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RLC Installation and Administration Guide 391
June 2005 Glossary
card
A thin, rectangular plate that chips and other electronic components are placed
on. Examples of cards include motherboards, expansion boards, daughterboards,
controller boards, network interface cards, and video adapters.
Central Processing Unit
This is the system unit that holds a PC’s essential components.
CBT
Refer to Computer-Based Training .
CD-ROM
A type of optical disk capable of storing large amounts of data (up to 1 Gbyte),
although the most common size is 630 Mbytes. A single CD-ROM has the
storage capacity of 700 floppy disks and is particularly well-suited to
information that requires large storage capacity.
chip
The small flake of silicon crystal that makes up the microprocessor. 2. A type of
controller.
CLAN
Refer to Customer Local Area Network.
CLID
Refer to Calling Line Identification.
client
The part of a client/server architecture that runs on a personal computer or
workstation and relies on a server to perform some operations. For example, an
e-mail client is an application that enables you to send and receive e-mail.
COD
Refer to Call On Demand .