Failed Disk
Failed Disk -
internal or external hard drive that has been damaged for some reason.
Often used to refer to a failed member disk of a RAID.
FAT
FAT (File Allocation Table) -
the widespread simple filesystem (usually used for small devices, e.g. for memory cards).
The filesystem is named after its major feature, the File Allocation Table holding locations for all the files.
The term FAT is also used to refer to the table itself.
File
File - the unit of data storage from user's point of view.
Filesystem
Filesystem - a method of data organization on a storage device.
FireWire (1394)
FireWire (1394) - the standard on the connector and on the method of data transfer.
The data transfer speed is about 150 Mb/sec.
It is only used for external devices.
Flash Memory
Flash Memory - the nonvolatile memory which doesn't have moving parts.
It is possible to read the flash memory infinitely, but number of writes is limited, typically to around 100,000 cycles.
Folder
Folder - the object in which files and possibly other folders are stored.
Format
Format -
a process of preparing a storage device to use.
Device content is deleted during the format procedure.
There are two varieties of the process, namely Quick and Complete format.
Fragmented file
Fragmented file - file which is written in non-adjacent clusters and is therefore stored in several disjoint parts.
Fragmented digital image files are more difficult to recover, especially when memory cards are involved, because of
certain limitations of photo recovery.
FreeNAS
FreeNAS is a system combining free open source software and NAS. Now FreeNAS is depricated and known as TrueNAS CORE.
fsck
fsck (file system checker) -
the program to check UNIX and Linux filesystems and possibly to repair the errors.
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