Dell PowerEdge 750 User Manual

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Integrated drive electronics; a standard interface between the system board and storage devices

 

integrated mirroring

 

Provides simultaneous physical mirroring of two drives. Integrated mirroring functionality is provided by the system's hardware. See also mirroring.

 

internal processor cache

 

An instruction and data cache built into the processor

 

IP

 

Internet Protocol

 

IRQ

 

Interrupt request. A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRQ line to the processor. Each peripheral

connection must be assigned an IRQ number. Two devices can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously.

 

jumper

 

Small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the pins

and creates a circuit, providing a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a board.

 

K

 

Kilo-, indicating 1000

 

Kb

 

Kilobit(s); 1024 bits

 

KB

 

Kilobyte(s);1024 bytes

 

Kbps

 

Kilobit(s) per second

 

KBps

 

Kilobyte(s) per second

 

key combination

 

A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time (for example, <Ctrl><Alt><Del>)

 

kg

 

Kilogram(s); 1000 grams

 

KMM

 

Keyboard/monitor/mouse

 

KVM

 

Keyboard/video/mouse. KVM refers to a switch that allows selection of the system from which the video is displayed and for which the keyboard and mouse

are used.

 

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