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19 Appendix F
GLOSSARY
Driver
A name given to a type software that allows your computer to
recognize and control connected devices such as printers,
hard drives, and removable disks.
FireWire
Official: IEEE 1394
Developed 1986 by Apple. „Highspeed“ connection type with
hotplug capability. Allows to connect up to 63 devices to a
computer (theor.)
Icon
A symbol in the user area (MacOS: desktop) that signifies
files, volumes, and applications.
Init (MacOS)
A system extension which serves to expand the operating
system. It is loaded into the main memory of the Mac at
startup.
Mount (MacOS)
The recognition of a particular storage device and its
representation as a single volume on the desktop.
SCSI
Abbreviation for Small Computer System Interface. SCSI is a
standard interface for the connection of peripheral devices
such as drives or scanners.
SCSI Address
The address which a SCSI controller needs in order to
differentiate and provide data to each single SCSI device. The
SCSI address is often called SCSI-ID
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