Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 13)

expansion-card connector
A connector on the system board or riser board for plugging in an expansion card.
extended memory
RAM above 1 MB. Most software that can use it, such as the Microsoft® Windows® operating system, requires that extended memory be under the control of
an XMM.
external cache memory
A RAM cache using SRAM chips. Because SRAM chips operate at several times the speed of DRAM chips, the microprocessor can retrieve data and instructions
faster from external cache memory than from RAM.
F
Abbreviation for Fahrenheit.
FAT
Acronym for file allocation table. The file system structure used by MS-DOS to organize and keep track of file storage. The Windows NT® operating systems can
optionally use a FAT file system structure.
FCC
Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.
flash memory
A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a system; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with
special programming equipment.
format
To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk.
FSB
Abbreviation for front side bus. The FSB is the data path and physical interface between the microprocessor and the main memory (RAM).
ft
Abbreviation for feet.
FTP
Abbreviation for file transfer protocol.
g
Abbreviation for gram(s).
G
Abbreviation for gravities.
GB
Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
graphics coprocessor
See coprocessor.
graphics mode
A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors.
group
As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component.
h
Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in programming to identify addresses in the system's RAM and I/O memory addresses
for devices. The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal notation as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E,
F, 10. In text, hexadecimal numbers are often followed by h.
headless system
A system or device that functions without having a keyboard, mouse, or monitor attached. Normally, headless systems are managed over an internet or