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LOSSARY
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DMI
Desktop Management Interface. The management scheme,
developed by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF),
to make management of a PC easier through standardized
means of access to information from managed devices. The
standard supported by the DMI defines how information on
PCs is made available and accessible.
Driver
A program, usually resident in server or workstation
memory, that controls the network hardware (such as
adapters or controllers) or implements the protocol stacks
through which higher-level applications communicate with
the network hardware.
Driver agents
Network management programs resident in each PC as
device drivers to allow management of the PC by SoftHub.
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture. The EISA 32-bit
extended AT personal computer bus architecture is
downward compatible with the 16-bit ISA architecture.
EMM386
Expanded Memory Manager. A dual-purpose memory
manager that comes with MS-DOS. It provides access to the
upper memory area, which enables you to free conventional
memory by running device drivers in upper memory. The
EMM386 also uses extended memory to simulate expanded
memory. Refer to Microsoft documentation for additional
information.
Ethernet
A local area network standard defining a physical medium
and its method of placing data, or packet signaling, on a
cable. Access to the cable is based on CSMA/CD (carrier
sense multiple access with collision detection).
