Maxtor FireWire 800 - Manual (Page 55)

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Glossary 53
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.
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.
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.