Protocol

A standard process, a set of rules and conditions that perform a particular function.

 

 

A word which is very common in PC and Internet Terminology.

 

 

Ex: FTP (File Transmission Protocol), IP Address (Internet Protocol Address),

 

 

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol), POP (Post Office

 

 

Protocol)

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution

This relates to the quality of a viewed image either on the PC Screen or printed

 

 

output. For printed images the resolution is measured in dots per inch or DPI. The

 

 

higher the DPI the better the resolution and better image quality.

 

 

 

 

 

SD / SDHC Memory Card

Flash memory cards that provide secure storage for your machine.

 

(Secure Digital Memory Card /

Secure Digital was forced to create a new specification for SDHC cards when the

 

Secure Digital High-Capacity

previous specification topped out at a capacity of 2GB. This occurred previously

 

Memory Card)

when SD cards hit the 512MB wall. The new 2.00 specification should last a bit

 

 

longer, as it allows SDHC cards to reach a maximum capacity of 32GB. Secure

 

 

Digital is so-named because of its ability to protect copyright content through digital

 

 

rights management or DRM.

 

 

 

 

 

Sleep Mode

The lowest power state that the machine enters after the specified time without

 

 

actually turning off.

 

SMTP

An accepted standard used extensively on the Internet for transferring E-mail

 

 

(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

messages between computers. The standard defines exactly how the message wil

 

 

be sent, any controls, format of the message etc.

 

Software

Software is basically a series of instructions that causes the PC to do something.

 

 

 

The Operating System such as DOS is known as Systems Software. Application

 

 

Programs such as a Word Processor or Spreadsheet perform the main tasks for

 

 

which we use the PC.

 

SSL

Short for Secure Socket Layer, Web protocol developed by Netscape Communications

 

 

 

for transmitting private documents via Internet.

 

 

The application protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and SMTP can be encrypted.

 

 

Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer® support SSL and many Web sites

 

 

use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers.

 

Station Name

An Alphanumeric ID which can be programmed for each phone number or email

 

 

 

address location in the Address Book.

 

TCP/IP

TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is quite simply

 

 

 

a standard set of protocols that govern the basic workings of the Internet that was

 

 

implemented in 1982.

 

 

The TCP part is all about ensuring that data is transmitted correctly between 2

 

 

computers. If any errors occur these are detected and the data is retransmitted. The

 

 

data transmitted is split up into small portions called Data packets. The IP part of

 

 

TCP/IP is how these data packets are moved from one point to another. Each

 

 

computer on the Internet has a unique IP address and the data packets are moved

 

 

from the source to the destination through many different computers and this is

 

 

controlled via TCP/IP. This protocol is used on the Internet and also by computers

 

 

which are part of a LAN.

 

Thumbnails

A miniature display of a page or an image. Thumbnails enable you to see the layout

 

 

 

of many pages/images on the screen at once. Generally, thumbnails are too small to

 

 

show the actual text/image.

 

TIFF

Tagged Image File Format. One of the many different types of File Format used on

 

 

 

PC’s. An image file format for attachments of graphic data for smooth transmission

 

 

between different units.

 

 

The coding method of this format supports the same coding as Modified Huffman

 

 

(MH) and multiple-page image data.

 

Toner

A special type of ink used by copy machines and laser printers. Toner consists of a

 

 

 

dry, powdery substance that is electrically charged so that it adheres to an invisible

 

 

image that has been charged onto a drum, plate, or piece of paper with the opposite

 

 

polarity.

 

Verification Stamp

A user selectable transmission verification stamp which can be placed on scanned

 

 

 

documents that are successfully transmitted or stored in memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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