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Glossary
Agilent FrameScope 350 User’s Manual 237
UNIX server A device providing services in a network and
running a version of the Unix operating system. A UNIX server
is usually an NFS server.
Utilization A measure of how much of the network’s bandwidth
is being used. It is usually expressed as a percent of the
maximum line speed in the network. For example, if the
network’s current usage is at 2 Mb/sec and the bandwidth
available (line speed) is 100 Mb/sec., we say the utilization is
2%.
Web Browser The program running in a client host when
someone is interacting with a web server. It is the software used
to browse the Internet.
Web Server A network server that contains files that describe
Internet pages. The pages are usually developed in a language
named Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). A company’s home
page is an example of an HTML file that can be retrieved from a
web server.
WINS Server A type of name server used in the Microsoft NT
environment. WINS stand for Windows Internet Name Services.
It is a variation of DNS.
WireScope Agilent Technologies’ category 6 / class E cable
tester.