Glossary
BOOTP
BOOTstrap Protocol. A protocol that enables a client machine to automatically obtain network setup information from a server over a TCP/IP network. BOOTP enables a client to automatically locate such information as the host name, domain name, and IP address, so that it is not necessary to create these items manually.
Buffer size
The size of a data area, or buffer, shared by devices or programs working at different speeds or with different priorities. The buffer is designed to prevent one device or process from being held up by another. For this to be possible, the buffer must be set up correctly.
Cookie
A file left on a user’s computer when the user visits a web site. A cookie allows the web site to recognize the user on subsequent visits. Cookies are generally used to enable a user to automatically sign on to certain web sites and to customize the features offered by such sites.
Daemon
A process that runs in the background and performs a specified operation, at predefined times or in response to certain events. Typical daemons include print spoolers and automated network information system protocols.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that automatically specifies the network settings of a client on a TCP/IP network. Many of the settings required to set up TCP/IP, which is the standard protocol of the Internet, can be made automatically.
Ethernet
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File server
A personal computer or workstation to which two or more users on client personal computers can gain access via a local area network (LAN) in order to share and use its hard disk drive.
Gateway Address
The default address of a network or Web site. It provides a single domain name and point of entry to the site.
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Appendix
Glossary