K
keyboard - system interface for communication. A group of numeric keys, alphabetic keys, or function keys used for entering information into a terminal and into the system. Usually patterned after the QWERTY keyboard layout. This term is derived from the sequence of the first six keys in the first row of alphabetic keys.
L
Local address - an address used in a peripheral node or station in place of a network address and transformed to or from a network address for delivery purposes.
Logoff - the procedure by which a user disconnects from a program or session.
Logon - the procedure by which a user begins a program or terminal session and gains access to the AltiServ or Quantum system.
M
MHz - Megahertz. ms - millisecond.
N
NAT (Network Address Translation) - translation of an Internet Protocol address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. Once network is designated the inside network, the other is the outside.
network - A configuration of data processing and/or telecommunication devices and software connected for information exchange.
network address - An identifier for a node, station, or unit of equipment in a network.
network domain - a set of workstations and servers that share a security account manager database and can be administered as a group. A user with an account in a particular network domain can log onto and access his or her account from any system in the domain.
network mask - also known as the “subnet mask.”
network server - networking software that responds to I/O or computes requests from a client machine. Windows NT network servers can be implemented either as server processes or as drivers.
O
offhook - refers to a telephone set when the receiver is not resting in the base. This usually initiates a dial tone from the receiver.
