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Glossary
NUMERICS
8B/10B
A data encoding scheme developed by IBM, translating byte-wide
data to an encoded 10-bit format.
10BaseT
An implementation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) Ethernet standard on 24-gauge unshielded
twisted-pair wiring, a baseband medium at 10 Mbps.
100BaseT
An implementation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) Ethernet standard on 24-gauge unshielded
twisted-pair wiring, a baseband medium at 100 Mbps.
A
AC See
alternating current .
access
The ability and means necessary to store data in, to retrieve data
from, to transfer data into, to communicate with, or to make use of
any resource of a storage device, a system, or area such as random
access memory (RAM) or a register.
access time
The amount of time, including seek time, latency, and controller time,
necessary for a storage device to retrieve information.
address resolution
protocol
ARP. The protocol by which a host computer maintains a cache of
address translations, allowing the physical address of the computer
to be derived from the Internet address
(D).
agent
Software that processes queries on behalf of an application and
returns replies.
alarm
(1) A notification of an abnormal condition within a system that
provides an indication of the location or nature of the abnormality to
either a local or remote alarm indicator. (2) A simple network
management protocol (SNMP) message notifying an operator of a
network or device problem.
alias
A nickname representing a world-wide name.
AL_PA See
arbitrated loop physical address .