Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 45)

memory module
A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board.
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 appliances 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.
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