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Glossary

10Base-T
An IEEE802.3-compliant 10-Mbps base
band twisted pair cable.
100Base-TX
An improved version of 10Base-T
sometimes called "fast Ethernet". With a
speed of 100 Mbps, it is a vast improvement
over the 10-Mbps speed of 10Base-T.
Address
Unique identification assigned to individual
nodes (computer terminals, printers, etc.)
on a network. Addresses are also used to
identify separate memory areas.
Bi-directional communications
Communications that involve sending and
receiving information between 2 devices.
With bi-directional communication,
computers can send data to printers and the
printer can send status data back to the
computer.
Browser
Software used to access information from a
Web server on your computer.
Commonly used browsers include
®
Netscape Communicator and Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
CD-ROM
A compact disc (CD) that contains data
such as programs or images to be used with
computers.
Click
The act of pressing and releasing the left
mouse button once without moving the
mouse. In this manual, "click" means
pressing the left mouse button. Pressing the
right mouse button is referred to as
"right-click".
Another common mouse operation is the
"double-click". It refers to pressing the left
mouse button twice in quick succession
without moving the mouse.
Client
On a network, computers called "servers"
collect, store, and distribute information to
other network computers called "clients"
upon receiving requests from clients.
DHCP
"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol". A
protocol used to automatically assign IP
addresses to DHCP clients from a DHCP
server.
DNS
"Domain Name System". DNS is a service
that creates IP addresses from host names
on the Internet.
dpi
"Dots per inch". A unit used to describe
printing resolution in terms of the number of
dots printed in one inch (25.4 mm).
Drive
A device that reads from and/or writes to
disks. Several types of disk drives are in
®
common use: floppy disk drives, CD-ROM
drives, and hard disk drives.
EtherTalk
One of the protocols developed for use with
Macintosh "AppleTalk" network software.
Font
A set of characters of the same typeface
(such as Times New Roman), style (such as
italic), and weight (such as bold). A font
consists of all the characters available in a
particular style and weight for a particular
typeface.
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