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Striping, TCP/IP, Twonky Media Server, UPnP NAT Traversal, USB 2.0, WD Anywhere Backup

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MY BOOK WORLD EDITION USER MANUAL Striping - The spread of data over multiple hard drives to improve performance. See also RAID 0. TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A set of protocols for communication over interconnected networks. The standard for data transmission over networks. See also Protocol. Twonky Media Server - A server application that searches for all the media (for example, videos, photos, and music) stored on the My Book World Edition connected to your home network. UPnP - Universal Plug n Play. A set of computer network protocols that simplify the implementation of networks in the home by allowing devices to connect seamlessly. See also Protocol. UPnP NAT Traversal - Combines UPnP and NAT features. USB - Universal Serial Bus. A serial bus for connecting peripherals to a microcomputer. It connects external drives, printers, modems, mice, keyboards, etc., through a single, general-purpose port. It can automatically add and configure new devices without having to shut down and restart the system. USB 2.0 - For most PCs, the standard interface is USB. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) supports data transfer rates up to 480Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backward-compatible with USB 1.1. - If you connect to a USB 1.1 device, data is transferred at USB 1.1 speed (up to 1.1 Mb/s). WAN - Wide Area Network. A computer network that crosses metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries. WD Anywhere Backup - WD backup software that allows the user to set up continuous backup of all or selected files for up to five computers in a network. This feature backs up your data to the My Book World Edition so you can restore your data in the event that a computer's hard drive crashes. WD Discovery™ - WD software application that allows the host computer to find one or more WD My Book World Editions in the same network segment. GLOSSARY - 184

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GLOSSARY - 184
MY BOOK WORLD EDITION
USER MANUAL
Striping
— The spread of data over multiple hard drives to improve performance.
See also
RAID 0.
TCP/IP
— Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A set of protocols for
communication over interconnected networks. The standard for data transmission
over networks. See also
Protocol
.
Twonky Media Server
— A server application that searches for all the media (for
example, videos, photos, and music) stored on the My Book World Edition connected
to your home network.
UPnP
— Universal Plug n Play. A set of computer network protocols that simplify the
implementation of networks in the home by allowing devices to connect seamlessly.
See also
Protocol
.
UPnP NAT Traversal
— Combines UPnP and NAT features.
USB
— Universal Serial Bus. A serial bus for connecting peripherals to a
microcomputer. It connects external drives, printers, modems, mice, keyboards, etc.,
through a single, general-purpose port. It can automatically add and configure new
devices without having to shut down and restart the system.
USB 2.0
— For most PCs, the standard interface is USB. Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)
supports data transfer rates up to 480Mb/s. USB 2.0 is backward-compatible with
USB 1.1. — If you connect to a USB 1.1 device, data is transferred at USB 1.1
speed (up to
1.1 Mb/s).
WAN
— Wide Area Network. A computer network that crosses metropolitan,
regional, or national boundaries.
WD Anywhere Backup
— WD backup software that allows the user to set up
continuous backup of all or selected files for up to five computers in a network. This
feature backs up your data to the My Book World Edition so you can restore your
data in the event that a computer’s hard drive crashes.
WD Discovery™
— WD software application that allows the host computer to find
one or more WD My Book World Editions in the same network segment.