180 HP Jornada 700 Series Handheld PC

Network interface cards can provide a dedicated, full- time connection to a network.

ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A standard database access method. The goal of ODBC is to make it possible to access any data from any application, regardless of which database management system is handling the data.

partnership An established relationship between your HP Jornada and your PC for the purpose of synchronizing and transferring data. Your HP Jornada can have partnerships with up to two desktop computers.

PCT (Private Communication Technology) A protocol that maintains the security and integrity of Internet communications by using encryption, authentication, and message-authentication codes. The protocol is application independent, and is used by Web browsers and e-mail clients to send data via the Internet. PCT is able to negotiate encryption keys as well as authenticate a server before data is exchanged by the higher level application.

POP (Post Office Protocol) The first protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Most e-mail applications (sometimes called e-mail clients) use the POP protocol, although some may use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol).

PPP(Point-to-Point Protocol) The default method your HP Jornada uses to communicate with the ISP network server.

ROM (Read Only Memory) Computer memory containing data that normally can only be read, not written to, containing the programming that allows your computer to start up each time you turn it on. Unlike random access memory (RAM), the data in ROM is not lost when power is turned off.