Appendix E: Glossary - Pioneer DRM-6NX Operating Instructions Manual

Appendix E: Glossary

AIX
ARP
BOOTP
BSD
DHCP
DNS
DSS
DVD
FAT
FTP
HTML
HTTP
IP
LED
MIB
NCP
NDS
NIS
NTP
Advanced Interactive eXecutive; A version of the UNIX operating system from
IBM that runs on various IBM computers including Mainframe systems
Address Resolution Protocol; A protocol within TCP/IP networks that allows a
host to find the physical address of a node on the same network
Boot Protocol; A TCP/IP protocol which allows an Internet node to discover certain
startup information such as its Internet address
Berkeley Software Distribution; University of California, Berkeley additions to the
UNIX operating system
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; A system based on network interface card
addresses for allocating Internet addresses and other configuration information for
networked systems
Domain Name Service; Reflects the server names and addresses within a network
Domain SAP/RIP Services; Provides a source of SAP/RIP information in a NetWare
environment
Digital Versatile Disk; An optical disk that store up to 16 times more information than
a standard CD-ROM disk (developed for video, multimedia, etc.)
File Allocation Table; A file system originally invented for the DOS Operating System
File Transfer Protocol; The TCP/IP protocol used for logging in to a network and
transferring files
Hypertext Markup Language; A standard hypertext language used for creating World
Wide Web pages and other hypertext documents
Hypertext Transfer Protocol; The TCP/IP protocol for Web based communication
Internet Protocol; The TCP/IP session-layer protocol that regulates packet forwarding
by tracking Internet addresses, routing outgoing messages and recognizing incoming
messages
Light Emitting Diode; A small light acting as an indicator for status or activity
Management Information Base; A database of network configuration information
used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network settings
NetWare Core Protocol; Method for Network clients to request services of servers
and for the servers to provide services, such as file and print services
NetWare Directory Services; Manages network resources such as NetWare servers
and volumes
Network Information Services; The security and file-access databases on UNIX
systems, previously known as the 'Yellow Pages'
Network Time Protocol; Used by Internet time servers and their peers to synchronize
clocks as well as automatically organize and maintain the time synchronization
of the subnet
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