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IEEE Standard 802.3, individual address, initialization, input/output, instruction

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I IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Standard 802.3. A series of standards that define a type of LAN that uses an access method called carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) over cabling of various types. The cabling types defined by the standard are thick coaxial (10BASE5), thin coaxial (10BASE2), unshielded twisted pair (10BASE-T), and optical fiber (10BASE-F). individual address. In communications, an address associated with a particular station on the network. Contrast with group address. initialization. Preparation of a system, device, or program for operation. interrupt, the function requested by an interrupt, or the code or feature that provides a function or service. I/O. Input/output. IRQ. Interrupt request. ISA. Industry standard architecture ISO. International Organization for Standardization. An organization of national standards bodies from various countries established to promote development of standards to facilitate international exchange of goods and services, and develop cooperation in intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activity. J jumper. A connector between two pins on a network adapter that enables or disables an adapter option, feature, or parameter value. input/output. Pertaining to a device, process, or channel involved in data input, data output, or both. instruction. A statement that specifies an operation to be performed by a microprocessor, and that identifies data involved in the operation. Internet Protocol (IP). A protocol used to route data from its source to its destination in an Internet environment. interrupt level. The means of identifying the source of an L LAN. Local area network. LAN multicast. Sending of a transmission frame that is intended to be accepted by a group of selected data stations on the same local area network. (T) LED. Light-emitting diode. load. To bring all or part of a computer program into memory from auxiliary storage so that the computer can run the program. Glossary 301

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I
IEEE
.
Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers.
IEEE Standard 802.3
.
A series of
standards that define a type of LAN
that uses an access method called
carrier sense multiple access with
collision detection (CSMA/CD) over
cabling of various types.
The
cabling types defined by the
standard are thick coaxial
(10BASE5), thin coaxial (10BASE2),
unshielded twisted pair (10BASE-T),
and optical fiber (10BASE-F).
individual address
.
In
communications, an address
associated with a particular station
on the network.
Contrast with
group address.
initialization
.
Preparation of a
system, device, or program for
operation.
input/output
.
Pertaining to a
device, process, or channel involved
in data input, data output, or both.
instruction
.
A statement that
specifies an operation to be
performed by a microprocessor, and
that identifies data involved in the
operation.
Internet Protocol (IP)
.
A protocol
used to route data from its source to
its destination in an Internet
environment.
interrupt level
.
The means of
identifying the source of an
interrupt, the function requested by
an interrupt, or the code or feature
that provides a function or service.
I/O
. Input/output.
IRQ
.
Interrupt request.
ISA
.
Industry standard architecture
ISO
.
International Organization for
Standardization.
An organization of
national standards bodies from
various countries established to
promote development of standards
to facilitate international exchange
of goods and services, and develop
cooperation in intellectual, scientific,
technological, and economic activity.
J
jumper
.
A connector between two
pins on a network adapter that
enables or disables an adapter
option, feature, or parameter value.
L
LAN
.
Local area network.
LAN multicast
.
Sending of a
transmission frame that is intended
to be accepted by a group of
selected data stations on the same
local area network.
(T)
LED
.
Light-emitting diode.
load
.
To bring all or part of a
computer program into memory
from auxiliary storage so that the
computer can run the program.
Glossary
301