Abbreviation | Full name | Explanation |
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TCP/IP | Transmission Control | Suite of programs for |
| Program/Internet | network communication. |
| Protocol | TCP/IP can be installed |
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| on almost every existing |
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| operating system, but the |
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| supported functions vary |
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| between operating |
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| systems. TCP/IP consist |
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| of a base TCP program |
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| and various other |
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| programs providing |
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| support for e.g. LPD, |
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| Telnet or BootP. |
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VTAM | Virtual TeleAccess | IBM network |
| Method | communcation program. |
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| VTAM is used to connect |
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| printers and terminals to |
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| OS/390 (MVS) and VM |
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| systems. |
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VM | Virtual Machine | IBM operating system for |
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| mainframes. OS/390 |
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| (MVS) and other |
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| operating systems can |
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| run under control of VM. |
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WAN | Wide Area Network | Usually Coax and Twinax |
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| networks. Today it is also |
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| used for larger Token |
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| Ring and Ethernet |
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| networks and/or Router |
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| base networks. |
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