Xerox DocuPrint 4850, Руководство по планированию установки

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Glossary
Glossary-4 Installation Planning Guide
client software Software that manages the submission of print jobs to the Printer
Controller.
client workstation Workstation connected to the network used to create print jobs
(documents) and submit them to the printer controller.
command Statement entered that instructs the system to perform an
operation.
communication
line
Telecommunication line connecting devices at one location with
devices at other locations in order to transmit and receive
information.
communication
link
Physical means (i.e., data link) connecting one location to
another to transmit and receive information.
compatibility Characteristic of computer equipment permitting one device to
use the same information or programs as another device without
conversion or code modification.
compile To translate instructions written in high-level language into
machine language for execution by a system.
concatenate To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together
for faster processing. Refer to job concatenation mode.
console Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to
communicate with an IOT. It may consist of a display, keyboard,
and certain switches or other controls.
control program An operating system program that manages job flow, input/
output processing, and other overall system functions and
resources.
daemon A task that runs continually in conjunction with the UNIX
operating system that periodically checks for specific conditions
or logical events and performs some action if the conditions are
met. The task can be used to display and notify the operator of
such conditions.
database Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs.
Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access
by many subsystems.
data
communications
Transmission and reception of encoded information over
telecommunication lines.
data file Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner
so that each record is similarly structured, e.g., a payroll file set
up with one record for each employee, last name first, indicating
the rate of pay and all deductions.