Dictionary of networking . 2014.
bootable — boot‧a‧ble [ˈbuːtəbl] adjective 1. if a computer is bootable, it will start so that it is ready to be used 2. a bootable disk has programs on it which will make your computer start and be ready to be used * * * bootable UK US /ˈbuːtəbl/… … Financial and business terms
Disk encryption — uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. Disk encryption prevents unauthorized access to data storage. The term full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is often used to… … Wikipedia
Disk formatting — Formatting a hard drive using MS DOS Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk drive or flexible disk medium for data storage. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems. The formatting… … Wikipedia
Bootable business card — A bootable business card (BBC) is a CD ROM that has been cut, pressed, or molded to the size and shape of a business card (designed to fit in a wallet or pocket). Alternative names for this form factor include credit card , hockey rink and wallet … Wikipedia
Disk compression — A disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility which compresses only specified files and which requires the user designate the files … Wikipedia
Disk image emulator — A disk image emulator is computer software designed to mount a disk image, usually of a CD or DVD, from a local hard drive or USB flash drive. The mounting is usually done by creating a virtual drive on the system, that to the operating system… … Wikipedia
Floppy disk — Floppy redirects here. For other uses, see Floppy (disambiguation). 8 inch, 5 1⁄4 inch, and 3 1⁄2 inch floppy disks … Wikipedia
Boot disk — A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run (boot) an operating system or utility program. The computer must have a built in program which will load and execute a program from a boot disk meeting… … Wikipedia
Emergency Repair Disk — For information about generic boot/recovery discs, see Recovery disc A Microsoft Windows Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) is a specially formated bootable floppy disk made by some Windows operating systems that contains information about a particular… … Wikipedia
Full disk encryption — (or whole disk encryption) is a kind of disk encryption software or hardware which encrypts every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. The term full disk encryption is often used to signify that everything on a disk, including the… … Wikipedia
