Xerox M118i System Administration Guide - Page 130

An abbreviation of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. This is the, Glossary - parts

Page 130 highlights

14 Glossary Driver Ethernet FTP Gateway Address HTTP IEEE IP IP Address IPP IPX LAN LPD NDS Software that is loaded on the client workstation that prepares data to be sent to the machine. Network transport technology commonly used to send data from one network node to another. An abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. An application protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for transferring files between network nodes. The Gateway Address is the IP Address of the gateway, or router, that the machine will use to access devices on other subnets. An abbreviation of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. This is the Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). HTTP lays the foundation for transparent access to the Internet. An abbreviation of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This is an organization of engineering and electronics professionals notable for developing the IEEE 802 standards for the physical and data-link layers of local area networks, following the ISO Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. See TCP/IP See TCP/IP An abbreviation of Internet Printing Protocol. This is a sanctioned Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard for printing documents from the Internet. IPP was initially conceived between Novell and Xerox with necessary support from the IETF. Internetwork Packet Exchange. IPX is part of NetWare. It routes packets to the correct node and to the correct process within the node. An abbreviation of Local Area Network. This is a network that serves a relatively small area, such as one building, and does not require telecommunications services to reach all of the nodes. An abbreviation of Line Printer Daemon. This is a print management program that runs on a host. An abbreviation of Novell Directory Services that was formerly known as NetWare Directory Services. This is a database used by Novell NetWare to organize resources for an entire network of NetWare servers. The database itself can be distributed across the network and accessed by all servers. 130 Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre 118 System Administration Guide

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134

14 Glossary
130
Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre 118 System Administration Guide
Driver
Software that is loaded on the client workstation that prepares
data to be sent to the machine.
Ethernet
Network transport technology commonly used to send data
from one network node to another.
FTP
An abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. An application
protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for
transferring files between network nodes.
Gateway Address
The Gateway Address is the IP Address of the gateway, or
router, that the machine will use to access devices on other
subnets.
HTTP
An abbreviation of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. This is the
Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on
the World Wide Web (WWW). HTTP lays the foundation for
transparent access to the Internet.
IEEE
An abbreviation of Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers. This is an organization of engineering and
electronics professionals notable for developing the IEEE 802
standards for the physical and data-link layers of local area
networks, following the ISO Open Systems Interconnection
(OSI) model.
IP
See TCP/IP
IP Address
See TCP/IP
IPP
An abbreviation of Internet Printing Protocol. This is a
sanctioned Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard
for printing documents from the Internet. IPP was initially
conceived between Novell and Xerox with necessary support
from the IETF.
IPX
Internetwork Packet Exchange. IPX is part of NetWare. It
routes packets to the correct node and to the correct process
within the node.
LAN
An abbreviation of Local Area Network. This is a network that
serves a relatively small area, such as one building, and does
not require telecommunications services to reach all of the
nodes.
LPD
An abbreviation of Line Printer Daemon. This is a print
management program that runs on a host.
NDS
An abbreviation of Novell Directory Services that was formerly
known as NetWare Directory Services. This is a database
used by Novell NetWare to organize resources for an entire
network of NetWare servers. The database itself can be
distributed across the network and accessed by all servers.