400 A Appendix
A.10 Glossary
[10BASE-T]
A 10 Mbps Ethernet network that uses a baseband signal and twisted-pair cable. It is one of the
IEEE802.3 standards.
[100BASE-TX]
An extended version of 10BASE-T known as Fast Ethernet. Its communication speed is 100 Mbps,
which is much faster than 10 Mbps of 10BASE-T.
[1000BASE-T]
One of the Gigabit Ethernet Standards with 1 Gbps communication speed at its maximum.
[Address]
Information (identifier) that is assigned to identify each node (computer or terminal) on a
network. A number that specifies a location in a computer's memory is also called an
“
address
”
.
[Application software]
Computer software designed to perform a specific task. Software for various needs, such as word
processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and databases, are available.
[Bi-directional communication]
Allows two devices to exchange information with each other. In addition to transmission of data
(such as print requests) from a computer, it allows transmission of data (such as job status) from
the printer to the computer.
[BOOTP]
BOOTstrap Protocol. A protocol that allows a client connected to a TCP/IP network to import
network settings automatically from a server.
[CD-ROM]
A compact disk (CD) containing a large amount of data, including computer software and
images.
[Click]
Pressing a mouse button and immediately releasing it. In this guide,
“
click
”
refers to pressing and
releasing the left mouse button, while
“
right-click
”
refers to pressing and releasing the right
mouse button.
“
Double-click
”
refers to a quick double press and release of a mouse button.
[Collate]
Output feature that delivers documents in the same order as the originals. If printing two copies
of a three-page original, pages will be output as 1-2-3, 1-2-3.
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