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MY BOOK LIVE DUO USER MANUAL Partition: A logical division on a hard drive that the operating system treats as a separate hard drive. Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter. Port (Hardware): A specialized outlet on a device for connecting to other devices using a cable or a plug. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are examples. Protocol: A convention of data transmission that defines timing, control format, and data representation. RAM: Random Access Memory. Memory that allows any storage location to be accessed randomly, as opposed to sequential access devices such as tape drives. ROM: Read-Only Memory. An integrated circuit memory chip containing programs and data that the computer or host can read but cannot modify. A computer can read instructions from ROM but cannot store data in ROM. Share: An area, similar to a folder or directory, set up to organize files and access them on your network. Shares can be Public, shared with everyone on your network, or Private, shared with only selected users on your network. SMB: Server Message Block. File-sharing protocol for Windows platform that allows users to access shares through My Network Places. Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS protocol. See also Protocol. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Standard for transferring email across the Internet. See also Protocol. Streaming Media: Media such as audio, video, and photos that are constantly received while being delivered by a streaming provider. 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. 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. WAN: Wide Area Network. A computer network that crosses metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries. GLOSSARY - 142

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
GLOSSARY – 142
Partition:
A logical division on a hard drive that the operating system treats as a separate
hard drive. Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter.
Port (Hardware):
A specialized outlet on a device for connecting to other devices using a
cable or a plug. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are examples.
Protocol:
A convention of data transmission that defines timing, control format, and data
representation.
RAM:
Random Access Memory. Memory that allows any storage location to be accessed
randomly, as opposed to sequential access devices such as tape drives.
ROM:
Read-Only Memory. An integrated circuit memory chip containing programs and data
that the computer or host can read but cannot modify. A computer can read instructions
from ROM but cannot store data in ROM.
Share:
An area, similar to a folder or directory, set up to organize files and access them on
your network. Shares can be Public, shared with everyone on your network, or Private,
shared with only selected users on your network.
SMB:
Server Message Block. File-sharing protocol for Windows platform that allows users
to access shares through My Network Places. Mac OS X or later also supports the CIFS
protocol. See also Protocol.
SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Standard for transferring email across the Internet.
See also Protocol.
Streaming Media
: Media such as audio, video, and photos that are constantly received
while being delivered by a streaming provider.
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.
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.
WAN
:
Wide Area Network. A computer network that crosses metropolitan, regional, or
national boundaries.