Glossary

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A

access control entry (ACE)

account lockout

ACE (access control entry)

acknowledgment message

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

Active Directory

Active Directory Users and Computers

active partition

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

administration queue

administrative alerts

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

Alerter service

allocation unit size

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

AppleTalk Transport

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

Assistive Technology Program

asymmetric encryption

asynchronous communication

ATM (asynchronous transfer mode)

authoritative restore

B

background program

backup media pool

backup operator

backup set catalog

BAP (Bandwidth Allocation Protocol)

basic input/output system (BIOS)

binary digit (bit)

BIOS (basic input/output system)

bit (binary digit)

bits per second (bps)

bps (bits per second)

built-in groups

bytes transmitted

C

CA (certification authority)

callback number

callback security

called subscriber ID (CSID) string

CAPI (CryptoAPI)

CDP (CRL Distribution Point)

certificate revocation list (CRL)

certificate store

certificate template

certificate trust list (CTL)

certification authority (CA)

certification hierarchy

certification path

CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)

client application

Client Service for NetWare

ClipBook Server

Cluster Administrator

Cluster Administrator extension

Cluster service

CMYK color space

color management

Command Prompt window

communication port

communication settings

Compression Control Protocol (CCP)

computer account

Computer Browser service

connected, authenticating user

connected, user authenticated

connector application

connector queue

container object

CRL (certificate revocation list)

CRL Distribution Point (CDP)

CryptoAPI (CAPI)

cryptographic service provider (CSP)

CSID (called subscriber ID) string

CSP (cryptographic service provider)

CTL (certificate trust list)

custom file type

D

DACL (discretionary access control list)

Data Communications Equipment (DCE)

Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)

data-overrun error

DCE (Data Communications Equipment)

DDE (dynamic data exchange)

dead-letter queue

default network

default printer

default tree and context

defragmentation

dependent client

desktop pattern

destination document

device conflict

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

dial-up connection

differential backup

digital signature

Digital Signature Standard (DSS)

digital video disc (DVD)

direct cable connection

direct memory access (DMA)

directory partition

discretionary access control list (DACL)

disk configuration information

display adapter

DLL (dynamic-link library)

DMA (direct memory access)

DNS (Domain Name System)

docking station

domain controller

Domain Name System (DNS)

domain namespace

dots per inch (DPI)

downloadable fonts

DSS (Digital Signature Standard)

DTE (Data Terminal Equipment)

DVD (digital video disc)

dynamic data exchange (DDE)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

dynamic-link library (DLL)

E

EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)

EFS (encrypting file system)

embedded object

emergency repair disk (ERD)

encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file

encrypted passwords

encrypting file system (EFS)

enhanced small device interface (ESDI)

environment variable

EPS (encapsulated PostScript) file

ERD (emergency repair disk)

error detection

Event Log service

everyone category

expanded memory

explicit permissions

express message

extended memory

extended partition

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

external network number

F

FAT (file allocation table)

fault tolerance

FCB (file control block)

Federal Information Processing Standard 140-1 (FIPS 140-1)

FEP (front-end processor)

file allocation table (FAT)

file control block (FCB)

File Server for Macintosh

FIPS 140-1 (Federal Information Processing Standard 140-1)

foreground program

foreign computer

free media pool

front-end processor (FEP)

G

Gateway Service for NetWare

group memberships

Group Policy object

H

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

hardware compression

hardware configuration

hardware decoder

hardware profile

Hash-based Message Authentication Mode (HMAC)

HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)

HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Mode)

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

I

I/O (input/output) port

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)

IDE (integrated device electronics)

IME (Input Method Editor)

import media pool

incremental backup

independent client

Infrared Data Association (IrDA)

infrared device

infrared file transfer

infrared network connection

inherited permissions

Input Method Editor (IME)

input/output (I/O) port

integrated device electronics (IDE)

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

interactive dialog box

interactive logon

intermediary device

internal network number

international prefix

International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector] (ITU-T)

Internet address

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Internet Protocol (IP)

Internet service provider (ISP)

interrupt request (IRQ) lines

IP (Internet Protocol)

IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)

IrDA (Infrared Data Association)

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)

ISP (Internet service provider)

ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication [Standardization Sector])

J

K

KDC (Key Distribution Center)

Key Distribution Center (KDC)

keyboard layout

L

L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)

LAN (local area network)

Line Printer Daemon (LPD)

Line Printer Remote (LPR)

local area network (LAN)

local user profile

logical printer

logon script path

long distance operator

LPR (Line Printer Remote)

M

MAC (Message Authentication Code)

