F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 7.0 -, Administrator'S Manual

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Glossary 238
Kernel Mode
The part of the Windows operating system, through which, among
other things, user-mode applications and services use an API to
interact with the computer's hardware. The Kernel mode also
contains an interface to user-mode, and a facility for synchronizing it's
own services and coordinating all I/O functions. Kernel mode memory
is protected from user mode access.
LAN
(Local Area Network) A computer network limited to the immediate
area, usually the same building or floor of a building. Sometimes
using a simple network protocol.
Login (noun)
The account name used to gain access to a computer system.
Mbit
Megabit.
MD5
Message Digest number 5, a secure hash function published in RFC
1321.
MIB
(SNMP terminology) Management Information Base. Detailed
information about MIBs can be found from RFC1155-SMI,
RFC1212-CMIB and RFC1213-MIB2.
Netmask
Tells how the IP-address is divided into the network portion and to the
host portion.
Network
Two or more computers connected together in order to share
resources. Two or more networks connected together is an internet.
Ping
Sending ICMP echo packets and listening for echo reply packets to
verify connections to a remote computer or computers.