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sending messages, called protocol data units (PDUs), to different parts of a
network. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store data about
themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data
to the SNMP requesters.
subnet mask The subnet mask determines the subnet to which the IP
address belongs. Like the IP address, this is a 32-bit binary numeric address
written as four decimal numbers separated by periods.
trap A program interrupt, usually caused by some exceptional situation
in the user program. In most cases, the user performs some action, then
returns control to the program.
URL Uniform resource locator. A server address used by clients, such as
Web browsers, to access information over the network using HTTP and
other protocols.
Web browser A client application that renders HTML code in a
Graphical User Interface (GUI) and uses HTTP and other Internet protocols
to communicate with Web servers. For example, Netscape Navigator and
Internet Explorer are Web browsers.