Motorola WR850GP manual Ftp, Gui, Hexadecimal, Host, Icmp

Glossary Section 5

FTP

File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging files between computers. FTP is commonly used to download programs and other files to a computer from web pages on Internet servers.

G

Gateway

A device that enables communication between networks using different protocols. See also router.

The WR850 enables up to 253 computers supporting IEEE 802.11b/g or Ethernet to share a single broadband Internet connection.

GUI

Graphical User Interface

H

Hexadecimal

Abase-sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential numbers (0 to 9 and the letters A to F) as base units before adding a new position. On computers, hexadecimal is a convenient way to express binary numbers.

Host

In IP, a host is any computer supporting end-user applications or services with full two-way network access. Each host has a unique host number that combined with the network number forms its IP address.

Host also can mean:

ƒA computer running a web server that serves pages for one or more web sites belonging to organization(s) or individuals

ƒA company that provides this service

ƒIn IBM environments, a mainframe computer

I

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol is a protocol used for error, problem, and informational messages sent between IP hosts and gateways. ICMP messages are processed by the IP software and are not usually apparent to the end-user.

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