MADCAP (Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol

Management Information Base (MIB)

management system

mandatory user profile

MARS (multicast address resolution service)

master boot record (MBR)

Master File Table (MFT)

MBR (master boot record)

MCS (multicast server)

MD5 (Message Digest Five)

Memory Usage Delta

Message Authentication Code (MAC)

Message Digest Five (MD5)

Message Queuing

Message Queuing server

Messenger service

MFT (Master File Table)

MIB (Management Information Base)

Microcom Networking Protocol Five (MNP5)

Microcom Networking Protocol Four (MNP4)

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC)

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE)

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

mirrored volume

MMC (Microsoft Management Console)

MNP4 (Microcom Networking Protocol Four)

MNP5 (Microcom Networking Protocol Five)

modem compression

modulation standards

MS DTC (Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator)

MS-DOS-based program

Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)

multicast address resolution service (MARS)

multicast server (MCS)

multihomed computer

multilink dialing

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

N

NCP (NetWare Core Protocol)

NDS (Novell Directory Services)

NetBEUI (NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface)

NetBIOS (network basic input/output system)

NetWare Core Protocol (NCP)

network adapter

network administrator

network basic input/output system (NetBIOS)

network card driver

Network DDE service

nonauthoritative restore

noncontainer object

nonpaged memory

Novell Directory Services (NDS)

NTFS file system

null modem cable

O

on-disk catalog

on-media catalog

P

PAD (packet assembler/disassembler)

page-description language (PDL)

Page Faults Delta

partition boot sector

PBX (Private Branch Exchange)

PCL (Printer Control Language)

PDL (page-description language)

Peak Memory Usage

performance alert

performance counter

performance object

performance object instance

PID (process identifier)

PIF (program information file)

PJL (Printer Job Language)

PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards)

PKI (public key infrastructure)

point of termination station (POTS)

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

possible owners

PostScript fonts

PostScript printer

POTS (point of termination station)

power conditioning

PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)

preferred owner

preferred server

preset-to callback

primary partition

print processor

Print Server for Macintosh

Printer Control Language (PCL)

Printer Job Language (PJL)

printer permissions

Private Branch Exchange (PBX)

process identifier (PID)

program information file (PIF)

PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)

public key cryptography

Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)

public key encryption

public key infrastructure (PKI)

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

Q

quorum resource

R

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

RAM (random-access memory)

read-only memory (ROM)

recoverable message

Recovery Console

reduced instruction set computing (RISC)

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

registered file type

registry size limit (RSL)

remote access server

remote administration

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

remote computer

remote procedure call (RPC)

Removable Storage

rendering intent

Request for Comments (RFC)

resource allocation

resource domain

Resource Monitor

response message

RFC (Request for Comments)

RGB color space

RISC (reduced instruction set computing)

roaming user profile

ROM (read-only memory)

root certificate

routing-link cost

routing services

RPC (remote procedure call)

RS-232-C standard

RSL (registry size limit)

S

S/MIME (Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

SACL (system access control list)

scope of influence

screen resolution

SCSI (small computer system interface)

secret key encryption

Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

security descriptor

security ID (SID)

Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)

Service Profile Identifier (SPID)

session concentration

set-by-caller callback

SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm)

shared folder permissions

shared resource

SID (security ID)

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)

small computer system interface (SCSI)

smart card reader

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

software decoder

source document

source journaling

special access permissions

SPID (Service Profile Identifier)

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

stand-alone server

startup environment

static dialog box

stripe set with parity

symmetric encryption

system access control list (SACL)

system partition

T

TAPI (Telephony API)

target journaling

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

Telephony API (TAPI)

terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program

TGS (ticket-granting service)

TGT (ticket-granting ticket)

ticket-granting service (TGS)

ticket-granting ticket (TGT)

TLS (Transport Layer Security)

touch-tone dialing

transaction dead-letter queue

transactional message

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

transmitting station ID (TSID) string

Transport Layer Security (TLS)

trust relationship

TSID (transmitting station ID) string

TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) program

U

unallocated space

UNC (Universal Naming Convention) name

universal serial bus (USB)

USB (universal serial bus)

V

virtual local area network (VLAN)

Virtual Memory Size

virtual network

virtual printer memory

virtual private network (VPN)

VLAN (virtual local area network)

voluntary tunnel

VPN (virtual private network)

W

Waiting for Call

WAN (wide area network)

wide area network (WAN)

wildcard character

Windows 2000 Server File and Print Servers for Macintosh

Windows 2000 Task Manager

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

wireless communication

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)

X

X.509v3 certificate

XOR (exclusive OR)

Z