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A Novell-developed Network Operating System NOS. NetWare provides

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nameserver nameserver NCP NetWare network address node PostScript protocol Glossary A device that translates (or resolves) text hostnames (such as alex.ctcorp.com) into their numeric IP address equivalents (such as 192.0.1.55). IP addresses can be routed easily since hosts on the network know how to map numeric addresses to exact hosts. Hosts have more trouble with names, and this is where name servers come in. No Telnet connect request can be attempted until a numeric address is known for a host, so if there is no accessible name server, numeric addresses must be used. Network Control Program. NCP is a program run on VMS machines to configure local network hardware and remote network devices. In the case of the Server, NCP can be used to remotely log into and reboot the Server or cause it to "dump" its memory to a host for analysis. It is can also be used to access the Server console port from a host VMS system. A Novell-developed Network Operating System (NOS). NetWare provides file and printer sharing among networks of Personal Computers (PC's). Each NetWare network must have at least one fileserver, and access to other resources is dependent on connecting to and logging into the fileserver. The fileserver(s) control user logins and access to other network clients, such as user PC's, print servers (such as the Server), modem/fax servers, disk/file servers, and so on. The identifier for a node. Every node has a hardware address that is unique across all networks and, for TCP/IP networks, an IP address that is unique on the network. See hardware address and IP address. Any intelligent device connected to the network. This includes terminal servers, host computers, and any other devices that are directly connected to the network. A node can be thought of as any device that has a hardware address. A service node is a node on the network that provides a service other users can connect to, for example, a printer. A terminal server that allows only local logins is not a service node, as it does not allow remote network users to connect to it. A printer/display protocol developed by Adobe Corporation. PostScript is actually a printing and programming language used to display text and graphics. Unlike line/ASCII printers, which print character input verbatim, PostScript printers accept an entire PostScript page, and then interpret and print it. The programming aspects of PostScript can be used to define shapes and routines that will be used on successive pages, change fonts and text orientation, and print fine bitmap images within blocks of text. Any standard method of communicating over a network. There are protocols for placing actual bits onto the network cable; other protocols are layered on top from there. LAT is a protocol for network access. TCP and IP are also protocols (TCP runs on top of the IP layer). Glossary-4

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nameserver
Glossary
Glossary-
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nameserver
A device that translates (or resolves) text hostnames (such as alex.ctcorp.com)
into their numeric IP address equivalents (such as 192.0.1.55).
IP addresses
can be routed easily since hosts on the network know how to map numeric
addresses to exact hosts. Hosts have more trouble with names, and this is where
name servers come in. No Telnet connect request can be attempted until a
numeric address is known for a host, so if there is no accessible name server,
numeric addresses must be used.
NCP
Network Control Program. NCP is a program run on VMS machines to
configure local network hardware and remote network devices. In the case of
the Server, NCP can be used to remotely log into and reboot the Server or cause
it to “dump” its memory to a host for analysis. It is can also be used to access
the Server console port from a host VMS system.
NetWare
A Novell-developed Network Operating System (NOS). NetWare provides
file and printer sharing among networks of Personal Computers (PC’s). Each
NetWare network must have at least one fileserver, and access to other
resources is dependent on connecting to and logging into the fileserver. The
fileserver(s) control user logins and access to other network clients, such as
user PC’s, print servers (such as the Server), modem/fax servers, disk/file
servers, and so on.
network address
The identifier for a node. Every node has a hardware address that is unique
across all networks and, for TCP/IP networks, an IP address that is unique on
the network. See
hardware address
and
IP address
.
node
Any intelligent device connected to the network. This includes terminal
servers, host computers, and any other devices that are directly connected to
the network.
A node can be thought of as any device that has a
hardware address
. A service
node is a node on the network that provides a service other users can connect
to, for example, a printer. A terminal server that allows only local logins is not
a service node, as it does not allow remote network users to connect to it.
PostScript
A printer/display protocol developed by Adobe Corporation. PostScript is
actually a printing and programming language used to display text and
graphics. Unlike line/ASCII printers, which print character input verbatim,
PostScript printers accept an entire PostScript page, and then interpret and
print it. The programming aspects of PostScript can be used to define shapes
and routines that will be used on successive pages, change fonts and text
orientation, and print fine bitmap images within blocks of text.
protocol
Any standard method of communicating over a network. There are protocols
for placing actual bits onto the network cable; other protocols are layered on
top from there.
LAT
is a protocol for network access. TCP and IP are also
protocols (TCP runs on top of the IP layer).