HP Compaq t1000 Supplementary Manual page 260

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DTE
DTR
Ethernet
FCC
Firmware
Flow control
FTP
To transfer data from a processing unit to an attached device.
For example, from a host to the terminal.
Data Set Ready. A hardware signal sent by a communications
device to indicate readiness to send and receive data. This
signal is used in serial connections.
Data Terminal Equipment. A device that acts as the source and/
or destination of data and which controls the communication
channel. DTE includes terminals, computers, protocol
converters, and multiplexors. DTE is usually connected via an
RS-232 serial line to Data Communication Equipment (DCE).
Data Terminal Ready. A hardware signal sent by a terminal to
indicate readiness to send and receive data. This signal is used
in serial connections.
A baseband local area network specification developed jointly
by Digital Equipment Corp., Xerox, and Intel to interconnect
computer equipment using coaxial cable and transceivers. An
Ethernet LAN provides millions of bits per second of capacity for
high-speed terminal-to-computer communication or
computer-to-computer file transfer.
Federal Communications Commission. The Government body
that regulates all telecommunications originating in the U.S.,
including transmission over telephone lines.
A computer program or software stored permanently in a PROM
or ROM or semi-permanently in an EPROM.
The procedure for regulating the flow of data between two
devices, flow control prevents the loss of data when one
device's receiving buffer has reached its capacity.
File Transfer Protocol. FTP is a program for transferring files in
TCP/IP environments such as the intranet in which a user,
acting as a client, downloads files from a remote server. FTP is
a core component in TCP/IP system administration and is
implemented at the Applications layer with respect to the OSI
protocol model. Its operation is based on the Telnet program
and TCP.