REFERENCE
QWERTY
Refers to the arrangement of the keys on a standard English computer keyboard. The name derives from the first six characters located on the top row of the keyboard.
RAM Disk
RAM that has been configured to appear to a computer as a hard drive. Files on a RAM disk can be accessed just as files on a physical drive. However, RAM disks lose their contents once the computer has been turned off or rebooted. Also known as a RAMDISK or RAMDRIVE.
Sector
The smallest physically divisible area of a hard drive where data can be written to, or read from. The first sector, (known as the master boot record, the partition sector, or the partition table) tells the computer vital information about the drive such as how many partitions it has.
SID (Security ID)
A security feature in the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems comprising of a unique alphanumeric character string used to identify a user or a group of users on a network. When a user attempts to access a resource on the network, the user’s SID is checked to determine if they have the correct permissions to perform the requested action.
Slave Drive, IDE
The secondary device connected to an IDE interface. See Master/ Single Drive.
SMART
Technology)
A diagnostic utility built into some modern hard drives that constantly monitors the media, electronic components and mechanical components. If something is encountered that indicates a problem, SMART is capable of notifying the user.
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