
Appendix
11.5Glossary
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Term | Definition |
An Ethernet standard, which is a cable consisting of twisted copper | |
wire pairs. The transmission speed of | |
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Adobe® Flash® | Software developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. (formarly developed by |
| Macromedia, Inc.), and used to create data combining |
| ic animation and sound, and the format of this data file. The bidirec- |
| tional content can be manipulated using a keyboard and a mouse. |
| The files can be kept relatively compact, and they can be accessed |
| with the Web browser |
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AppleTalk | A generic name for the protocol suite developed by Apple Computer |
| for computer networking. |
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bit | Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (data |
| quantity) on a computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1. |
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BMP | Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data which |
| uses the .bmp extension. Commonly used on Windows platforms. |
| You can specify the color depth from monochrome (2 values) to full |
| color (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually compressed when |
| saved. |
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Bonjour | Macintosh network technology for automatically detecting devices |
| connected to the network and for specifying settings. Previously |
| called “Rendezvous”, the name was changed to “Bonjour” starting |
| with Mac OS X v10.4. |
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BOOTP | Abbreviation for Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol in which a client |
| computer on a TCP/IP network automatically specifies the network |
| settings from the server. Currently, DHCP, which is an advanced |
| protocol based on BOOTP, is mainly used. |
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Brightness | Brightness of a display screen |
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Byte | Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer. Config- |
| ured as 1 byte equals 8 bits. |
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Client | A computer that uses the services provided by a server through a |
| network. |
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CMYK | Abbreviation for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. The colors in the |
| toner and ink used for color printing can all be represented by |
| changing the mixing ratio of the four colors of CMYK. |
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Color matching | Technology for decreasing the difference in color among different |
| devices such as scanners, displays, and printers. |
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Default gateway | A device, such as a computer or router, used as a “gateway” to ac- |
| cess computers not on the same LAN. |
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DHCP | Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol in |
| which a client computer on a TCP/IP network automatically specifies |
| the network settings from the server. With collective management of |
| the IP address for DHCP clients on the DHCP server, you can avoid |
| duplication of an address and you can build a network easily. |
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