Glossary - NComputing L300 User Manual

Client Device: a network computing device using NComputing patented technology. It
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doesn't use CPU, VGA, and PC chipsets; it only uses a programmable SoC to connect
to a Host PC. An access device using NComputing User eXtension Protocol (UXP) can
be connected to Host PCs by using the LAN cable. Also, it can be connected to remote
PCs through the Internet using TCP/IP.
Administrator: a person who is responsible for managing a multi-user computing
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environment, such as a local area network (LAN). The responsibilities of the system
administrator typically include: installing and configuring system hardware and software;
establishing and managing user accounts; upgrading software; and backup and recovery
tasks.
Alias: a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to her or his true name.
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Client/Server: describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one
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program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which
fulfills the request.
Console: the text entry and display device for system administration messages,
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particularly those from the
system logger.
DHCP: (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a communications protocol that lets
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network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network. Without DHCP, the IP address
must be entered manually at each computer in an organization and a new IP address
must be entered each time a computer moves to a new location on the network.
Download: the transmission of a file from one computer system to another.
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Ethernet: the most widely-installed local area network (LAN) technology - specified in a
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standard, IEEE 802.3.
Firewall: a set of related programs (located at a network gateway server) that protect
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the resources of a private network from users on other networks and control what
outside resources its own users have access to. (The term also implies the security
policy that is used with the programs.)
Gateway: a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. On the Internet,
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a node or stopping point can be either a gateway node or a host (end-point) node.
Host Computer: a computer in which the vSpace Server program has been installed
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Internet: a worldwide system of computer networks in which users at any one computer
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can, if they have permission, get information from any other computer (and sometimes
talk directly to users at other computers).
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