F — Fahrenheit.

FAT — File allocation table. The file system structure used by MS-DOS to organize and keep track of file storage. The Microsoft® Windows® operating systems can optionally use a FAT file system structure.

Fibre Channel — A high-speed network interface used primarily with networked storage devices.

flash memory — A type of electronic chip that can be programmed and reprogrammed using a software utility.

FSB — Front-side bus. The FSB is the data path and physical interface between the processor and the main memory (RAM).

FTP — File transfer protocol.

g — Gram(s).

G — Gravities.

Gb — Gigabit(s); 1024 megabits or 1,073,741,824 bits.

GB — Gigabyte(s); 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity, the term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.

graphics mode — A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors.

host adapter — A controller that implements communication between the system’s bus and the peripheral device, typically a storage device.

hot-swap — The ability to insert or install a device, typically a hard drive or an internal cooling fan, into the host system while the system is powered on and running.

Hz — Hertz.

I/O — Input/output. A keyboard is an input device, and a monitor is an output device. In general, I/O activity can be differentiated from computational activity.

IDE — Integrated drive electronics. A standard interface between the system board and storage devices.

iDRAC — Internet Dell Remote Access Controller. A remote access controller that uses the Internet SCSI protocol.

IP — Internet Protocol.

IPv6 — Internet Protocol version 6.

IPX — Internet package exchange.

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