Index | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| failure mode: | a way of failing in which conditions in the system determine the method or severity at which the system fails |
| failure semantics: | a description of the ways in which a server may fail |
| fail-stop server: | a server that, when it is about to fail, changes to a state that allows other servers to detect the failure, then it stops |
| failure transparency: | a type of transparency that enables the concealment of faults, allowing users and programs to complete tasks despite the failure |
| fault: | a failure caused by hardware or software |
| fault tolerance: | the ability of a system to recover from failures |
| fault-tolerant system: | a system which can detect a fault and either fail gracefully or hide the fault from the user |
| feature: | either an attribute or an operation of a class |
| file service: | a distributed system component that is analogous to a file system |
| file system: | an OS component that is responsible for everything to do with files |
| firmware: | programs that are stored in ROM |
| flat file service: | a file service that is responsible for implementing operations on the the contents of files |
| front end: | 1. a user interface; 2. a component responsibile for passing messages between clients and replica managers |
| full-duplex: | a term applied to data transmission in which data can be sent and received simultaneously |
| functional model: | description of aspects of a system that transform values using functions, mappings, constraints, and functional dependencies |
| fundamental principle of fractions: | the basic rule used in obtaining equivalent fractions, which states that multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by the same non-zero number results in a fraction that is equivalent to the original fraction |