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ATA
Acronym for AT Attachment. There are multiple levels
of ATA standards including the base-level 16-bit IDE,
ATA-2 (Enhanced IDE) and Ultra ATA.
ATAPI
ATA Packet Interface. Defines a set of commands supported
through the ATA-2 interface for peripherals other than
hard drives, such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and tape drives
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Audit Trail
An collection of paper or disk records that indicate
who has accessed a system and what activities were performed.
An audit trail is a critical component of intrusion
detection and recovering lost transactions.
Average Seek Time
The average time it takes for the read/write head to
move to a specific location. To compute the average
seek time, divide the time it takes to complete a large
number of random seeks by the number of seeks performed.
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