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computer and the hard drive.
Host interface
The point at which a host and a drive are connected to each other.
Host transfer rate
The speed at which a host computer can transfer data via an interface.
HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol
The protocol used by the World Wide Web to transfer information between
servers and browsers. See also Protocol.
IP – Internet Protocol
A system that controls how data messages are split into packets, transferred
from the sender to the recipient, and reassembled at their destination. See
also Protocol.
IP address
A binary 32-bit number that uniquely identifies any computer connected to
the internet.
iTunes
An audio playback program that is used for importing songs and other me-
dia files from your hard drive.
LAN – Local Area Network
A system in which computer users are connected within a company or an or-
ganisation and are often also connected to central data collections stored on
LAN servers.
Media server
A device which stores and releases media files (digital audio, video and pho-
to files).
Media storage device
A device which stores media files (digital audio, video and photo files).
NAS
Network-attached storage – a hard disk storage device which is set up with
its own network address instead of being connected to the computer and
which is used by workstation users in the network.
Operating system
Software with which the user and the other software installed on the system
can communicate with the computer hardware and the hard drive.
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