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Glossary
system administrator A person
who manages systems and machines
on a network. The system adminis-
trator is responsible for installing
software and hardware on the net-
work and assigning addresses and
names to machines.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Pro-
tocol/Internet Protocol) A set of
standards for communications be-
tween computers and between
networks.
telnet A protocol that allows users
to create a session to run programs
on or transfer information to and
from a remote computer.
time out A period of system inac-
tivity during which the system awaits
user or network response. If the is
no response by the end of the pe-
riod, the system takes an action. In
the HP 16500B, the file timeout func-
tion in the Ethernet Configuration
menu is used to set the time out pe-
riod.
X Window System An open sys-
tem technology that uses a windows
environment and makes possible the
distribution of graphical applications
across networks. X is a network
graphics protocol which is hardware
independent, operating system inde-
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pendent, network transparent, port-
able and extensible.
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