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System administrator, System call, Terminal window, Title bar, Transceiver, Ultra Narrow Single-Ended

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Glossary as user root, or by typing su (switch user) at a command-line prompt. You must know the root password to become root. Title bar The rectangular area, between the top of the window and the window frame, that contains the title of the window object. System administrator The person responsible for system and network installation, updating, maintenance, and security at your site. System call Invocation of a kernel process by a user program. System name Same as Hostname or Nodename See also Internet Protocol Address. Transceiver A device that transmits and receives signals. U Ultra Narrow Single-Ended SCSI An 8-bit-wide SCSI bus with standard receivers and drivers, which limits total cable length to 6 meters See also Fast-Wide Low-Voltage Differential SCSI, Small Computer System Interface. T Terminal window A terminal window is a type of HP CDE window that emulates a complete display terminal. Terminal windows are typically used to fool window-dumb programs into believing they are running in their favorite terminal. When not running programs or executing operating system commands, terminal windows display the command-line prompt See also HP Common Desktop Environment. User account The system administrator defines a user account for every person authorized to use the system. Each user account contains the name the computer uses to identify the person (user ID), and the person's password. User accounts also contain project and organization names, to help the system determine who can use the system and what resources each person or organization is authorized use See also user ID, Password. User ID The name the computer uses to identify you. Your system administrator assigns you a user 205

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as user root, or by typing su
(switch user) at a command-line
prompt. You must know the root
password to become root.
System administrator
The
person responsible for system and
network installation, updating,
maintenance, and security at your
site.
System call
Invocation of a kernel
process by a user program.
System name
Same as Hostname
or Nodename
See also Internet
Protocol Address.
T
Terminal window
A terminal
window is a type of HP CDE
window that emulates a complete
display terminal. Terminal
windows are typically used to fool
window-dumb programs into
believing they are running in their
favorite terminal. When not
running programs or executing
operating system commands,
terminal windows display the
command-line prompt
See also
HP Common Desktop
Environment.
Title bar
The rectangular area,
between the top of the window and
the window frame, that contains
the title of the window object.
Transceiver
A device that
transmits and receives signals.
U
Ultra Narrow Single-Ended
SCSI
An 8-bit-wide SCSI bus with
standard receivers and drivers,
which limits total cable length to 6
meters
See also Fast-Wide
Low-Voltage Differential SCSI,
Small Computer System Interface.
User account
The system
administrator defines a user
account for every person
authorized to use the system. Each
user account contains the name
the computer uses to identify the
person (user ID), and the person’s
password. User accounts also
contain project and organization
names, to help the system
determine who can use the system
and what resources each person or
organization is authorized use
See also user ID, Password.
User ID
The name the computer
uses to identify you. Your system
administrator assigns you a user