ZyXEL Communications Omni 56K User Manual page 77

The jack on the rear panel which is connected to the wall phone outlet.
LINE
A version of the UNIX operating system designed to run on IBM compatible computers.
Linux
Logic Bomb A virus that only activates itself when certain conditions are met. Logic bombs usually
damage files or cause other serious problems when they are activated.
Mailer A program that works with a remote BBS and requests and distributes messages
automatically.
Refers to the architecture in which one device (the master) controls one or more other
Master/Slave
devices (the slaves).
Memory A fast storage component of a computer where data can be saved and from where it can be
retrieved.
Protocols for error correction and data compression from Microcom, Inc.
MNP
Modem An artificial word concatenated from modulator and demodulator. A modem translates the
digital signals received from its local DTE to analog signals that are transmitted via a
telephone line. At the other end, the analog signals are demodulated and sent to the DTE as
digital signals again.
Modulation Translating digital states to analog waveforms.
NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification is a Windows® specification for how
communication protocol programs (such as TCP/IP) and network device drivers should
communicate with each other.
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System. NetBIOS is an extension of the DOS BIOS that
enables a PC to connect to and communicate with a LAN.
Any time you connect 2 or more computers together so that they can share resources, you
Network
have a computer network. Connect 2 or more networks together and you have an internet.
NIC Network Interface Card. A board that provides network communication capabilities to and
from a computer system. Also called an adapter.
Any single computer connected to a network.
Node
Off-line A modem that is not connected to another modem is off-line.
A modem that is engaged in a connection with another modem is on-line.
On-line
Open Allows the system to be connected easily to devices and programs made by other
Architecture manufacturers. Open architectures use off-the-shelf components and conform to approved
drafts. A system with a closed architecture, on the other hand, is one whose design is
proprietary making it difficult to connect the system to other systems.
Originate In a modem connection, one modem must work in the originate mode, the other in the
answer mode.
Data from which redundant information has been removed. Some file extensions denote
Packed Data
packed files. Standard extensions are .ZIP, .ARC, .LZH, .TAR, .ZOO and others. If you
transfer packed data do not use MNP5 compression.
Parity A method to check whether a character has been correctly transmitted in asynchronous
transfer. Usual settings are even parity and odd parity. In a connection, the modems at both
ends must use the same parity settings.
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