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Command
An instruction which you give your operating system. Example: run a particular application or format a floppy disk.
Configuration
The combination of hardware and software that makes up your system and how it is allocated for use.
Data
The information a system stores and processes.
DC
Direct current. A voltage or current that does not fluctuate periodically with time.
Default Value
A pre-programmed value to be used if you fail to set your own.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol used to automatically acquire parameters required for the
communication, such as IP address. The sender of IP address is called a DHCP server, and the receiver is called a DHCP
client.
DMA
Direct Memory Access. Special circuitry for memory to memory transfers of data which do not require CPU action.
DMI
Desktop Management Interface. A standard that provides PC management applications with a common method of
locally or remotely querying and configuring PC computer systems, hardware and software components, and
peripherals.
DNS
Domain Name System. A function to control the association between the IP address and the name assigned to the
computer. If you don’t know the IP address but you know the computer name, you can communicate to that computer.
