Western Digital My Book World Edition I User Manual - Page 187
File Transfer Protocol FTP, GreenPower™ Technology, Host Adapter, Host Interface, Host Transfer Rate
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MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL File Transfer Protocol (FTP) - A network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network. FTP is a popular choice for exchanging files independent of the operating systems involved. GreenPower™ Technology - Engineering technology developed by WD to bring more energy-efficient hard drive options to our customers. WD hard drives with GreenPower technology yield average power savings of 4-5 watts over competitors' drives while maintaining solid performance. Host - The computer to which other computers and peripherals connect. Host Adapter - A plug-in board that acts as an interface between a computer system bus and a hard drive. Host Interface - The point at which a host and a drive are connected to each other. Host Transfer Rate - The speed at which a host computer can transfer data across an interface. HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Protocol used by the World Wide Web to transfer information between servers and browsers. See also Protocol. HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer. A protocol that provides a more secure means of configuring your device than HTTP, but may affect the responsiveness of the user interface. All traffic between the managing computer and the My Book World Edition is encrypted. See also Protocol. Hub - In a network, a device joining communication lines at a central location, providing a common connection to all devices on the network. Identity LED - Indicates which My Book World Edition in the network is currently being accessed via WD Discovery. Interface - A hardware or software protocol to manage the exchange of data between a device and a computer; the most common ones are EIDE (also known as PATA), SATA, and SCSI. See also Protocol. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks. A collection of hard disks provided as separate volumes. They are not configured according to RAID, so they have no redundancy capabilities to enable recovery if data becomes corrupted. IP - Internet Protocol. A system that controls how data messages are separated into packets, routed from the sender, and reassembled at the destination. See also Protocol. IP address - A 32-bit, binary number that uniquely identifies a computer connected to the Internet. LAN - Local Area Network. A system in which computer users in the same company or organization are linked to each other and often to centrally-stored collections of data in LAN servers. GLOSSARY - 181