Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 16)

MHz
Abbreviation for megahertz.
microprocessor
The primary computational chip inside the system that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions. Software written for one
microprocessor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor. CPU is a synonym for microprocessor.
mm
Abbreviation for millimeter(s).
mouse
A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows you to activate commands by clicking a mouse button
while pointing at objects displayed on the screen.
MPEG
Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group. MPEG is a digital video file format.
ms
Abbreviation for millisecond(s).
MS-DOS
Abbreviation for Microsoft Disk Operating System.
NAS
Abbreviation for Network Attached Storage. Network-attached storage (NAS) is one of the concepts used for implementing shared storage on a network. The
network communication uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) for Microsoft Windows environments, Network File System (NFS) for UNIX® environments,
FTP, http, and other networking protocols.
NAS system
A NAS system is typically a system or component that is a dedicated, high-performance, high-speed communicating system. NAS systems have their own
operating systems, integrated hardware, and software that are optimized to stand alone and serve specific storage needs. Essentially NAS systems are types
of plug-and-play systems with the single purpose of serving your storage needs.
Dell's NAS systems are designed to easily add storage to a workgroup, small office, or small business network. These headless systems can be managed from
any browser and offer data security capabilities similar to general-purpose servers. By design, NAS systems off-load file management work from the general-
purpose server. Also, low-end NAS systems can be used by a peer-to-peer network to support "always-on" access to information. When a NAS system is
positioned behind an Internet router, it can provide a small office with a cost effective file server that is future proofed by the fact that adding a general-
purpose server does not obsolete the NAS system.
NDIS
Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification.
NIC
Acronym for network interface controller.
NMI
Abbreviation for nonmaskable interrupt. A device sends an NMI to signal the microprocessor about hardware errors, such as a parity error.
noninterlaced
A technique for decreasing screen flicker by sequentially refreshing each horizontal line on the screen.
ns
Abbreviation for nanosecond(s), one billionth of a second.
NTFS
Abbreviation for the NT File System option in the Windows NT® operating system.
NVRAM
Abbreviation for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your system. NVRAM is used for maintaining the
date, time, and system configuration information.
partition
You can divide a hard drive into multiple physical sections called partitions with the fdisk command. Each partition can contain multiple logical drives.
After partitioning the hard drive, you must format each logical drive with the format command.