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K
keyboard - system interface for communication. A group of numeric keys,
alphabetic keys, or function keys used for entering information into a terminal and
into the system. Usually patterned after the QWERTY keyboard layout. This term
is derived from the sequence of the first six keys in the first row of alphabetic keys.
L
Local address - an address used in a peripheral node or station in place of a network
address and transformed to or from a network address for delivery purposes.
Logoff - the procedure by which a user disconnects from a program or session.
Logon - the procedure by which a user begins a program or terminal session and
gains access to the AltiServ or Quantum system.
M
MHz - Megahertz.
ms - millisecond.
N
NAT (Network Address Translation) - translation of an Internet Protocol address
(IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another
network. Once network is designated the inside network, the other is the outside.
network - A configuration of data processing and/or telecommunication devices
and software connected for information exchange.
network address - An identifier for a node, station, or unit of equipment in a
network.
network domain - a set of workstations and servers that share a security account
manager database and can be administered as a group. A user with an account in a
particular network domain can log onto and access his or her account from any
system in the domain.
network mask - also known as the “subnet mask.”
network server - networking software that responds to I/O or computes requests
from a client machine. Windows NT network servers can be implemented either as
server processes or as drivers.
O
offhook - refers to a telephone set when the receiver is not resting in the base. This
usually initiates a dial tone from the receiver.