Appendix F: Glossary
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SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol for exchanging
e-mail.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used to
manage and monitor nodes on a network.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented, transport-
level protocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols.
TIFF Tagged Image File Format. Format for storing bit-mapped images.
UNIX A 32-bit multitasking, multiuser operating system originally
developed by AT&T. UNIX is now owned by Novell.
URL Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of
publicly available information on the Internet.
YP Yellow Pages. The security and file-access databases on UNIX systems.
These databases are now known as Network Information Services.
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