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LOSSARY
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture.
Full-duplex
A mode of operation in which a token ring station can
simultaneously transmit and receive independent data
streams. Dedicated transmissions occur between the
station and switch; token passing no longer occurs.
Hexadecimal
A number system with a base of sixteen. In hexadecimal,
the first ten digits are 0–9 and the last six digits are A–F.
This number system is identified in this guide by a number
or character followed by “h.”
IBM mode
A mode of operation for 3Com TokenLink Velocity ISA NICs
with configuration options restricted to the same options
provided by IBM 16/4 Token Ring Adapters. Either 3Com or
IBM drivers can be used when the NIC is configured in IBM
mode.
IEEE 802.5
The standard for the token ring access method and
physical layer specifications developed by a subcommittee
of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
802 committee.
Input/Output (I/O)
The method, medium, or device (such as a keyboard,
monitor, floppy disk, hard disk, NIC, or printer) used to
transfer data to a PC or from the PC back to a device or
a network.
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture.
LAN
Local area network. A communications network within
a limited physical area such as a building that provides
high-speed data transmission. The basic components of a
LAN are the boards that plug into each PC to connect it
to the network, cabling, server hardware, and software
for network control.
