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Glossary
uses removable CD-ROM disks.
The drive contains a
semiconductor laser for reading
data optically and an embedded
controller.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The part of a workstation that
interprets and executes
instructions; the "brain."
Child directory See
subdirectory.
Click To press and immediately
release a mouse button. The term
comes from the fact that pressing
and releasing most mouse buttons
makes a clicking sound. Compare
to drag and drop.
Cluster A group of workstations
connected via a Local Area
Network (LAN). One workstation,
the cluster server, acts as a
file-system server for the cluster
clients. See also cluster client,
cluster node, cluster server.
Cluster client. A cluster node
that does not have a local HP-UX
file system. Its file system resides
on the cluster server.
cluster, cluster node, cluster server.
Cluster node A member of a
group of workstations connected
via a Local Area Network (LAN).
One workstation, the cluster
server, acts as a file server to the
other machines in the cluster.
See also cluster, cluster client,
cluster server.
Cluster server A workstation
that provides file access, login
access, file transfer, printing, and
other services across a network to
a defined cluster of systems
(cluster nodes) connected via a
LAN.
client, cluster node, host.
Cold install. A process that
requires the booting of an install
kernel from an install server over a
network or from a CD-ROM and
answering some configuration
questions.
Command. An instruction that
you enter into the system at a
prompt, to execute a program or
perform a task.
command.
Command argument
Information you provide on a
See also command line to describe the
object (often a file or directory) to
be operated on by the command.
See also cluster, cluster
See also shell
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