16 Glossary; Terms Defined - Xerox WorkCentrePro 123 System Administration Manual

16 Glossary

This chapter contains a list of terms used in the System Administration Guide. Each
term has a corresponding definition that reflects the meaning of the term as it is used
in this Guide.

Terms Defined

Use the following definitions to learn more about the meanings of terms used in this
Guide.
10Base-T
100Base-TX
ASCII
BOOTP
Client Server
DHCP
DNS
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10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of
twisted-pair cabling: one pair for transmitting data and the
other for receiving data. 10Base-T, which is part of the IEEE
802.3 specification, has a distance limit of approximately 100
meters per segment. See also Ethernet and IEEE.
100-Mbps baseband Fast Ethernet specification using two
pairs of either UTP or STP wiring. The first pair of wires is
used to receive data; the second is used to transmit. To
guarantee proper signal timing, a 100Base-TX segment
cannot exceed 100 meters in length. Based on the IEEE 802.3
standard. See also Ethernet, and IEEE.
An abbreviation of American Standard Code for Information
Interchange. A coding scheme that assigns numeric values to
letters, numbers, punctuation, and certain other characters.
An abbreviation of Bootstrap Protocol. This is a protocol used
by a network node to determine the IP address of its Ethernet
interfaces, in order to boot a computer from a server via a
network.
A network environment in which the nodes communicate with
a file server, and not directly with other nodes.
An abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A
protocol allowing the principal parameters of network devices
(including IP Addresses) to be configured by central DHCP
servers.
An abbreviation of Domain Name System. A system used in
the Internet for translating names of network nodes into
addresses.
Software that is loaded on the client workstation that prepares
data to be sent to the machine.
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