NComputing L300 - Glossary

NComputing!L300!and!L350!User!Manual!!
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• J1/,&*!2,8/:,T!a!network!computing!device!using!NComputing!patented!technology.!It!doesn't!
use!CPU,!VGA,!and!PC!chipsets;!it!only!uses!a!programmable!SoC!to!connect!to!a!Host!PC.!An!
access!device!using!NComputing!User!eXtension!Protocol!(UXP)!can!be!connected!to!Host!PCs!by!
using!the!LAN!cable.!Also,!it!can!be!connected!to!remote!PCs!through!the!Internet!using!TCP/IP.!
• F'B/&/3*-%*5-T!a!person!who!is!responsible!for!managing!a!multi-user!computing!environment,!
such!as!a!local!area!network!(LAN).!The!responsibilities!o f!t h e!s ys te m!admin ist rat o r!ty p ica lly!
include:!in s ta llin g!a n d !co n fig u rin g !sy st em!hardw a re!a n d !so f tw a re ;!e sta b lis hin g !a n d!managin g !
user!accounts;!upgrading!software;!and!backup!and!recovery!tasks.!
• F1/%3T!a!fictitious!name!used!by!an!individual!as!an!alternative!to!her!or!his!true!name.!
• J1/,&*c9,-8,-T!describes!the!relationship!between!two!computer!programs!in!which!one!
program,!the!client,!makes!a!service!request!from!another!program,!the!server,!which!fulfills!the!
request.!
• J5&351,T!the!text!entry!and!display!device!for!system!administration!messages,!particularly!
those!from!th e!BIOS!or!boot!loader,!the!kernel,!the!init!system !and !the!system!log g e r. !
• 2WJOT!(Dynamic!Ho st!C on figu ration !Pro toc ol)!is!a!co m m u n icatio ns!p roto co l!that!lets !netw o rk!
administrators!centrally!manage!and!automate!the!assignment!of!Internet!Protocol!(IP)!
addresses!in!an!organization's!network.!Without!DHCP,!the!IP!address!must!be!entered!
manually!at!each!computer!in!an!organization!and!a!new!IP!address!must!be!entered!each!time!
a!computer!moves!to!a!new!location!on!the!network.!
• 257&15%'T!the!transm ission !of!a!file!from !on e!co m pu ter!sy stem !to !ano the r.!
• )*+,-&,*T!the!most!wide ly- in s ta lle d!lo c a l!are a !n et w o rk !(L A N )!te c h no lo g y! - !specified!in!a!
standard,!IEEE!802.3.!
• I/-,7%11T!a!set!of!related!programs!(located!at!a!network!gateway!server)!that!protect!the!
resources!of!a!priv ate!n etw o rk!from!users!on!othe r!netw o rks!an d!co n trol!w ha t!outsid e!
resources!its!ow n!u sers!h ave !acce ss!to.!(Th e!te rm !also !imp lies!the !secu rity!po licy!th at!is!use d!
with!the!programs.)!
• `%*,7%LT!a!network!point!that!acts!as!an!entrance!to!another!network.!On!the!Internet,!a!node!
or!stopping!point!can!be!either!a!gateway!node!or!a!host!(end-point)!node.!
• W53*!J5B60*,-T!a!computer!in!which!the!vSpace!Server!software!has!been!installed!
• AO!F''- , 33 T! th e!Inte rne t!Pro toco l!(IP)!is!bas ically!th e!set!o f!rules!for!o ne !netw o rk!co m m un icatin g!
with!any!other!(or!occasionally,!for!broadcast!messages,!all!other!networks).!Each!network!must!
know!its!own!address!on!the!Internet!and!that!of!any!other!networks!with!which!it!
communicates.!To!be!part!of!the!Inte rn e t,!a n !o rg a n iza t io n !n ee d s !a n !In te rn e t!n e twork!nu mber,!
which!it!can!request!from!the!Network!Information!Center!(NIC).!This!unique!network!number!is!
included !in !a n y!p a ck et !se n t!o u t!o f!t h e!n e twork!onto !t he !In te rn e t.!
• "FCT!local!a re a!n e twork!(LAN ) !is!a !group!of!compu ters!and!associated!devices!that!share!a!
common!com m unications!line!or!wireless!link!and!typically!share!the!resources!of!a!single!
processor!or!server!within!a!small!geographic!area!(for!example,!within!an!office!building).!
Usually,!the!server!has!applicatio ns!an d !data !storag e!tha t!are!sh are d!in!co m mon!by!mu ltiple!
computer!users.!A!local!area!network!may!serve!as!few!as!two!or!three!users!(for!example,!in!a!
home!network)!or!as!many!as!thousands!of!users!(for!example,!in!an!FDDI!network).!