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I
IEEE . Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
IEEE Standard 802.3 . A series of
standards that define a type of LAN
that uses an access method called
carrier sense multiple access with
collision detection (CSMA/CD) over
cabling of various types. The
cabling types defined by the
standard are thick coaxial
(10BASE5), thin coaxial (10BASE2),
unshielded twisted pair (10BASE-T),
and optical fiber (10BASE-F).
individual address . In
communications, an address
associated with a particular station
on the network. Contrast with
group address.
initialization . Preparation of a
system, device, or program for
operation.
input/output . Pertaining to a
device, process, or channel involved
in data input, data output, or both.
instruction . A statement that
specifies an operation to be
performed by a microprocessor, and
that identifies data involved in the
operation.
Internet Protocol (IP) . A protocol
used to route data from its source to
its destination in an Internet
environment.
interrupt level . The means of
identifying the source of an
interrupt, the function requested by
an interrupt, or the code or feature
that provides a function or service.
I/O . Input/output.
IRQ . Interrupt request.
ISA . Industry standard architecture
ISO
. International Organization for
Standardization. An organization of
national standards bodies from
various countries established to
promote development of standards
to facilitate international exchange
of goods and services, and develop
cooperation in intellectual, scientific,
technological, and economic activity.
J
jumper . A connector between two
pins on a network adapter that
enables or disables an adapter
option, feature, or parameter value.
L
LAN . Local area network.
LAN multicast . Sending of a
transmission frame that is intended
to be accepted by a group of
selected data stations on the same
local area network. (T)
LED . Light-emitting diode.
load
. To bring all or part of a
computer program into memory
from auxiliary storage so that the
computer can run the program.
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