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Glossary (used in Windows NT) all include ASCII as a subset. AUI Attachment Unit Interface. An IEEE specification for a node or connection interface to an external medium attachment unit (MAU). AUI Cable A cable used to connect an external transceiver to a computing device. The AUI cable is also sometimes known as the transceiver cable. backbone Generally, a coax or fiber optic cable used as the main transmission medium for connecting network areas called workgroups. bit Binary digit. A bit is the smallest unit of information represented on a computer. A bit can contain either a zero (0) or a one (1). boot image A boot image is a file on a server that appears to a client PC as a bootable disk. Boot PROM or Boot ROM Boot Programmable Read Only Memory. A memory chip that allows the network workstation to communicate with the network file server and to read a DOS boot program from the server. These diskless workstations are then capable of operating on the network without having a disk drive. base address The first address in a series of addresses in memory: that is, the beginning location of a section of code or data. It is often used to describe the start of a network interface card's (NIC) I/O: that is, the I/O base address. baseband A network that transmits signals as a pulse rather than as variations in a carrier wave (signal). BIOS Basic Input Output System. BIOS is built-in software typically contained in a ROM (Read Only Memory) chip that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from disk. On IBM PCs, BIOS contains code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, etc. A Plug and Play BIOS supplements the BIOS functions with routines that support Plug and Play operations. bootable disk A disk from which an operating system can be launched automatically by the computer when the computer is switched on. The disk contains the operating system and other related files. broadband A network that transmits signals as variations of carrier waves rather than directly as pulses. Broadband networks provide greater network bandwidth capacity, but are also more complex. broadcast To send a message to all workstations connected on the network. buffer A temporary storage space. Data may be stored in a buffer before, during, or after a data transmission. Buffers are often used to compensate for the difference between the speed of data packet transmission and the speed of data packet processing. English 104

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Glossary
English
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(used in Windows NT) all include
ASCII as a subset.
AUI
Attachment Unit Interface. An
IEEE specification for a node or
connection interface to an external
medium attachment unit (MAU).
AUI Cable
A cable used to connect
an external transceiver to a
computing device. The AUI cable is
also sometimes known as the
transceiver cable.
backbone
Generally, a coax or fiber
optic cable used as the main
transmission medium for connecting
network areas called workgroups.
base address
The first address in a
series of addresses in memory: that is,
the beginning location of a section of
code or data. It is often used to
describe the start of a network
interface card's (NIC) I/O: that is, the
I/O base address.
baseband
A network that transmits
signals as a pulse rather than as
variations in a carrier wave (signal).
BIOS
Basic Input Output System.
BIOS is built-in software typically
contained in a ROM (Read Only
Memory) chip that determines what a
computer can do without accessing
programs from disk. On IBM PCs,
BIOS contains code required to
control the keyboard, display screen,
disk drives, serial communications,
etc. A Plug and Play BIOS
supplements the BIOS functions with
routines that support Plug and Play
operations.
bit
Binary digit. A bit is the smallest
unit of information represented on a
computer. A bit can contain either a
zero (0) or a one (1).
boot image
A boot image is a file on
a server that appears to a client PC as
a bootable disk.
Boot PROM or Boot ROM
Boot
Programmable Read Only Memory. A
memory chip that allows the network
workstation to communicate with the
network file server and to read a DOS
boot program from the server. These
diskless workstations are then
capable of operating on the network
without having a disk drive.
bootable disk
A disk from which an
operating system can be launched
automatically by the computer when
the computer is switched on. The disk
contains the operating system and
other related files.
broadband
A network that
transmits signals as variations of
carrier waves rather than directly as
pulses. Broadband networks provide
greater network bandwidth capacity,
but are also more complex.
broadcast
To send a message to all
workstations connected on the
network.
buffer
A temporary storage space.
Data may be stored in a buffer before,
during, or after a data transmission.
Buffers are often used to compensate
for the difference between the speed
of data packet transmission and the
speed of data packet processing.