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Common Technology Terms - What does that mean?
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Common Abbreviations
AoE - ATA over Ethernet (SATA)
eSATA - External Serial ATA Disk Enclosure
FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
iSCSI - Internet (based) Small Computer System Interface
NIC - Network Interface Controller
NAS - Network Attached Storage
OSN - Open Storage Networking
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
PoE - Power over Ethernet
SAN - Serial Attached Network
SAS - Serial Attached SCSI
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
VOIP - Voice over IP
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NIC Cards are used to connect and control a device access to a network or internet by cable or wireless technology. Each NIC has a chip with a unique MAC address for identification and can connect via one of four methods, fast ethernet, gigabit ethernet , optical fiber or token ring. NICs are also integrated into motherboards directly.
PCI Cards are used to attach peripheral devices to a computer motherboard, and include: network cards, sound cards, video cards, modems, USB, SCSI or serial adapters, TV tuners and disk controllers. PCI buses are also be integrated into motherboards directly.
HBA Cards - HBA means host bus adapter, but is also called host controller or host adapter, and basically it just connects a host system (pc) to other storage and network devices. Terms used to define how the devices are connected are: SCSI, Fibre Channel, eSATA, iSCSI and also can include devices used to connect to IDE, Ethernet, FireWire, USB, etc. iSCSI is newer, more intense technology and has added Ethernet HBAs to the mix, which is different from Ethernet NICs in that they include hardware (iSCSI-dedicated TCP Offload Engines).
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Networking Connections
Ethernet -
FC - Fibre Channel
FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
iSCSI - is an (IP)-based storage networking connection for faster linking between data storage facilities
HyperSCSI - Network protocal for sending/receiving SCSI commands
NAS - a network connection allowing files and directories to be available to multiple users
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
SAN - networking protocal that allows the physical hard drive to be removed from the server(s) that use it, and placed on the network for easier access by users (NAS). When using a SAN network interface to access data storage, there are two main advantages to using SAN over a local disk: unlimited storage capacity and shared data capabilities.
SAS - Serial Attached SCSI Click Here for more information
SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
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What is a Chromebook?
A Chromebook is a notebook computer based on Google's Chrome OS and designed to access the user's applications, files, and configuration and setting information over the Internet.
The user's videos, pictures and documents are stored on cloud-based servers, so that they are accessible from anywhere, automatically synchronized across devices and do not require back-up or other loss prevention. Even if the device itself is lost or destroyed, because the user's data is not stored locally it will still be available and up to date.
The Chromebook is available in two models, one through Samsung and one through Acer. Both models are 3G or Wi-Fi-compatible. Like a smart phone, the 3G version enables use of the Chromebook from any location that has access to the network.
Chromebook features include:
* An eight-second boot time, which goes directly to the browser without any desktop or background.
* Instant resume from sleep.
* Reported battery life up to 8.5 hours.
* A 40% brighter screen than those of conventional laptops.
* Built-in security.
* Automatic updates.
* A memory card slot and USB drive.
* A keyboard tailored to Internet browsing, with a search command on both sides.
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