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Host Name Displayed name of a device over a network.
HTTP Abbreviation for HyperText Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to send and receive data
between a Web server and a client (Web browser). Documents containing images, record-
ings, and video clips can be exchanged with the expressive form information.
Install To install hardware, operating systems, applications, printer drivers on to a computer
IPP Abbreviation for Internet Printing Protocol. A protocol that sends and receives print data
and controls printers over the Internet on a TCP/ IP network. Data can also be sent to print-
ers in remote areas to print over the Internet.
IPX One of protocols used with NetWare. Operates at the network layer of the OSI reference
model.
IPX/SPX Abbreviation for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange. A protocol
developed by Novel, Inc. that is commonly used under a NetWare environment.
IP address A code (address) that is used to identify individual network devices over the Internet. A
maximum of three digits for four numbers are displayed such as 192.168.1.10. IP address-
es are assigned to devices, including computers, which are connected to the Internet.
LAN Abbreviation for Local Area Network. A network which connects computers on the same
floor, in the same building, or in neighboring buildings.
Local printer A printer connected to a parallel or USB port of a computer.
LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Daemon. A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP and is platform-
independent. Originally developed for BSD UNIX, it has become the standard printing pro-
tocol and can be used with any general computer.
LPR/LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Request/Line Printer Daemon. A printing method over a net-
work in a Windows NT system or UNIX system. Using TCP/IP, you can output print data
from Windows or Unix to a printer over a network.
MAC address Abbreviation for Media Access Control address. With a special ID number for each Ether-
net card, data can be sent and received between the cards. A number consists of 48 bits.
The first 24 bits consist of a special number for each manufacture controlling and assigning
IEEE. The last 24 bits consist of a number that the manufacturer assigns uniquely to the
card.
Memory Storage device for storing data temporally.
When the power is turned off the data may or may not be erased.
NDPS Abbreviation for Novell Distributed Print Services. Provides a highly efficient printing solu-
tion in an NDS environment. By using the NDPS as a printer server, you can output from
the desired printer, automatically download the printer driver of a newly installed printer,
simplify and automate complicated management environments related to printer use, and
integrate management related to the network printer.
NDS Abbreviation for Novell Directory Services.
The servers and printers on a network and the shared resources of the user’s information,
as well as the user’s access authority over these items can be consolidated in the hierarchy
structure.
NetBIOS Abbreviation for Network Basic Input Output System.
A communication interface developed by IBM.
NetBEUI Abbreviation for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. A network protocol developed by IBM.
By simply specifying the computer name, you can build a small-scale network.
NetWare Network operating system developed by Novell.
NetWare IPX/SPX is used as the communication protocol.
Nprinter/Rprinter Remote printer support module for using a printer server under a NetWare environment.
Use NetWare 3.x with Rprinter, and NetWare 4.x with Nprinter.
OHP/OHT Transparent sheet used for OHP (overhead projector). Used for a presentation, etc.
OS Abbreviation for Operating System. Basic software for controlling the system of a compu-
ter. Windows, MacOS, and Unix are Operating Systems.
Outline font A font using lines and curves to display an outline of a character.
Large-size characters can be displayed on a screen or printed with no jagged edges.
PDF Abbreviation for Portable Document Format. An electronically formatted document which
uses the .pdf extension. Based on the PostScript format, you can use the free Adobe Ac-
robat Reader software to view documents.
PDL Abbreviation for Page Description Language. The language for specifying the print image
per page to a printer when printing using a page printer.
Peer-to-peer A network format that allows connected devices to communicate without using a dedicat-
ed server.
Term Definition