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SMART
Acronym for Self
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Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, which is a
monitoring system for system hard disks to detect and report on various indicators
of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures. SMART warns an user or the
system administrator of an impending drive failure while time remains to take
preventive action, such as copying the data to a replacement device.
SMBIOS
Acronym for System Management BIOS which is a specification to lay out data
structures (and access methods) in a BIOS, which allows an user or an application
to store and retrieve information specifically about the PC in question.
WBEM
Abbreviation for Web Based Enterprise Management
.
Defines protocols for the
interaction between systems management infrastructure components
implementing CIM, a concept of DMTF management profiles that allows
defining the behavior of the elements defined in the CIM Schema, the CIM Query
Language (CQL) and other specifications needed for the interoperability of CIM
infrastructure.
WDM
Abbreviation for the Windows Driver Model in computing. Also known as the
Win32 Driver Model, the Windows Driver Model defined a unified driver model
for the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 line by standardizing requirements and
reducing the amount of code that needed to be written. WDM drivers will not
run on operating systems earlier than Windows 98 or Windows 2000 and is
designed to be forward
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compatible but not backward
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compatible.
For example, a WDM driver written for Windows 2000 will load and function
under Windows XP, but cannot take advantage of any new WDM features that
were introduced in Windows XP. A WDM driver written for Windows XP will
not load under Windows 2000.
WfM
Abbreviation for the Intel
®
Wired for Management standard. WfM technology
was used in client
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side hardware (including circuitry, memory, power supplies and
network interface cards) and management software applications. It defines a
baseline set of requirements for managing hardware, including requirements for
instrumentation, remote wake
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up, power management, and service boot
capability. It enables centralized system management, including inventory,
fix/repair, configuration, and diagnostics, and provides for off
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hours maintenance
to minimize downtime. WfM includes support for DMI and allows a technician