Glossary
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Appendix
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that automatically specifies the network
settings of a client on a TCP/IP network. Many of the settings required to set up TCP/IP,
which is the standard protocol of the Internet, can be made automatically.
DNS
Domain Name System. The system that associates the IP address assigned to a
computer with the domain name.
DNS server
Domain Name System server. The system that maintains a database that translates the
domain names of Internet servers, such as "www.w3.org," into Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses, such as "18.176.0.26".
Domain
Management concept that divides large scale networks into groups for identifying
individual computers and users. The internet is managed by classifying domains
according to country, type (business, organization, education, etc.), company, etc.
Ethernet
An industry-standard local area network (LAN) system for connecting together multiple
computers. Data is sent from one computer to another by breaking it into packets, and a
packet reaches its destination smoothly without any collision with other packets.
File server
A personal computer or workstation to which two or more users on client personal
computers can gain access via a local area network (LAN) in order to share and use its
hard disk drive.
Frame type
The packet format that the network adapter of a computer uses to communicate over a
network. On Ethernet, there are four frame types: Ethernet 802.2, Ethernet 802.3,
Ethernet ll, and Ethernet SNAP.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A client-server protocol enabling a user to transfer files on one
computer to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network. The File Transfer Protocol
also governs the client program with which the user transfers files.
Gateway Address
The default address of a network or Web site. It provides a single domain name and point
of entry to the site.
HP-GL/2
A graphics language that allows computer applications to draw graphic images using
printers. Images in HP-GL/2 are represented as vector graphics. Vector objects describe
an image in terms of geometric shapes, such as lines and polygons, and fills. HP-GL/2 is
supported by your Canon machine.
