a synonym for the drive itself, but it is
possible for a single drive to contain more than one volume or for
a volume to span more than one drive.