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Glossary
KB
— Kilobyte(s); 1024 bytes.
Kbps
— Kilobit(s) per second.
KBps
— Kilobyte(s) per second.
kg
— Kilogram(s); 1000 grams.
kHz
— Kilohertz.
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.
LAN
— Local area network. A LAN is usually confined to the same building or a few
nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the
LAN.
LCD
— Liquid crystal display.
LED
— Light-emitting diode. An electronic device that lights up when a current is
passed through it.
local bus
— On a system with local-bus expansion capability, certain peripheral
devices (such as the video adapter circuitry) can be designed to run much faster than
they would with a traditional expansion bus. See also
bus
.
LOM
— LAN on motherboard. Also referred to as
embedded NIC
.
LVD
— Low voltage differential.
m
— Meter(s).
mA
— Milliampere(s).
MAC address
— Media Access Control address. Each network device’s unique
hardware number on a network.
mAh
— Milliampere-hour(s).
Mb
— Megabit(s); 1,048,576 bits.
MB
— Megabyte(s); 1,048,576 bytes. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity,
the term is often rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes.
Mbps
— Megabits per second.
MBps
— Megabytes per second.
MBR
— Master boot record.
memory address
— A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in
the system’s RAM.
memory module
— A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the
system board.
Summary of Contents for PowerVault DL2100
Page 1: ...Dell PowerVault DL2100 Systems Hardware Owner s Manual ...
Page 54: ...54 About Your System ...
Page 164: ...164 Troubleshooting Your System ...
Page 180: ...180 Jumpers and Connectors ...
Page 182: ...182 Getting Help ...
Page 192: ...192 Glossary ...
Page 200: ...200 Index ...
