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LOSSARY
data transmission. This function is implemented by all NetWare
ODI drivers, Windows for Workgroups drivers, NDIS 2.01 drivers,
and Windows NT and Windows 95 drivers.
Backbone
The main transmission medium used to interconnect the
workgroup areas of a network. It is usually coaxial or fiber.
Backplane
A motherboard assembly in a PC with connectors and printed
circuit traces into which printer circuit boards are inserted.
Bus
An electronic pathway along which signals are transmitted
from one area of a computer to another.
Bus master adapter
An adapter that contains its own processor, which allows the
adapter to operate independently of the computer's main
processor.
Coaxial cable
An electrical wire consisting of two primary electrical
elements: an outer braided wire that acts as a ground and an
inner one used to carry signals.
Configuration
The software settings that allow different hardware components
of a computer system to communicate with one another.
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection. A
baseband protocol with a built-in collision-detection technique.
Driver
A program, usually resident in server or workstation memory,
that controls the network hardware (such as adapters or
controllers) or implements the protocol stacks through which
higher-level applications communicate with the network
hardware.
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