2GLOSSARY
Auto Select Media Type
A utility that detects the type of network cable connected to the adapter and automatically selects that connection for packet transmission. This function is implemented by all NetWare ODI, Windows for Workgroups, NDIS 2.01, Windows NT, and Windows 95 drivers.
Broadcast architecture
The signaling scheme in which every node receives every broadcast from every other node at the same time.
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.
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection.
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DMI
Desktop Management Interface. The management scheme, developed by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF), to make management of a PC easier through standardized means of access to information from managed devices.
The standard supported by the DMI defines how information on PCs is made available and accessible.