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16 Glossary

This chapter contains a list of terms used in the System Administration Guide. Each term has a corresponding definition that reflects the meaning of the term as it is used in this Guide.

Terms Defined

Use the following definitions to learn more about the meanings of terms used in this Guide.

10Base-T	10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of
	twisted-pair cabling: one pair for transmitting data and the
	other for receiving data. 10Base-T, which is part of the IEEE
	802.3 specification, has a distance limit of approximately 100
	meters per segment. See also Ethernet and IEEE.
100Base-TX	100-Mbps baseband Fast Ethernet specification using two
	pairs of either UTP or STP wiring. The first pair of wires is
	used to receive data; the second is used to transmit. To
	guarantee proper signal timing, a 100Base-TX segment
	cannot exceed 100 meters in length. Based on the IEEE 802.3
	standard. See also Ethernet, and IEEE.
ASCII	An abbreviation of American Standard Code for Information
	Interchange. A coding scheme that assigns numeric values to
	letters, numbers, punctuation, and certain other characters.
BOOTP	An abbreviation of Bootstrap Protocol. This is a protocol used
	by a network node to determine the IP address of its Ethernet
	interfaces, in order to boot a computer from a server via a
	network.
Client Server	A network environment in which the nodes communicate with
	a file server, and not directly with other nodes.
DHCP	An abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A
	protocol allowing the principal parameters of network devices
	(including IP Addresses) to be configured by central DHCP
	servers.
DNS	An abbreviation of Domain Name System. A system used in
	the Internet for translating names of network nodes into
	addresses.
Driver	Software that is loaded on the client workstation that prepares
	data to be sent to the machine.

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