HP Workstation c3650 HP Workstation c-class - Owner's Guide and Warranty State - Page 237

Superuser, System administrator, System call, System name, Terminal window, Title bar, Transceiver

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Glossary Superuser A user with permission to enter any directory and make changes to files and programs that typical users are not allowed to change. To "become superuser" or "become root" means to let the system know that you are now assuming the role of system administrator. You can do this either by logging into the system as user root, or by typing su (switch user) at a command-line prompt. You must know the root password to become root. 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. TOC. See transfer of control. 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. Transceiver. A device that transmits and receives signals. Transfer of control. Saves the state of the processor in Processor Internal Memory (PIM) and pending I/O operations are not disturbed. System name See internet protocol address. t-u 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 Ultra Narrow Single-Ended SCSI An 8-bit-wide SCSI bus with standard receivers and drivers that runs at 20 Mbytes/second, which allows a cable length of up to 3 meters and a transfer rate of up to 20MB per second See also Ultra2 Wide Low-Voltage Differential SCSI, Small Computer System Interface. 237

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Glossary
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Superuser
A user with
permission to enter any directory
and make changes to files and
programs that typical users are
not allowed to change. To “become
superuser” or “become root” means
to let the system know that you are
now assuming the role of system
administrator. You can do this
either by logging into the system
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
See internet
protocol address.
t-u
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.
TOC.
See transfer of control.
Transceiver.
A device that
transmits and receives signals.
Transfer of control.
Saves the
state of the processor in Processor
Internal Memory (PIM) and
pending I/O operations are not
disturbed.
Ultra Narrow Single-Ended
SCSI
An 8-bit-wide SCSI bus with
standard receivers and drivers
that runs at 20 Mbytes/second,
which allows a cable length of up
to 3 meters and a transfer rate of
up to 20MB per second
See also
Ultra2 Wide Low-Voltage
Differential SCSI, Small Computer
System Interface.